Uruguay vs Vanuatu: Spirits consumption per person

Uruguay
0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Uruguay rank
96th
Vanuatu rank
99th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Uruguay
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0706 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 96th and Vanuatu ranks 99th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.3644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
1970s 0.393 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Vanuatu
1980s 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.365 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
1990s 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.606 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.926 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
2000s 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2155 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
2010s 0.991 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Vanuatu
2020s 0.9433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.8845 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0589 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Uruguay or Vanuatu?
Uruguay, at 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Uruguay and Vanuatu?
0.0706 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Vanuatu?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Uruguay and Vanuatu rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Uruguay ranks 96th and Vanuatu ranks 99th 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.