Comparing Canada to Australia

A comparison of Canada and Australia. I use many different indicators, including economy, cost of living, crime, national parks, climate, and more. I also compare the largest cities of each country. The result is determining which is the better country overall.
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Albums displayed:
Rush - "Grace Under Pressure (1984)
Sarah McLachlan - "Wonderland" (2016)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - "Polygondwanaland" (2018)
Little River Band - "Diamantina Cocktail" (1977)
Data sources: Numbeo.com statistical analysis, Statistics Canada official government statistics, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Statista.com, FXSSI, The Economist, Business Insider, World Health Organization

[@lilaqia2394]

I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Just received the news that I am set to head to Montreal for an exchange semester! This video felt so perfectly timed. Thank you Geography King!

[@MyName-nx1jj]

How fun! Better brush up on your French.

[@lilaqia2394]

@@MyName-nx1jj definitely, i've started doing my daily french lessons on my language learning app!

[@jspanos500]

Have fun! Montreal is a great world class city. Eat a lot of poutine and French food and visit a sugar shack.

[@chloeparadis2461]

I live an hour from Montreal, have fun and bring warm clothes, if you're staying over winter get ready for -20c, but Montreal is great!

[@johnfitzgerald7618]

@@lilaqia2394 Just remember that in Canada the word for kids is petits, not gosses as your app will probably tell you. In Canada gosses is on the crude side.

[@gnosis6656]

As you said, “both these countries are amazing places.” I’m American but lived in Australia (Melbourne) for a while and spent a lot of time in Canada. I love the U.S. and being American, but visiting places like the 12 Apostles, Wilson’s Promontory, Lake Louise, and Quebec City has strongly tempted me to imagine I’d rather be Canadian or Australian.

[@timothycarson5127]

Quebec City is a magical place.

[@jerwolf8961]

Thank you for acknowledging The Trailer Park Boys as a major cultural export! Also - Grace Under Pressure was a very underrated album!

[@wankertanker1813]

I learned a lot about Canadian culture from this series of documentaries.

[@brianweber4154]

BUBBLES is a worldwide superstar

[@SteveWKk]

They’re from my town…..lol

[@Boss-KingInc.]

I’m glad to see another comparison video. It’s been a while since you’ve done one. This was very well done. If you do another one, it would be interesting to see another two states that are fairly similar. New York/New Jersey, Massachusetts/Connecticut, The Dakotas and Wisconsin/Minnesota are a few state comparisons that I think would interest a lot of viewers. Keep doing what you do, Kyle. This is easily my favorite channel on KZbin

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you! I don't do these comparisons very often but I do have more coming up.

[@mikemetague7973]

@@GeographyKing I love your comparing of the similar-size metro area w/ given pop. approximations rel. to U.S. metro areas. The hard-to-find data answers any questions I have envisioning prox. size. ...Well chosen two countries!

[@sgtgarcia52]

Aw, the picture of Steve Irwin warmed my heart! You could have compared Canadian vs. Australian TV and film, but of course we get much more Canadian crossover here in the US. I remember enjoying the Due South series way back in the 90s. An absolutely stellar Aussie TV series is Upright from 2 or 3 years ago, definitely worth finding and watching - the acting, story, and scenery are fantastic.

[@KenHoluta]

My wife and I also loved Due South, and more recently have enjoyed the excellent Murdoch Mysteries (15 seasons). That's in addition to a huge number of documentary programs that various Canadian provinces have helped finance.

[@josephstevens9888]

I really enjoyed the Canadian drama series "DaVinci's Inquest". Police ranked that series as the most realistic of police dramas.

[@honeycomblord9384]

Heh, nice to see the canadian and australian albums on the wall. I love Rush and King Gizzard.

[@varyiaverner]

I'd love to see more comparisons between similar countries. It'd be interesting to see one comparing Nordic countries.

[@JB-yb4wn]

Yeah like South Sudan and D.R. Congo. Far more interesting doing shit holes.

[@hakohito]

Norway.

