Egypt vs Turkey: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption
Egypt
28.3%
in 2019
Turkey
30.8%
in 2019
Egypt rank
89th
Turkey rank
87th
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 30.8% against 28.3% in Egypt, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 87th of 185 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 39.4% | 4.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 33.6% | 2.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 30.8% against 28.3% in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption between Egypt and Turkey?
- 2.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Egypt ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 87th of 185 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 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.