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

Malaysia
0.8093
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9564
in 2024
Malaysia rank
170th
Papua New Guinea rank
169th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.5200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9564 against 0.8093 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1471.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 206 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6542 0.9381 0.2839 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.7667 1.33 0.5598 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.7955 1 0.206 Papua New Guinea

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), Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.9564 against 0.8093 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0.1471, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Malaysia ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th 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