Colombia vs Maldives: Spirits consumption per person
Colombia
0.6534 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Maldives
0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Colombia rank
106th
Maldives rank
105th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Colombia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.6534 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Colombia, a difference of 0.0784 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 105th of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5855 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6934 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1079 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.4511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7658 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3147 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.5245 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5954 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0709 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Colombia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.7318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.6534 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Colombia and Maldives?
- 0.0784 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Maldives rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 105th 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.