Bolivia vs Lesotho: Spirits consumption per person

Bolivia
0.5066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Lesotho
0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Bolivia rank
118th
Lesotho rank
121st

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Bolivia
  • Lesotho
0123196119912022

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.5066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 121st of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia
1970s 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1356 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia
1980s 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.289 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia
1990s 1.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.998 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia
2000s 0.4837 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.5881 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1044 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Lesotho
2010s 0.5728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.4273 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1454 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia
2020s 0.4871 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.4667 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0204 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Bolivia or Lesotho?
Bolivia, at 0.5066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Bolivia and Lesotho?
0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Lesotho?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Lesotho rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Bolivia ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 121st 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.