Iraq vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iraq
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iraq, a difference of 0.0633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.7 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Iraq ranks 163rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6922 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.142 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.459 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.317 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.287 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.383 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.096 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.329 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.0856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0254 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0236 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.0823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1471 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0647 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iraq or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 163rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.