NATION OF BOOZE HOUNDS

I don’t feel good about this. Australia is number nine when it comes to number of litres of alcohol sold per capita. We buy 121 litres of the stuff. I like to give it a nudge, but 121 litres?

That’s about 161 bottles of wine a year or 322 cans of beer. Given this data calculates based on total population…

Anyhow - we drink a lot. And it likely goes a long way in explaining our high rates of domestic violence. I’d be interested to know if other countries in the top ten have as many social issues related to excessive drinking?

Anyhow, not the most glamorous of visualsations, but…

Size of bubble relates to total number of litres sold. Axis is based on +/- global average. Colour is also based on +/- average. Colour is probably not necessary, but …well, it’s there

Data is from Euromonitor International Marketing Data and Statistics 2013, and Euromonitor European Marketing Data and Statistics 2014.

European Data is from 2012, and International is 2011.