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Culture > Food and drink Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Panama

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed in the form of wine by population above 14 years of age.
  • Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
  • Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location: City or neighborhood of the first McDonald's in each country.
  • Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes: Facts and peculiarities regarding the opening of a McDonald's in each country.
  • Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator: Name of the company that operates KFC franchises in each country. It should be noted that some countries, such as France, Great Britain, and Germany are operated by Yum! International, an offshoot of the Yum! Corporation, which owns KFC. Other countries are operated by separate corporations such as the Americana Group, which controls KFC franchises in nearly all Middle Eastern countries.
  • Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered: Year in which the first KFC opened in each country. 
STAT Costa Rica Panama
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 5.55
Ranked 99th.
6.85
Ranked 80th. 23% more than Costa Rica
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 2.29
Ranked 65th.
3.71
Ranked 39th. 62% more than Costa Rica
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 1.4
Ranked 86th. 40% more than Panama
1
Ranked 116th.
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 4.15
Ranked 98th.
5.85
Ranked 75th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.02
Ranked 92nd. Twice as much as Panama
0.01
Ranked 103th.
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.71
Ranked 68th.
1.91
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Costa Rica
Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 0.18
Ranked 91st.
0.22
Ranked 84th. 22% more than Costa Rica
Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 5.65
Ranked 69th.
5.98
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date December 28, 1970 September 1, 1971
Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location San Jose , 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue. Panama City
Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes Third country (not U.S. possession) and first outlet outside Northern America where McDonald's opened. See McDonald's Costa Rica See McDonald's Panama
Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator QSR International Franquicias Panamenas
Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,970
Ranked 15th. The same as Panama
1,969
Ranked 16th.

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