Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0513 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0622 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.843 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.396 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.228 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.656 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.311 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5983 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4718 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0949 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0513 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Beer consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.