Alcohol per Adult
Alcohol Consumption 🇨🇩🇮🇩
Alcohol Consumption 🇨🇩🇮🇩
| # | Country | Total alcohol per capita (age 15+), litres of pure alcohol, 2020 (L/yr/capita (15+)) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 7.79 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6.97 |
| 3 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 2.08 |
| 4 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.92 |
| 5 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.54 |
| 6 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 0.07 |
South Korea leads this card at 7.79, with Indonesia at 0.07. The gap is 7.72. South Korea is 111.29 times Indonesia.
South Korea out-drinks Italy: soju is an after-work habit, while Italian wine drinking has fallen for decades. Indonesia, mostly Muslim, is near zero. Note: WHO 2020, age 15+, includes unrecorded alcohol.
Source: World Bank / WHO: Total alcohol consumption per capita (SH.ALC.PCAP.LI) See the source.
The collapsible umbrella
Which country invented the collapsible umbrella?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The collapsible umbrella | CHN |
Fixed sunshades are older in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The folding frame, with ribs that close, is the Chinese umbrella. Britain's steel-rib umbrellas are a later factory version.
Source: Wikipedia, Umbrella See the source.
The oldest school still open, by Guinness
Guinness calls the oldest school still open, founded in 859, in which country?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The oldest school still open, by Guinness | MAR |
Guinness calls the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, founded in 859, the oldest existing school still operating. Bologna, founded in 1088, is the oldest in Europe, which is why Italy looks right. UNESCO's Fez listing also calls it the oldest university. Some historians say it was a mosque school until Morocco made it a state university in 1963.
Source: Guinness World Records, Oldest higher-learning institution See the source.
Above Denmark
Who says their country is democratic?
| # | Country | Share who say their country is democratic (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 81 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 79 | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 75 | 2024 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 70 | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 67 | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 53 | 2024 |
Vietnam (81%), China (79%), and Singapore (75%) all sit above Denmark (70%) and Sweden (67%). The Netherlands is at 53%. A 7 to 10 counts. Latana says that where speech is restricted, that can strongly influence the answers. The same release labels Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands free, and Vietnam, China, and Singapore less free, using Freedom House 2024.
Source: Latana and the Alliance of Democracies, Democracy Perception Index 2024. Online sample of 62,953 people in 53 countries, 20 Feb to 15 Apr 2024. Nationally representative by age, gender, and education. Average margin of error about 2.9 points. Think about your country today. How democratic do you think it is? A 7 to 10 on the 0 to 10 scale counts as democratic. See the source.