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
00.511.5196119922024

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.

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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
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