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

Canada is just a little bit more Americanized than a place like Australia meanwhile Australia feels more British

[@briggsmarshall]

im canadian and spent two months travelling australia after highschool. totally agree

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

@@briggsmarshall i’ve only ever been to Canada never Australia

[@afungusamungus2860]

"Little bit more" no, Canada has become just another state in the last 2 decades. You will even find Canadians talking about their 2nd amendment rights now, yeah education has slipped.

[@amiinsofly]

@@afungusamungus2860 well it was settled my mid Atlantic and New England loyalists and even some anti loyalists to so no figure the culture is almost exactly the same especially the northern states I found not a real difference in life style and everything else in general really just different laws and whatnot and forms of government

[@terryomalley1974]

A little more? I'd say, as a Canadian, that it's a lot more Americanized.

[@SurvivinginCreative]

Canada's natural landscape is just stunning, can't be beat

[@Just_MiddyPlug]

Australia better ngl

[@lukepocock]

you're dreamin

[@samuelskillern7365]

@@Just_MiddyPlug It's a tie in my book.

[@Just_MiddyPlug]

@@samuelskillern7365 umm Australia has everything mountains rainforest desert beaches Savannah's Mediterranean climate and what does canada have a few mountains and cold

[@samuelskillern7365]

@@Just_MiddyPlug I can respect both countries physical geography.

[@elbakan9214]

I remember when you ranked the US States By Name. Canada's province names beat Australia's. There are some great ones like "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan". The best in Australia by default is Tasmania.

[@eduardocajias5626]

Very interesting comparison. I loved it! 😊

[@oliverrevis4190]

Haha yea not only that Australia is pretty renowned for either uncreative or very weird names. From everything being great. E.g Great Barrier Reef, Great Australian Bite, Great Dividing Range etc to some of the weirdest place names like cockles creek etc But our states are definitely the saddest named

[@oliverrevis4190]

@Augusto Pinochet a little random?

[@paulheydarian1281]

@Augusto Pinochet Was that a political statement?

[@suzyfarnham3165]

Our states were named after our British ancestry? Try some our Aboriginal names??!

[@LeftoverPat]

That rush album cover!! =) i recognized it immediately. love seeing your records change every video

[@peterfield5300]

Great video Kyle! Love the Polygondwanaland reference on the wall. We all wish Australia had more water!! I’m the guy that has the one pin in Victoria! 😊👍

[@caleblovell]

Great video Kyle! Agreed with most of it other than the Covid response and your weather preferences :D Between the two, Canada would have won by a lot more for me! Regardless, I learned a lot and enjoyed your perspective. Would love to see more videos like this on other similar countries and regions of the world!

[@frisbeepilot]

What a neat comparison -- and well thought out, too. I appreciate the attention to detail. I'm Canadian and I love Canada, but if Australia had been decided as the winner, that's cool too. Gotta get down there one of these days and check it out. However... as other commenters have noted, climate change may favour Canada in the future for two reasons: most obviously temperature, but access to fresh water is going to be the big one. Living on the shores of a Great Lake is going to be pretty advantageous in the decades to come.

[@donmackie6086]

Australia is a beautiful country with very friendly people but...I don't do giant freaky insects. Lol

[@TheBoyer19]

Definitely go to Australia, it's such a beautiful country and the people are equally as great

[@Hollywood2021]

...and the Northwest Passage

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@TheBoyer19 Takes a day by plane to get there. Long way to go nowhere.

[@hakohito]

What a disgrace.

[@SpaldingJones]

Gotta respect both of these countries for their skylines. They’re all amazing!

[@duffal0]

Yeah that was odd to me, as someone who lives in Pittsburgh, he said Vancouver and Brisbane are similar in size to Pittsburgh, and I was shocked. I imagine Brisbane and Vancouver especially as significantly larger than Pittsburgh. The Vancouver skyline is strutted with skyscrapers, here in Pittsburgh, we have a small downtown with 3-4 talll buildings, and besides that it’s all neighborhoods

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

Toronto with Melbourne . Sydney don't have skyline.

