The Most Caffeinated Country

Which Country on the planet consumes the most caffeine per-capita?

The USA of course….. with all it’s energy drinks and Starbucks, it’s gotta be number one, right? … WRONG!

Even though America gets a lot of attention regarding caffeinated products, it doesn’t lead the world in consumption. The winner actually is Finland in Scandinavia. I guess if America had to endure such harsh, long winters, they would keep the coffee brewing all day as well. It’s funny because countries in Scandinavia often wins awards for being the happiest people too. Correlation maybe?

I’m afraid it gets worse friends,  Brazil is expected to pass the USA soon in regards to caffeine consumption and it is projected that China will be kicking everyone’s butt in the near future as they have the largest emerging middle class, coffee drinking population on the planet. Starbucks is betting a lot on this projection as they have big plans for thousands of new stores in China.

So what’s a poor country like America to do? Well, for one, get out there and drink more caffeine!

Source: Business Week