Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure

Costa Rica
8.44
in 2020
El Salvador
8.54
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
121st
El Salvador rank
119th

Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.54 against 8.44 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 119th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 11.11 8.55 2.56 Costa Rica
2010s 8.85 8.16 0.6941 Costa Rica
2020s 8.44 8.54 0.0966 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 8.54 against 8.44 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.1, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure?
Costa Rica ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 119th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure alcohol, three-year average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure alcohol, three-year average
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
184 places, 3,854 data points, 2000–2020
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