Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

Ethiopia
2.27
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.49
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
141st
Sri Lanka rank
139th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
0.511.522.53200020122024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.49 against 2.27 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.22.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5193 2.12 1.6 Sri Lanka
2010s 1.5 2.6 1.1 Sri Lanka
2020s 2.28 2.46 0.177 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure), Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.49 against 2.27 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
0.22, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Ethiopia ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
215 places, 5,375 data points, 2000–2024
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