Costa Rica vs Malta: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

Costa Rica
2.26
in 2024
Malta
2.39
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Malta rank
70th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Malta
1234196119922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.39 against 2.26 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Malta ranks 70th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5567 1.13 0.5767 Malta
1970s 0.686 1.72 1.04 Malta
1980s 0.684 2.25 1.56 Malta
1990s 0.907 2.89 1.98 Malta
2000s 2.44 2.46 0.0133 Malta
2010s 2.28 3.18 0.8998 Malta
2020s 2.27 2.35 0.0756 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure), Costa Rica or Malta?
Malta, at 2.39 against 2.26 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Costa Rica and Malta?
0.13, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Malta ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 11,077 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed