Barbados vs El Salvador: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption
Barbados
47.9%
in 2019
El Salvador
47.0%
in 2019
Barbados rank
41st
El Salvador rank
44th
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 47.9% against 47.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 41st and El Salvador ranks 44th of 185 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 61.9% | 13.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 52.3% | 4.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 47.9% against 47.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Barbados ranks 41st and El Salvador ranks 44th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption by adults aged over 15, as measured in terms of litres of pure alcohol.