Chile vs Peru: Spirits consumption per person
Chile
1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Peru
1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Chile rank
64th
Peru rank
61st
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Chile, a difference of 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Peru ahead.
Chile ranks 64th and Peru ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.929 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.029 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0446 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Chile or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Chile and Peru?
- 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Chile ranks 64th and Peru ranks 61st 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.