Iraq vs East Timor: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iraq
- East Timor
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.081 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in East Timor, a difference of 0.0041 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 165th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0656 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0144 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1183 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0183 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.088 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.0856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1033 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3219 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.0823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0753 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iraq or East Timor?
- Iraq, at 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.081 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in East Timor as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Iraq and East Timor?
- 0.0041 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and East Timor?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and East Timor rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 165th 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.