Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.687 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0955 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Jamaica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 99th 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.