Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)

Papua New Guinea
0.3385
in 2024
United States of America
0.3755
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
United States of America rank
130th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.3755 against 0.3385 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.037.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 130th of 188 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3361 0.5424 0.2062 United States of America
2010s 0.4593 0.4781 0.0188 United States of America
2020s 0.3535 0.3945 0.0411 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure), Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.3755 against 0.3385 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
0.037, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 130th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 4,738 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed