Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.907 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.723 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.184 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2545 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2971 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 63rd 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.