Czechia vs Laos: Spirits consumption per person
Czechia
3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Laos
3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Czechia rank
22nd
Laos rank
20th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Czechia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Czechia, a difference of 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Czechia ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1970s | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1980s | 4.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1317 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3808 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3905 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Czechia or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Czechia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Czechia and Laos?
- 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Laos?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and Laos rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Czechia ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 20th 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.