Australia vs Chile: Spirits consumption per person
Australia
1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Chile
1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Australia rank
65th
Chile rank
64th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Australia, a difference of 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 65th and Chile ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2529 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.417 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.729 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.924 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.746 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.009 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Australia and Chile?
- 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 65th and Chile ranks 64th 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 Spirits 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
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.