Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

Papua New Guinea
0.3985
in 2024
Uganda
0.413
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
139th
Uganda rank
137th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
00.511.5196119922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.413 against 0.3985 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0145.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 137th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3189 0.18 0.1389 Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.05 0.252 0.794 Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.19 0.097 1.09 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.884 0.235 0.649 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.5367 0.3304 0.2062 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5911 0.4849 0.1061 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.3672 0.394 0.0267 Uganda

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), Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.413 against 0.3985 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0.0145, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 137th 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