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Culture Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Ireland

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STAT Denmark Ireland HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 13.37
Ranked 18th.
14.41
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Denmark
Food and drink > Beer consumption 372 million L
Ranked 29th.
479 million L
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Denmark
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date April 15, 1981 May 9, 1977
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location Vesterbrogade 2D, Copenhagen Grafton Street , Dublin
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes See McDonald's Denmark First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin, see McDonald's Ireland
Happy Planet Index 35.5
Ranked 105th.
42.6
Ranked 79th. 20% more than Denmark

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal. No limit per household per year of beer, given that it is for personal consumption. Legal for personal use. Illegal with intent to sell or if sold for profit.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Some All
Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child Yes Yes
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1933 UN decl. sign. Legal since 1993 UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships Yes (since 1986) Yes (since 2011)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Yes (since 2010) Single gay persons may adopt. Step Child adoption under consideration.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage Yes (since 2012) No (proposed)
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 1,413
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than Ireland
1,006
Ranked 53th.
World Heritage Sites 3
Ranked 70th. 50% more than Ireland
2
Ranked 94th.
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 295.62 kg
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Ireland
247.17 kg
Ranked 18th.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes 4 outlets in Greater Copenhagen . First opened in Phibsborough shopping centre. 40 restaurants as of 2013. Major franchisees include MBCC Foods and Herbel Restaurants (Ireland) Ltd
Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned Banned
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 58th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 64th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 5.06
Ranked 14th.
7.04
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Denmark
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 11.71
Ranked 9th.
13.69
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Denmark
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 2
Ranked 60th. Twice as much as Ireland
1
Ranked 114th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.78
Ranked 65th.
2.51
Ranked 47th. 41% more than Denmark
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 4.43
Ranked 13th. 61% more than Ireland
2.75
Ranked 28th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 161st.
1.09
Ranked 22nd.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 11.37
Ranked 16th.
13.39
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Denmark
Food and drink > Alcohol > Standard drink size 12 g
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Ireland
10 g
Ranked 10th.
Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status Sales prohibited to under 18s. Machines generally situated in restaurants, bars and hotel lobbies. Age verification monitored by staff. Sales prohibited to under 18s. Restricted to licensed premises only since 1 July 2009. Vending machines are operated by a token or card obtained from the bar once the age of the buyer has been identified.

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: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT adoption (European laws on adoption by same-sex couples); 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: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); Wikipedia: List of countries by milk consumption per capita ("Countries by milk consumption per capita" . "Countries by consumptions per capita" .); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); Wikipedia: Smoking age; 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: Standard drink (Standard drinks as defined by various countries) (ICAP Report 5 - "What is a 'standard drink'". URL: [1] . Accessed on June 19, 2008.); 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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