Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Myanmar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Myanmar ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3089 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.026 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1256 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4173 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5983 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2503 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4777 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1009 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
- Myanmar, at 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Myanmar ranks 139th 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.