Culture Stats: compare key data on New Zealand & 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 > 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 > Legal drinking age: Legal drinking age of African countries.
- Food and drink > Beer consumption: Total national beer consumption (litres).
- Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
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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.
- 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.
- Hobbies > Homebrewing legality: States whether and under which conditions it is legal for individuals to brew beer in their private premises.
- 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.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws:
Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).
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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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.
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.
- 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.
- Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price: This stat compares the price of a standard pack of 20 cigarrettes, expressed in euros. Prices were compiled from 2012 to 2014. The estimate cigarette consumption -measured in annual cigarettes per adult/year- in the country with the cheapest prices in this list (Indonesia) is roughly double of that in the country with the most expensive tobacco (Norway).
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Tobacco > Purchase age:
Purchase age.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
- Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price (USD): This stat compares the price of a standard pack of 20 cigarrettes, expressed in USD. The estimate cigarette consumption - measured in annual cigarettes per adult/year - in the country with the cheapest prices in this list (Indonesia) is roughly double of that in the country with the most expensive tobacco (Norway).
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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 > 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.
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Tobacco > Smoking age:
Smoking age.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- 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.
SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; http://www.icap.org/Table/MinimumAgeLimitsWorldwide; 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); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Cigarette (Prices); 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.
