The map above uses data from the most recent World Health Organisation report, published in 2014. Countries are colour-coded according to the amount of pure alcohol the average citizen aged 15 or over consumes in a year. To put that into perspective, a bottle of wine might contain 13 per cent pure alcohol, so that's 97.5ml in a 750ml bottle of wine. In Russia, they each drink a shade over 15 litres of pure alcohol a year. Which is equivalent to around 155 bottles of wine – or 1,500 shots of vodka.
But Russia is not the most sozzled state. That dubious honour goes to Belarus, where 17.5 litres are consumed by your average Sergei. Moldova and Lithuania come next, and the dominance of the Soviet Union/Eastern Bloc continues. Russia is fourth, Romania and Ukraine come next, and Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia also made the top 10. France, Australia and Ireland also make the top tier.
Celebrating with vodka in Belarus Photo: GETTY
Britain is in the second group, and 25th overall. We each consume 11.6 litres of pure alcohol a year - the equivalent of around 119 bottles of wine or 408 pints of lager. While the middle class is doing its bit, according to to a recent report, the younger generation is keeping the UK average in check, with teetotalism said to be flourishing among under 25s.
Britain is in the second tier, and 25th overall Photo: GETTY
The US lags behind us on 9.2 litres per person - that's the same as 920 shots of Jack Daniels or 558 330ml bottles of Budweiser.
And the most abstinent countries? Unsurprisingly, they are mostly Muslim states where the sale and consumption of alcohol is restricted. In Pakistan, Mauritania, Libya and Kuwait the average citizen drinks just 100ml of pure alcohol a year - the equivalent of a single bottle of wine.
In Kuwait, alcohol is only available at certain foreign embassies Photo: AP/FOTOLIA
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Calculations based on a 13 per cent, 750ml bottle of wine (97.5ml of pure alcohol); a 40 per cent 25ml shot of vodka (10ml of pure alcohol); a five per cent pint (568ml) of lager (28.4ml of pure alcohol) and a five per cent 330ml bottle of Budweiser (16.5ml of pure alcohol).
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