Tonga vs United States of America: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized

Tonga
17.4%
in 2020
United States of America
17.5%
in 2020
Tonga rank
53rd
United States of America rank
51st

Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized over time

  • Tonga
  • United States of America
05101520200020102020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Tonga ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 51st of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 17.4% 15.6% 1.8% Tonga
2010s 17.2% 16.8% 0.4% Tonga
2020s 17.4% 17.5% 0.1% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized, Tonga or United States of America?
United States of America, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Tonga as of 2020.
What is the difference in alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized between Tonga and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Tonga and United States of America rank globally for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
Tonga ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tonga vs United States of America: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/alcohol-former-drinkers-percent-age-standardized/tonga/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/alcohol-former-drinkers-percent-age-standardized/tonga/united-states/">Tonga vs United States of America: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed