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Culture Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & United Kingdom

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STAT Netherlands United Kingdom HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 10.05
Ranked 43th.
13.37
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Beer consumption 1.22 billion L
Ranked 18th.
4.59 billion L
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Cheese consumption per capita per year 19.4 kg
Ranked 9th. 78% more than United Kingdom
10.9 kg
Ranked 20th.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes First branch was in Rotterdam . Headquarters are in Amsterdam-Zuidoost . There are 41 Dutch KFC restaurants. First restaurant was located in Preston, Lancashire . Currently over 800 restaurants, by far the largest amount in Europe.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,972
Ranked 19th. About the same as United Kingdom
1,965
Ranked 22nd.
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 320.15 kg
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than United Kingdom
241.47 kg
Ranked 20th.
Happy Planet Index 50.6
Ranked 43th. 6% more than United Kingdom
47.9
Ranked 41st.

Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws All All
Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child Yes Yes
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1811 (as part of France) UN decl. sign. Legal in England and Wales since 1967 in Scotland since 1981 in Northern Ireland since 1982 UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships Yes (since 1998) Yes (since 2005)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Yes Yes (since 2002 in England and Wales, 2009 in Scotland and 2013 in Northern Ireland)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage Yes (since 2001) / ( Since 2013 in England and Wales. Under consideration in Scotland, not in Northern Ireland )
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 801
Ranked 66th. 7% more than United Kingdom
750
Ranked 73th.
World Heritage Sites 8
Ranked 25th.
23
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 78th. The same as United Kingdom
18
Ranked 40th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.72
Ranked 16th.
4.93
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 9.68
Ranked 24th.
11.75
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Netherlands
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couple may jointly petition to adopt a child Yes Yes
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child Yes Yes
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.
1.7
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.56
Ranked 75th.
2.41
Ranked 49th. 54% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 3.26
Ranked 21st.
3.53
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Netherlands
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 183th.
0.67
Ranked 30th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 9.55
Ranked 36th.
11.67
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Netherlands

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