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Culture Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Switzerland

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STAT Netherlands Switzerland HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 10.05
Ranked 43th.
11.06
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Beer consumption 1.22 billion L
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Switzerland
453 million L
Ranked 27th.
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date August 21, 1971 October 20, 1976
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location Zaandam Geneva
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes First outlet in Europe . Plans to open 15 more in next 3 years. See McDonald's Netherlands see McDonald's Switzerland
Happy Planet Index 50.6
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Switzerland
50.3
Ranked 34th.

Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws All Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1811 (as part of France) UN decl. sign. Legal ( Geneva , Vaud , Valais and Ticino : since 1798 Nationwide since 1942) UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships Yes (since 1998) Registered partnership since 2007
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Yes / Biological step-child adoption only.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage Yes (since 2001) (proposed)
Sexuality > Sexually experienced 15-year-old boys 23.3%
Ranked 17th.
24.1%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Netherlands
Sexuality > Sexually experienced 15-year-old girls 20.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Switzerland
20.3%
Ranked 10th.
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 801
Ranked 66th.
1,722
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Netherlands
World Heritage Sites 8
Ranked 25th. The same as Switzerland
8
Ranked 23th.
Food and drink > Cheese consumption per capita per year 19.4 kg
Ranked 9th.
20.8 kg
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Netherlands
Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child Yes Yes
Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned Banned
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.72
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Switzerland
3.1
Ranked 51st.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 9.68
Ranked 24th.
10.83
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Netherlands
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couple may jointly petition to adopt a child Yes No
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child Yes No
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couples are allowed to foster or stepchild foster Yes Yes
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 0.5
Ranked 148th. The same as Switzerland
0.5
Ranked 131st.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.56
Ranked 75th.
1.8
Ranked 63th. 15% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 3.26
Ranked 21st.
5.1
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 183th.
0.1
Ranked 65th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 9.55
Ranked 36th.
10.56
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Netherlands
Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status Sales prohibited to under 16s. Token issued at counter once the purchasers age has been verified. Sales from machines are age restricted in 17 out of 26 cantons (11 cantons - under 16; 6 cantons - under 18). The remaining cantons have no age limit.

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Per Capita Beer Consumption by Country in 2012, Kirin Holdings Company. Table 3.; Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights in Asia (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Europe); Wikipedia: Virginity (Prevalence of sexually experienced 15-year-olds based on self-reports) (Godeau, Emmanuelle; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Vignes, Ce´line; Ross, Jim; Boyce, Will; Todd, Joanna. "Contraceptive Use by 15-Year-Old Students at Their Last Sexual Intercourse Results From 24 Countries" . Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 162 (1) . Retrieved 14 January 2012 ., See here and pages 47-49 for views on what constitutes virginity loss and therefore sexual intercourse or other sexual activity; source discusses how gay and lesbian individuals define virginity loss, and how the majority of researchers and heterosexuals define virginity loss/"technical virginity" by whether or not a person has engaged in penile-vaginal sex. Laura M. Carpenter (2005). Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences . NYU Press . pp. 295 pages. ISBN 0-8147-1652-0 . Retrieved October 9, 2011 . A. Leigh, Jennifer (June 27, 2009). "Male Virginity Myths" . Psychology Today . Retrieved October 9, 2011 ., Bozon, Michael. 'At what age do women and men have their first sexual intercourse? World comparisons and recent trends'. Population and Societies 391 (2003) 1–4.); http://www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc/documents/godeau_2008_contraceptive_use_apam_1621_6673.pdf, Emmanuelle Godeau, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, Celine Vignes, Jim Ross, Will Boyce, Joanna Todd, ARCH PEDIATR ADOLESC MED/VOL 162 (NO. 1), JAN 2008. p 2.; Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); Wikipedia: Cheese (Total cheese consumption per capita per year) ("Total and Retail Cheese Consumption – Kilograms per Capita" . Canadian Dairy Information Centre . Retrieved 2013-05-20 ., , Cidilait, ''Le fromage'', Cheese Consumption Continues to Rise); Wikipedia: LGBT adoption (European laws on adoption by same-sex couples); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); World Health Organization. Source tables; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation. p. 273 ff. ; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff. ; Wikipedia: Cigarette machine (Tobacco vending machine prevalence by country) ("Japanese smokers to face age test" . BBC . 2008-12-06 . Retrieved 2008-03-07 .)

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