Liquor Guzzling Countries

If we were all guessing, we'd think the Russians and the Polish would top the drinking table. Read till the end and be surprised. 
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Whether it’s whiskey, vodka, or soju, people around the world love their liquor. And some countries love liquor more than others.

Global marketing research firm Euromonitor International shared their analysis of the market for hard liquor in 53 countries around the world. This map shows the amount of liquor sold in each country during 2013 per capita, per week:

Business Insider, data from Euromonitor

South Korea handily dominates the list of countries, drinking more than twice as much liquor per capita as any other country. Three predominantly Muslim countries — Egypt, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia — reported zero liquor sales in 2013.

We converted the Euromonitor data from mL to shots, using a standard U.S. 1.5 oz (44 mL) shot glass.

Here are the ten countries in Euromonitor’s database who consume the most liquor:

1. South Korea — 11.2 shots/week
2. Russia — 5.0 shots/week
3. Thailand — 4.8 shots/week
4. Poland — 4.0 shots/week
5. Japan — 3.6 shots/week
6. Philippines — 3.5 shots/week
7. Bulgaria — 3.3 shots/week
8. Slovakia — 3.0 shots/week
9. Ukraine — 2.8 shots/week
10. France — 2.7 shots/week

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Who knew that our neighbours in Thailand drank so much, and the Koreans OMG. But the question everyone should be pondering:

Are they drinking to celebrate life, or drinking to drown their sorrows or numb their desperate lives. Many drunks, but each with their own reason. What's yours?