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

@@duffal0 Vancouver don't have skyscrapers; high-rise buildings aren't skyscrapers lol.

[@taljdwr9527]

Great video! Surprised that you did not add music output as a category. (This one will be fiercely contested!) Do Ireland vs New Zealand next!

[@terryomalley1974]

True. Rush vs AC/DC? Drake vs who from Australia? Celine Dion vs Kylie Minogue?

[@mikelowe5096]

As a Canadian, I apologize to the entire world for Justin Beiber.

[@keggluneq]

@@terryomalley1974 Would have to be Drake vs Iggy Azalea.

[@owen8681]

Yes that's a cool idea.

[@damonx6109]

I'm Canadian and I've always noticed that we are very similar to Australia. Similar personalities and easy going nature.

[@amiinsofly]

It’s mostly cuz of the British loyalist culture that both those countries maintained for years

[@terryomalley1974]

@@amiinsofly That's part of it, but it's more than that. If you set aside the large French-speaking region of Canada in Quebec, you'd find that not only are their populations close in size, but the ethnic compositions are also very similar. For example, until the end if World War II, people if British/Irish origin were the overwhelming majority of both countries' populations. However, since the end of WWII, both countries received millions of immigrants from continental Europe (Italy, Greece, Portugal, Holland, etc...). In more recent decades, there's also been huge influx of Asian immigrants to both countries. Today, Toronto and Melbourne are two if the most ethnically diverse major cities in the entire world.

[@jamesstuart3346]

I have lived in both countries and Australians win on lack of seriousness. They find humour in everything

[@scottbell6698]

Cousins that's for sure

[@Colt8722]

It’s because Canada and Australia are both almost exclusively white ergo there’s not all this hostility. In countries like the United States, which is extremely diverse, everyone hates each other. There’s tension and fear at every corner.

[@billbishopboyiscool]

Grace Under Pressure and Polygondwanaland. You keep outdoing yourself with the albums!

[@miked509]

I like the Bret "Hitman" Hart picture at the end.

[@patricerogers5299]

Wow, you really put some time into this comparison. Thanks! May I suggest a further couple of categories for comparison. One, the overall population's ranking on a happiness scale, and one on individual rights of political expression and freedom of the press.

[@butler-macdonald8351]

LOL well Canada gets an absolute zero on that criteria. If you have an opinion in Canada that does not align with the government's opinion, your bank accounts get frozen and you get put on a watchlist... phone and social media monitored, etc. I'm old enough to remember when Canada was a decent place to live in and travel to. But since Canada was forced to adopt a dystopian leftist ideology, this place isn't even in the top-50 anymore 🙄 I'm pretty sure I'm already on their watchlist, but that previous statement won't do me any favours lol

[@terryomalley1974]

@@butler-macdonald8351 Sadly, true. But, from what I've heard, Australia isn't much better in this regard. They really went berserk with lockdowns during the pandemic and have gotten pretty "woke" also.

[@RK-cj4oc]

1:14. If you want a map where you can compare countries without mercator distortion you can go to a site called " true size of countries" And then put both countries on the equator next to each other. That all make it very clear direcrly for your viewer. Thank you for the video. Keep up the great work!

[@DaveWossum]

I loved the wolverine comparison. The fact that Wolverine was a Canadian played by an Australian was not lost on me.

[@keegznz]

Thanks Kyle! I’ve been looking forward to an overseas analysis, and you’ve picked the country I live in (Australia) and my favourite country to visit on vacation (Canada)!

[@shishirvasanth8509]

Love these comparisons! Make more.

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

Ay shoutout St. Louie :] (sorry just had to throw that in there lol) Great video as usual, very interesting!

[@marylytle5688]

Great video....and we loved the Davis & Smoko references!

[@corgi_dad]

I just saw a video earlier today from the Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton, who said "Canada is just like cold Australia".

[@terryomalley1974]

Or, from a Canadian perspective, "Australia is just like a hot Canada."

