Costa Rica vs Italy: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption

Costa Rica
10.4%
in 2019
Italy
10.5%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
153rd
Italy rank
151st

Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
10203040200020092019

How they compare

Italy currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 153rd and Italy ranks 151st of 185 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 39.0% 11.3% 27.7% Costa Rica
2010s 14.0% 10.8% 3.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption?
Costa Rica ranks 153rd and Italy ranks 151st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Italy: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/spirits-as-share-total-alcohol-consumption/costa-rica/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/spirits-as-share-total-alcohol-consumption/costa-rica/italy/">Costa Rica vs Italy: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,678 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption by adults aged over 15, as measured in terms of litres of pure alcohol.