Portugal vs Vietnam: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Portugal
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 3.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Portugal, a difference of 0.08 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 Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2256 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3089 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.177 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.107 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.033 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0558 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Portugal or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 3.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Portugal and Vietnam?
- 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Vietnam?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Vietnam rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Portugal ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.