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Culture Stats: compare key data on Canada & United Kingdom

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STAT Canada United Kingdom HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 9.77
Ranked 48th.
13.37
Ranked 17th. 37% more than Canada
Food and drink > Beer consumption 2.31 billion L
Ranked 12th.
4.59 billion L
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Canada
Food and drink > Cheese consumption per capita per year 12.3 kg
Ranked 15th. 13% more than United Kingdom
10.9 kg
Ranked 20th.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,953
Ranked 12th.
1,965
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Canada
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 206.83 kg
Ranked 30th.
241.47 kg
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Canada
Happy Planet Index 39.4
Ranked 89th.
47.9
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Canada

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal in most Canadian provinces. Liquor laws are regulated provincially, while the federal government has laws about taxation and importation of beer, wine and other liquors. Legal in unlimited quantity for domestic consumption only. Fermented products for sale must include payment of alcohol duty and registration with HM Revenue and Customs .
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Negative view of China 59%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than United Kingdom
50%
Ranked 10th.
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Positive view of China 29%
Ranked 18th.
37%
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Canada
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech All
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1969 (Age of consent discrepancy, prohibition of anal intercourse in some cases) UN decl. sign. Legal in England and Wales since 1967 in Scotland since 1981 in Northern Ireland since 1982 UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption / Varies by province and territory. Yes (since 2002 in England and Wales, 2009 in Scotland and 2013 in Northern Ireland)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage Legal since 2003, Mandatory legal status nationwide since 2005 / ( Since 2013 in England and Wales. Under consideration in Scotland, not in Northern Ireland )
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 809
Ranked 64th. 8% more than United Kingdom
750
Ranked 73th.
World Heritage Sites 8
Ranked 27th.
23
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes First restaurant in Calgary . First restaurant was located in Preston, Lancashire . Currently over 800 restaurants, by far the largest amount in Europe.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.1
Ranked 28th.
4.93
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Canada
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Neutral view of China 12%
Ranked 19th.
13%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Canada
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 7.8
Ranked 40th.
11.75
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Canada
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Net sentiment towards China -30%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
-13%
Ranked 15th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 2
Ranked 62nd. 18% more than United Kingdom
1.7
Ranked 68th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.1
Ranked 56th.
2.41
Ranked 49th. 15% more than Canada
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 1.5
Ranked 44th.
3.53
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Canada
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 187th.
0.67
Ranked 30th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 7.77
Ranked 51st.
11.67
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Canada
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator Yum Restaurants International (Canada) KFC GB Ltd

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: Cheese (Total cheese consumption per capita per year) ("Total and Retail Cheese Consumption – Kilograms per Capita" . Canadian Dairy Information Centre . Retrieved 2013-05-20 ., , Cidilait, ''Le fromage'', Cheese Consumption Continues to Rise); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); Wikipedia: List of countries by milk consumption per capita ("Countries by milk consumption per capita" . "Countries by consumptions per capita" .); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: Sinophobia (Region-based Sinophobia); http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf, June 2014. p. 37.; 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: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); 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: List of countries with KFC franchises (Asia)

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