Iraq vs Malawi: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iraq
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iraq, a difference of 0.0602 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Iraq ranks 163rd and Malawi ranks 162nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.142 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.012 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.287 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.152 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.155 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.077 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0609 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.127 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0409 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1284 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0461 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iraq or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1453 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 Malawi?
- 0.0602 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 163rd and Malawi ranks 162nd 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.