Malawi vs Malaysia: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

Malawi
0.9999
in 2024
Malaysia
0.8093
in 2024
Malawi rank
168th
Malaysia rank
170th

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

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
00.250.50.7511.2200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.9999 against 0.8093 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1906.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 168th and Malaysia ranks 170th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9633 0.6542 0.3091 Malawi
2010s 1.04 0.7667 0.2742 Malawi
2020s 0.9732 0.7955 0.1777 Malawi

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), Malawi or Malaysia?
Malawi, at 0.9999 against 0.8093 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Malawi and Malaysia?
0.1906, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Malawi ranks 168th and Malaysia ranks 170th 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
Last refreshed