Barbados vs North Korea: Spirits consumption per person
Barbados
4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
North Korea
5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Barbados rank
8th
North Korea rank
7th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Barbados
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Barbados, a difference of 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 8th and North Korea ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.349 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5747 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2337 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Barbados or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Barbados and North Korea?
- 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and North Korea rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 8th and North Korea ranks 7th of 187 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 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.