Madagascar vs Niger: Spirits consumption per person

Madagascar
0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Niger
0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Madagascar rank
169th
Niger rank
166th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0089 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 169th and Niger ranks 166th of 187 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 1.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
1970s 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.029 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
1980s 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.035 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.972 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
1990s 0.939 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.923 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
2000s 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0564 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0101 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
2010s 0.1108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0544 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0564 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar
2020s 0.0686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0643 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0043 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Madagascar or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Madagascar and Niger?
0.0089 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Madagascar ranks 169th and Niger ranks 166th 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.