Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives
Maldives: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.41 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.41
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.56
in 2007
All-time low
0.38
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2015
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives stood at 0.41.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives peaked at 0.56 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 138th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.38 | — |
| 2001 | 0.51 | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 0.54 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.51 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.54 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | +32.5% |
| 2007 | 0.56 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.46 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.42 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.497 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4417 | 0.41 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 0.45 compare
- 136 Ghana 0.44 compare
- 137 Central African Republic 0.43 compare
- 138 Lebanon 0.41 compare
- 140 Armenia 0.4 compare
- 141 Bahrain 0.39 compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.39 compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Maldives was 0.41 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Maldives ranks 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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