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Culture Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & United States

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STAT Costa Rica United States HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 5.55
Ranked 99th.
9.44
Ranked 57th. 70% more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 2.29
Ranked 65th.
4.47
Ranked 23th. 95% more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 1.4
Ranked 86th. 40% more than United States
1
Ranked 100th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 5.65
Ranked 69th.
8.61
Ranked 33th. 52% more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date December 28, 1970 May 15, 1940
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location San Jose , 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue. San Bernardino , California
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes Third country (not U.S. possession) and first outlet outside Northern America where McDonald's opened. See McDonald's Costa Rica See McDonalds Annual Report
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes First restaurant on Paseo Colon. First franchise in Salt Lake City , Utah in 1952
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,970
Ranked 15th. 1% more than United States
1,952
Ranked 13th.
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 176.29 kg
Ranked 40th.
253.8 kg
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Costa Rica
Happy Planet Index 64
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
30.7
Ranked 114th.

Sexuality > Homosexuality > Allows gays to serve openly in military N/A Since 2011
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Bans some anti-gay discrimination / No federal protections. Varying protections in 21 states. Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009. See Matthew Shepard Act
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1971 UN decl. sign. Legal nationwide since 2003. UN decl. sign. See Lawrence v. Texas
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 529
Ranked 93th.
1,028
Ranked 51st. 94% more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.71
Ranked 68th.
2.65
Ranked 42nd. 55% more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 0.18
Ranked 91st.
1.36
Ranked 48th. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.02
Ranked 92nd.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 4.15
Ranked 98th.
8.44
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

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