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Culture Stats: compare key data on France & South Africa

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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 > Legal drinking age: Legal drinking age of African countries.
  • Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes:

    Facts and peculiarities about KFC outlets in each country.  

  • Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered: Year in which the first KFC opened in each country. 
  • Gambling > Casinos: Amount of casinos in each country.
  • 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.
  • Pets > Animal cropping (legal status): The legal status of animal cropping by country. Cropping is the removal of part or all of the external, visible flap of the ear of an animal. It is most commonly performed on dogs.
  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws: Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption: Same-sex adoption.

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage: Same-sex marriage.

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  • 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.
  • Tobacco > Purchase age: Purchase age.

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  • World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.

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  • 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 > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
  • Gambling > Casino revenue per thousand people: Amount of casino revenues from each country according to a 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Gambling > Casino revenue: Amount of casino revenues from each country according to a 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
  • 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 > 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 > 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.
STAT France South Africa HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 13.66
Ranked 15th. 44% more than South Africa
9.46
Ranked 56th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Legal drinking age 18
Ranked 4th. The same as South Africa
18
Ranked 22nd.
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date June 30, 1972 November 11, 1995
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes Opened in 1991, but all seven stores were closed by 1992. Returned in 2001, with 156 stores by 2013. Divested its holdings from 1987 until 1994 to a holding company after U.S. Congress passed a law forbidding U.S. companies from owning South African assets. KFC sold its assets to Devco, an administrative entity, which managed the trademark.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 2,001
Ranked 9th. 2% more than South Africa
1,971
Ranked 16th.
Gambling > Casinos 1
Ranked 8th.
4
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than France
Happy Planet Index 46.5
Ranked 50th. 57% more than South Africa
29.7
Ranked 118th.

Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned, except tail-docking Banned
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Some Bans all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, including hate speech
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1791 UN decl. sign. Male legal since 1998 (retroactive to 1994) Female always legal UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Yes (since 2013) Legal since 2002 (joint and step-parent)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage Yes (since 2013) Legal since 2006
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 854
Ranked 59th. 86% more than South Africa
459
Ranked 100th.
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 76th. The same as South Africa
18
Ranked 21st.
World Heritage Sites 34
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
4
Ranked 52nd.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 2.31
Ranked 63th.
3.93
Ranked 34th. 70% more than France
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 11.43
Ranked 14th. 70% more than South Africa
6.72
Ranked 52nd.
Gambling > Casino revenue per thousand people 0.0613
Ranked 4th. 89% more than South Africa
0.0325
Ranked 6th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 0.36
Ranked 157th.
2.5
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than France
Gambling > Casino revenue 3,965
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
1,601
Ranked 7th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.62
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than South Africa
1.15
Ranked 93th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 8.14
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
1.17
Ranked 51st.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.17
Ranked 55th.
0.75
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than France
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 13.3
Ranked 5th. 91% more than South Africa
6.96
Ranked 57th.

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; http://www.icap.org/Table/MinimumAgeLimitsWorldwide; Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); Wikipedia: Casino (By region) ; http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Europe); Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Smoking age; Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); World Health Organization. Source tables; Casino Revenues 2014, PricewaterCoopers. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Casino Revenues 2014, PricewaterCoopers; 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. 

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