Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives
Maldives: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 5.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.5%
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2019
All-time low
4.0%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5.5% for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2005.
That places Maldives 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -8.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 12% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 27.5%, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Sudan 7.0% compare
- 172 Iraq 6.9% compare
- 173 Djibouti 6.0% compare
- 175 Bangladesh 5.4% compare
- 176 Afghanistan 2.1% compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1.9% compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives was 5.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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