What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.07 litres pure alcohol, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Iraq

0.43 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

0.36 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Iraq rank

171st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

172nd

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.43 litres pure alcohol against 0.36 litres pure alcohol in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.07 litres pure alcohol.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Iraq ranks 171st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 172nd of 186 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.295 litres pure alcohol	2.12 litres pure alcohol	1.83 litres pure alcohol	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	0.4233 litres pure alcohol	0.88 litres pure alcohol	0.4567 litres pure alcohol	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?: Iraq, at 0.43 litres pure alcohol against 0.36 litres pure alcohol in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.07 litres pure alcohol, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Iraq ranks 171st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 172nd 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).