Country rankings

Most Cocaine Use by Country

United States has the highest Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) in 2021 (478.91 per 100k), followed by Argentina (277.68 per 100k) and Canada (273.09 per 100k). Indonesia has the lowest (1.61 per 100k).

Year 2021203 of 235 countries

Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD), 2021

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 203 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
19.48 per 100k
Middle half 4.5 per 100k – 83.87 per 100k
Average
51.52 per 100k
203 countries
Highest
478.91 per 100k
United States
Lowest
1.61 per 100k
Indonesia

Data

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205 countries · # = rank by Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD)
#
1United States478.91 per 100k0.5%2.11,593,0572.4%15-642,020
2Argentina277.68 per 100k0.29%0.02126,3081.67%15-642,017
3Canada273.09 per 100k0.29%1.03102,3271.47%15-642,015
4Greenland248.28 per 100k0.26%0.291390.4%—2,003
5Uruguay244.65 per 100k0.26%0.078,3322.1%15-652,018
6Australia235.7 per 100k0.25%0.0460,7924.2%14+2,019
7Spain235.62 per 100k0.25%0.09107,3232.4%15-642,022
8Chile222.96 per 100k0.23%0.0541,9120.76%15-642,020
9Brazil209 per 100k0.21%0.47460,5491%15-642,016
10United Kingdom198.94 per 100k0.21%0.28134,9772.67%16-592,017
11Grenada197.87 per 100k0.2%0.382030.9%—2,003
12Dominica188.27 per 100k0.19%0.31126———
13Netherlands176.53 per 100k0.19%0.0730,3813%15-642,022
14Iceland167.69 per 100k0.18%0.355881.06%15-642,015
15Jamaica160.36 per 100k0.16%0.054,4900.98%15-642,010
16Brunei158.04 per 100k0.17%0.06713———
17Ireland153.05 per 100k0.16%0.167,5632.4%15-642,019
18Austria149.48 per 100k0.16%0.0513,4272.42%15-642,020
19Puerto Rico146.17 per 100k0.15%1.734,815———
20Mexico145.57 per 100k0.15%0.22188,1820.8%12-652,016
21Denmark139.45 per 100k0.15%0.258,1601.6%16-642,017
22Colombia131.26 per 100k0.14%0.1664,3990.62%12-652,019
23Haiti128.3 per 100k0.13%0.1816,5040.2%15-642,018
24Germany126.8 per 100k0.13%0.1108,2551.6%18-642,021
25Andorra124.73 per 100k0.13%0.01107———
26New Zealand122.45 per 100k0.13%0.026,3301.1%15-642,022
27South Korea121.66 per 100k0.13%0.0262,7390.03%15-642,004
28Singapore121.48 per 100k0.13%0.016,9580%—2,004
29Cyprus121.23 per 100k0.13%0.061,6460.2%15-642,016
30Bolivia121 per 100k0.13%0.2514,2740.74%15-642,018
31Trinidad and Tobago120.94 per 100k0.12%0.271,6850.48%15-642,010
32Belgium120.23 per 100k0.13%0.1113,7891.5%15-642,018
33Suriname118.19 per 100k0.12%0.266850.25%12-652,013
34United States Virgin Islands117.82 per 100k0.12%1.21101———
35South Africa117.79 per 100k0.12%0.1566,9701.02%15-642,011
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines116.21 per 100k0.12%0.071330.7%—2,002
37Antigua and Barbuda112.67 per 100k0.12%0.15101———
38San Marino108.51 per 100k0.11%—35.53———
39Saint Kitts and Nevis107.58 per 100k0.11%0.163.09———
40Monaco104.98 per 100k0.11%0.0139.75———
41Switzerland104.73 per 100k0.11%0.139,3451.6%15-642,017
42Belize104.36 per 100k0.11%0.054480.85%15-652,005
43Luxembourg100.36 per 100k0.11%0.176470.5%15-642,019
44Bahamas96.54 per 100k0.1%0.093750.05%12-652,017
45Bermuda95.86 per 100k0.1%0.4360.911.3%16-642,009
46Italy93.01 per 100k0.1%0.0355,6281.21%15-642,017
47Dominican Republic92.73 per 100k0.1%0.0210,2130.32%—2,010
48Saint Lucia92.58 per 100k0.09%0.121640.6%15-642,010
49Guyana91.58 per 100k0.09%0.07700———
50Israel86.35 per 100k0.09%0.098,2840.2%18-862,020
