New Zealand vs Portugal: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

New Zealand
3.09
in 2024
Portugal
3.11
in 2024
New Zealand rank
48th
Portugal rank
46th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
0246810196119922024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.11 against 3.09 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 7.67 0.5344 7.14 New Zealand
1970s 8.82 2.1 6.72 New Zealand
1980s 7.87 2.98 4.89 New Zealand
1990s 5.95 3.94 2.01 New Zealand
2000s 4.08 3.24 0.8404 New Zealand
2010s 3.41 2.81 0.5968 New Zealand
2020s 3.1 3.08 0.0246 New Zealand

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), New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.11 against 3.09 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.02, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
New Zealand ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th 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