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

0.16 litres pure alcohol, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

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

Lesotho

7.79 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

7.95 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Lesotho rank

97th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

96th

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 7.95 litres pure alcohol against 7.79 litres pure alcohol in Lesotho, a difference of 0.16 litres pure alcohol.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 97th 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	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.4 litres pure alcohol	11.03 litres pure alcohol	4.63 litres pure alcohol	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	6.43 litres pure alcohol	8.89 litres pure alcohol	2.46 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, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 7.95 litres pure alcohol against 7.79 litres pure alcohol in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.16 litres pure alcohol, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Lesotho ranks 97th 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).