Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0103 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Madagascar ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.843 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.997 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.692 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1893 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5983 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1382 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0687 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0103 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Madagascar ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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.