Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0482 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.716 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.486 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 0.369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.575 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.392 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.183 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 0.556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1103 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 0.4867 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.008 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Kyrgyzstan or Malaysia?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
- 0.0482 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd 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.