El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)
El Salvador
1.58
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.45
in 2024
El Salvador rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
96th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.58 against 1.45 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.13.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3789 | 0.5122 | 0.1333 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.681 | 0.69 | 0.009 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.793 | 0.75 | 0.043 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.687 | 0.524 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.9881 | 1.16 | 0.1674 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.44 | 0.2262 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.37 | 0.1435 | El Salvador |
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), El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 1.58 against 1.45 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.13, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 96th 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.