What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Costa Rica and Malawi?

0.1 litres pure alcohol, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?

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.

Costa Rica vs Malawi: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Costa Rica

5.62 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Malawi

5.52 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

115th

Malawi rank

118th

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Costa Rica
Malawi

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.62 litres pure alcohol against 5.52 litres pure alcohol in Malawi, a difference of 0.1 litres pure alcohol.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 118th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.39 litres pure alcohol	5.25 litres pure alcohol	2.15 litres pure alcohol	Costa Rica
2010s	5.93 litres pure alcohol	5.8 litres pure alcohol	0.1333 litres pure alcohol	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Costa Rica or Malawi?: Costa Rica, at 5.62 litres pure alcohol against 5.52 litres pure alcohol in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Costa Rica and Malawi?: 0.1 litres pure alcohol, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Costa Rica ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 118th 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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About this data

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).