Austria vs Chile: Spirits consumption per person

Austria
1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Chile
1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Austria rank
66th
Chile rank
64th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Austria
  • Chile
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Austria, a difference of 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 66th and Chile ranks 64th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Chile Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.4571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Austria
1970s 1.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.751 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Austria
1980s 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.438 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Chile
1990s 1.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Chile
2000s 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.561 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Chile
2010s 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.378 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Chile
2020s 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1076 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Austria or Chile?
Chile, at 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Austria and Chile?
0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Chile?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Austria and Chile rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Austria ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Spirits consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
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
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.