Timor-Leste vs Tonga: Spirits consumption per person
Timor-Leste
0.0759 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Tonga
0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Timor-Leste rank
159th
Tonga rank
156th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0759 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0341 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.042 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.382 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0157 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.573 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5573 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0666 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0734 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0764 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Timor-Leste or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0759 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Timor-Leste and Tonga?
- 0.0341 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Timor-Leste and Tonga rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Timor-Leste ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 156th 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.