Number of restaurants in different countries

In India there are 7 million organized restaurants and 23 million unorganized, small eateries, altogether 30 million restaurants. China has similar population, still, the number of the restaurant is fewer: 9 million. In Germany, there are "only" 72 thousand restaurants.

• How many restaurants are in the UK, US, France and in Italy roughly? Read it from the chart.

Let's compare the number of the restaurants with the number of people they serve. There are 1.4 billion people living in both india and China. In India there are 21 restaurants for every 1000 people, while in China there are only six restaurant for every 1000 people. It seems that German people don't like going to restaurants. They have roughly only one restaurant for 1000 people.

• Give some ideas why India has so many restaurants. In India only 26% of women go out to work, 74% is housewife. In China: 60% goes out to work. In the UK: 82%,majority of women. We would think Indian women find time to cook at home. So what is the secret of success of the Indian restaurants? Think about the following factors:
  • Size of the restaurants
  • Menu and price
  • Number of cooked meals, daily
  • How many customers restaurants have
• What can you tell about your family's habits?
  • Does everyone go out to eat?
  • How often? How much does it cost?
  • Do the family members go together or individually?