51Japan84.06 per 100k0.09%0.02107,3390.08%15-642,021
52Estonia83.67 per 100k0.09%0.121,0971.03%16-642,018
53Norway79.85 per 100k0.08%0.184,3261.2%16-642,019
54Cuba79.77 per 100k0.08%0.048,989———
55Sweden79.52 per 100k0.08%0.188,2491.3%16-642,021
56Costa Rica71.69 per 100k0.07%0.243,4041.23%12-702,015
57Honduras71.12 per 100k0.07%0.457,1910.87%12-352,005
58Greece61.68 per 100k0.06%0.056,2760.4%18-642,015
59Panama60.51 per 100k0.06%0.222,5970.1%12-652,015
60Slovakia59.28 per 100k0.06%0.033,2180.5%15-642,023
61Portugal58.6 per 100k0.06%0.126,2160.2%15.642,022
62Bulgaria57.99 per 100k0.06%0.033,9350.6%15-642,020
63Ecuador57.74 per 100k0.06%0.310,4301.69%12-652,017
64Malta56.52 per 100k0.06%0.112500.5%15-642,013
65Peru55.5 per 100k0.06%0.2520,1310.96%15-642,017
66Finland55.3 per 100k0.06%0.273,0611.6%15-642,022
67France52.39 per 100k0.06%0.0634,7831.7%18-642,017
68El Salvador50.88 per 100k0.05%0.243,2820.37%12-652,014
69Russia46.56 per 100k0.05%0.1767,4370.23%15-642,007
70Slovenia44.37 per 100k0.05%0.039182.4%15-642,022
71Barbados42.6 per 100k0.04%0.061270.4%15-642,006
72Guatemala42.36 per 100k0.04%0.76,6780.21%15-642,005
73Iran42.35 per 100k0.04%0.3336,1490.01%15-642,008
74Lithuania41.97 per 100k0.04%0.11,1450.6%15-642,021
75Poland39.99 per 100k0.04%0.0315,2921.4%15-642,016
76Belarus36.07 per 100k0.04%0.093,3640.06%15-642,007
77Nicaragua34.46 per 100k0.04%0.072,2980.69%12-652,006
78Moldova33.35 per 100k0.03%0.071,1990.04%15-642,008
79Kazakhstan32.03 per 100k0.03%0.256,071———
80Ukraine31.57 per 100k0.03%0.0513,6000.32%16-642,015
81Croatia31.44 per 100k0.03%0.031,3231.9%15-642,019
82Romania30.55 per 100k0.03%0.055,7870.5%15-642,019
83Paraguay30.42 per 100k0.03%0.12,1810.25%12-642,003
84Hungary30.09 per 100k0.03%0.012,8880.3%18-642,019
85Eswatini29.37 per 100k0.03%0.03339———
86Namibia28.88 per 100k0.03%0.027020.2%—1,998
87Lesotho28.83 per 100k0.03%0.04540———
88Albania28.39 per 100k0.03%0.067572.5%15-642,014
89North Macedonia28.24 per 100k0.03%0.026150.81%15-642,018
90Montenegro27.51 per 100k0.03%0.011701.8%16+2,017
91Latvia24.71 per 100k0.03%0.14621.3%15-642,020
92Zimbabwe24 per 100k0.03%0.073,7430.1%—2,000
93Venezuela23.87 per 100k0.02%0.046,3560.82%12-652,023
94Serbia23.22 per 100k0.02%0.032,0710.1%15-642,018
95Turkmenistan22.48 per 100k0.02%0.411,160———
96Kyrgyzstan21.81 per 100k0.02%0.151,497———
97Libya21.58 per 100k0.02%0.31,483———
98Uzbekistan21.01 per 100k0.02%0.057,191———
99Azerbaijan20.71 per 100k0.02%0.012,176———
100United Arab Emirates20.7 per 100k0.02%0.061,993———
101Mongolia19.85 per 100k0.02%0.05662———
102Georgia19.48 per 100k0.02%0.077030.1%18-642,022
103Saudi Arabia19.43 per 100k0.02%0.017,327———
104Tajikistan19.13 per 100k0.02%0.021,944———
105Armenia18.18 per 100k0.02%0.035450.1%15-642,005
106Qatar17.86 per 100k0.02%0.02532———
107Kuwait17.79 per 100k0.02%0.078270.04%15-642,005
108Oman15.46 per 100k0.02%0.03727———
109Turkey15.24 per 100k0.02%0.0512,7410.05%15-642,018
110Bahrain15.21 per 100k0.02%0.03233———
111Syria14.53 per 100k0.02%0.082,0380%15-642,005
112Morocco14.15 per 100k0.01%0.145,2590.43%15-642,017
113Algeria14.06 per 100k0.01%0.136,2150.01%12+2,010
114Sudan13.77 per 100k0.01%0.15,978———
115Jordan13.39 per 100k0.01%0.011,650———
116Afghanistan13.36 per 100k0.01%0.124,1710%15-642,009
117Tunisia13.29 per 100k0.01%0.161,5740.1%15-642,017
118Yemen12.91 per 100k0.01%0.084,343———
119Iraq12.89 per 100k0.01%0.115,313———
120Palestine12.73 per 100k0.01%—654———
