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One of these has 3.2× the alcohol intake of the other.
North Korea vs South Korea
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Beer

litres / person / yr
38.0
South Korea
litres / person / yr

Wine

litres / person / yr
1.50
South Korea
litres / person / yr

Alcohol

litres pure alcohol / yr
8.30
South Korea
litres pure alcohol / yr
2.60
North Korea
litres pure alcohol / yr

Smoking

% of adults
South Korea
18.1%
North Korea
15.2%
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smoking North Korea
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North Korea vs South Korea — Beer, Wine & Smoking

One of these has 3.2× the alcohol intake of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison — World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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