Congo vs Gabon: Spirits consumption per person
Congo
0.414 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Gabon
0.3891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Congo rank
124th
Gabon rank
127th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.414 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.3891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Gabon, a difference of 0.0249 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 124th and Gabon ranks 127th of 187 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.184 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.228 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.992 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.764 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.175 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.828 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.653 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.2889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8623 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.3214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7404 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.3643 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3781 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0137 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 0.414 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.3891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Gabon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.0249 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Congo ranks 124th and Gabon ranks 127th 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.