What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.11 litres pure alcohol, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Colombia

8.06 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

7.95 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Colombia rank

94th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

96th

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Colombia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 8.06 litres pure alcohol against 7.95 litres pure alcohol in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.11 litres pure alcohol.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Colombia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.61 litres pure alcohol	11.03 litres pure alcohol	2.42 litres pure alcohol	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	8.19 litres pure alcohol	8.89 litres pure alcohol	0.6967 litres pure alcohol	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Colombia, at 8.06 litres pure alcohol against 7.95 litres pure alcohol in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.11 litres pure alcohol, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Colombia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women
Unit: litres pure alcohol
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 930 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol).