What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Maldives and Nepal?

0.18 litres pure alcohol, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nepal?

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.

Maldives vs Nepal: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Maldives

2.22 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Nepal

2.4 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Maldives rank

149th

Nepal rank

146th

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Maldives
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.4 litres pure alcohol against 2.22 litres pure alcohol in Maldives, a difference of 0.18 litres pure alcohol.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

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

Maldives ranks 149th and Nepal ranks 146th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.68 litres pure alcohol	0.43 litres pure alcohol	2.25 litres pure alcohol	Maldives
2010s	2.29 litres pure alcohol	2.06 litres pure alcohol	0.2233 litres pure alcohol	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Maldives or Nepal?: Nepal, at 2.4 litres pure alcohol against 2.22 litres pure alcohol in Maldives as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Maldives and Nepal?: 0.18 litres pure alcohol, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nepal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Nepal rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Maldives ranks 149th and Nepal ranks 146th 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).