121Egypt11.84 per 100k0.01%—12,5110.35%15-642,016
122Botswana10.64 per 100k0.01%0.02255———
123Lebanon10.1 per 100k0.01%0.045600.1%—2,001
124Gabon10.04 per 100k0.01%0.02182———
125Equatorial Guinea9.46 per 100k0.01%0.02143———
126Bosnia and Herzegovina9.14 per 100k0.01%0.023020.63%15-642,008
127Republic of the Congo9.05 per 100k0.01%0.02488———
128Cape Verde7.75 per 100k0.01%—43.340.2%15-642,012
129DR Congo6.99 per 100k0.01%0.016,289———
130Central African Republic6.84 per 100k0.01%0.01375———
131Angola6.8 per 100k0.01%0.012,223———
132Czechia6.51 per 100k0.01%0.026930.9%15-642,020
133Ghana6.33 per 100k0.01%—2,168———
134North Korea5.8 per 100k0.01%0.011,530———
135China5.78 per 100k0.01%0.0182,285———
136Cameroon5.66 per 100k0.01%—1,799———
137Nigeria5.48 per 100k0.01%—12,6670.09%15-642,017
138Taiwan5.35 per 100k0.01%—1,2660.1%15-642,005
139Djibouti5.32 per 100k0.01%0.0366.91———
140Eritrea5.26 per 100k0.01%0.04347———
141Sao Tome and Principe4.97 per 100k0.01%0.0110.770.02%—1,997
142Comoros4.93 per 100k0.01%0.0436.69———
143Mauritania4.79 per 100k——210———
144Ivory Coast4.74 per 100k——1,3210.59%15-642,017
145Togo4.68 per 100k——394———
146Senegal4.62 per 100k——733———
146Sierra Leone4.62 per 100k——4090.02%—1,996
148Mozambique4.59 per 100k—0.021,427———
149Gambia4.55 per 100k——109———
150Zambia4.54 per 100k—0.048850.2%—2,000
151Tanzania4.51 per 100k—0.032,633———
151Kenya4.51 per 100k—0.012,2600.1%15-642,016
153Ethiopia4.48 per 100k—0.014,878———
154Rwanda4.41 per 100k—0.02585———
155Liberia4.37 per 100k——238———
156Burkina Faso4.22 per 100k——962———
157Guinea-Bissau4.2 per 100k——86.77———
158Guinea4.17 per 100k——559———
159Benin4.09 per 100k——553———
160Malawi4 per 100k—0.02778———
161Madagascar3.89 per 100k—0.021,1121.8%15-642,017
162Bangladesh3.85 per 100k—0.036,332———
162Burundi3.85 per 100k—0.02509———
164Uganda3.84 per 100k—0.021,664———
165Mali3.67 per 100k——884———
166Chad3.59 per 100k——6380.01%—1,995
167South Sudan3.55 per 100k—0.02344———
168India3.41 per 100k—0.0648,2860.1%10-752,018
169Somalia3.4 per 100k—0.02735———
170Niger3.32 per 100k——832———
171Bhutan3.15 per 100k—0.0423.85———
172Thailand3.05 per 100k—0.022,0370.06%12-652,019
173Pakistan2.93 per 100k—0.056,900———
174Maldives2.91 per 100k—0.0515.040.04%15-642,012
175Nepal2.67 per 100k—0.03832———
175Marshall Islands2.67 per 100k—0.011.5———
177Nauru2.56 per 100k—0.010.28———
178Tuvalu2.52 per 100k—0.010.31———
179Kiribati2.48 per 100k—0.523.01———
180Palau2.46 per 100k——0.45———
181Papua New Guinea2.41 per 100k——252———
182Philippines2.4 per 100k—0.012,7220.07%10-692,016
183Cook Islands2.39 per 100k—0.020.42———
183Niue2.39 per 100k—0.020.04———
185Tokelau2.37 per 100k—0.020.03———
186Vanuatu2.36 per 100k—0.017.39———
186Guam2.36 per 100k—0.013.76———
188Fiji2.35 per 100k—0.0121.77———
189American Samoa2.34 per 100k—0.031.16———
190Malaysia2.32 per 100k—0.02737———
190Northern Mariana Islands2.32 per 100k—0.021.13———
192Vietnam2.3 per 100k—0.062,308———
192Solomon Islands2.3 per 100k—0.0115.71———
194Samoa2.29 per 100k—0.014.9———
195Laos2.28 per 100k—0.01168———
196Tonga2.27 per 100k—0.012.41———
197Mauritius2.26 per 100k—0.2628.78———
198Cambodia2.19 per 100k—0.01372———
199Sri Lanka2.18 per 100k—0.08484———
199Timor-Leste2.18 per 100k—0.0130.52———
201Myanmar2.17 per 100k—0.011,222———
202Seychelles2.09 per 100k—0.042.21———
203Indonesia1.61 per 100k—0.014,4910.03%15-642,019
—Hong Kong————0.25%15-642,008
—Cayman Islands————0.6%—2,000

