North Korea vs Malawi: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- North Korea
- Malawi
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malawi, a difference of 0.0031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
North Korea ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 162nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5022 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.459 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.329 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.383 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.248 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.329 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.155 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.174 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0356 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.127 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0173 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1471 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1284 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0186 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, North Korea or Malawi?
- North Korea, at 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between North Korea and Malawi?
- 0.0031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- North Korea ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 162nd 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.