We're all well aware the country has a not-entirely-healthy relationship with drink. But how does our consumption compare with the rest of the world?

Well, there are obviously a few ways of measuring it — the most reliable being the comparative figures supplied by the OECD.

This is interesting too though: the US website financesonline.com has put together an infographic of the ten countries that spend the most on beer per person per year.

Ireland comes in second on the list — just behind those thirsty Australians, and well ahead of our neighbours in the UK…....