What correlates with Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) (2021)?

Pearson r against 1,376 other country metrics sharing at least 122 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) tend to score higher on these

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    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 203
    Plot
  2. Total Drug Use RateDrug Use by Country
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 203
    Plot
  3. Eating Disorders Prevalence - FemaleEating Disorders by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 202
    Plot
  4. Eating Disorders PrevalenceEating Disorders by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 202
    Plot
  5. Bulimia Nervosa - FemaleEating Disorders by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 202
    Plot
  6. Anorexia Nervosa - MaleAnorexia Rates by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 202
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) tend to score lower on these

  1. % of People With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 203
    Plot
  2. % of Men With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.60 · strong · n = 196
    Plot
  3. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 185
    Plot
  4. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 143
    Plot
  5. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 142
    Plot
  6. % of Women With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.56 · strong · n = 196
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD)?
United States has the highest Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) in 2021, at 478.91 per 100k, followed by Argentina (277.68 per 100k) and Canada (273.09 per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD)?
Indonesia has the lowest Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) in 2021, at 1.61 per 100k.
What is the median Cocaine Use Disorder Rate (GBD) across countries?
The median is 19.48 per 100k across the 203 countries with data in 2021.
Where does this most cocaine use by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Annual prevalence of use of drugs in 2017 (or latest year available) - UNODC; Global Burden of Disease - VizHub; List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use - Wiki.

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