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Culture Stats: compare key data on Bhutan & United States

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  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from legally and illegally produced alcohol, by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of beer, by the population above 14 years of age.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “unrecorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
    “Unrecorded alcohol” is not taxed and is outside of governmental control. It includes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping. Data is collected through investigations and expert judgment.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “recorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population. “Recorded alcohol” is taxed and within governmental control. It excludes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from beverages other than wine, beer and spirits, by the population above 14 years of age.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of spirits, by population above 14 years of age (excludes illegally produced spirits).
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed in the form of wine by population above 14 years of age.
  • Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
  • Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.
  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

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    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
STAT Bhutan United States HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 0.55
Ranked 173th.
9.44
Ranked 57th. 17 times more than Bhutan
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 0.21
Ranked 154th.
4.47
Ranked 23th. 21 times more than Bhutan
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 0.33
Ranked 158th.
1
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 0.22
Ranked 173th.
8.44
Ranked 43th. 38 times more than Bhutan
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 114th.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 0.0
Ranked 172nd.
2.65
Ranked 42nd.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 0.0
Ranked 166th.
1.36
Ranked 48th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 0.23
Ranked 159th.
8.61
Ranked 33th. 37 times more than Bhutan
Happy Planet Index 58.5
Ranked 17th. 91% more than United States
30.7
Ranked 114th.

Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced) Legal nationwide since 2003. UN decl. sign. See Lawrence v. Texas
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 120
Ranked 150th.
1,028
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than Bhutan

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; 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. ; World Health Organization. Source tables; http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List)

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