[@Lumpology]

There are so many Australians in Canada and vice versa, the countries are really kinda as close as two can get. I do hope someday some kind of free travel arrangement can be setup like CANZUK or similar to something like the schengen area so that we can remove the dumb barriers separating the two marvelous places.

[@ThesaurusToblerone]

A category I would add is workplace culture and regulations! Australians have way more paid time off than Canadians (a minimum of 4 weeks per year vs a minimum of 2 weeks), and a higher minimum wage. That's the main reason why I prefer to live in Australia, as cool as Toronto and Montreal may be.

[@butler-macdonald8351]

I'm Canadian, and I can tell you - without exaggeration or hyperbole - that Toronto and Montreal are the absolute two worst places in Canada to live, work, or travel. If you think those cities are cool, then the rest of Canada would blow your mind!

[@jamesstuart3346]

As a Canadian I lived and worked in Brisbane. When I suggested we stay after quitting time and finish a project the Aussies looked at me like I was nuts

[@RightfulFallen]

I greatly appreciate the Rush and KGLW exposure

[@Steveofthejungle8]

Kyle I love that you used Trailer Park Boys to represent Canada, but you also need to give the glorious Canadian show Letterkenny a try if you haven’t seen it yet

[@butler-macdonald8351]

Corner Gas, too

[@FrankTruslow]

Is that Grace Under Pressure? Nice!! I've seen Rush at least 15 times...love your videos!!

[@jasonarthurs3885]

The duelling wolverine thumbnails made me chuckle. Thank you.

[@adrean83]

Lol giving the point to Toronto over Sydney. I'm from Sydney and live in the midwest and have visited Toronto several times. Sydney is by FAR the greater city. Toronto is an eyesore and is an underwhelming largest city for Canada.

[@nickwojcicki9623]

Love this video! As a Chicagoan, I've always wanted to visit a lot of these cities. Hope to make it out up north and down under one day!

[@urgeeked3977]

Fascinating video! Mind if you could do a ranking of the Canadian license plates from worst to best?

[@happyfriendshippal]

That would be a pretty short video no?

[@ahahamunge]

Polygondwanaland album in background. Nice touch. Nice taste.

[@terryvair4244]

Great video, Kyle!! I'd love to see more comparison videos, particularly US vs. others. You might also include political stability as a comparison category. Keep up the good work!!

[@conjonpo1896]

Great video! Love the Polygondwanaland vinyl too!

[@jimgreen5788]

Kyle, great video, as always. The question I have is how you decided that the climate of Australia is better than that of Canada. The reason is that it seems like it may have been determined that the former's is better than the latter's because it's warmer. However, that's a bit more subjective than objective from my point of view. There are millions of people who absolutely love winter, and all of the things one can do in that season, while others think the only only life worth mentioning is hanging out on the beach for your entire life, or getting roasted in the desert for the same amount of time.

[@anantpathak2899]

loolololol

[@Pain9682]

Spot on, I love snow and you just don't get much of that in Australia besides Tasmania. I'd choose Canada over Australia especially as the world is getting warmer.

[@GeographyKing]

I was considering Australia's greater variations with tropics, subtopics, desert, Mediterranean, and the moderate temperatures where most Australians live. All of Canada gets very cold in winter, except for coastal BC, and winters are quite long. There are certainly people who prefer the cold continental climate, but I think nost prefer moderate and warm temperatures. But it is definitely subjective.

[@terryomalley1974]

Agreed, plus Canada truly experiences all four seasons-- summer, winter, spring and fall-- whereas, with maybe a few exceptions, I don't think Australia really does.

[@dmike3507]

Given that humans mostly lived in extremely hot areas throughout the vast majority of our history like Africa & the Middle East, we've evolved to acclimate to warmer climates. So it's really not as subjective as you say.

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Nice job, bud. Enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to the next one.

[@William_McDowell]

I love the polygondwanaland cover in the back!!!! Great video

[@jag92949]

14:33 The Outback has some of the hottest weather on Earth. It’s up there with Death Valley and the Sahara Desert.

[@A.J.Valenti]

Comparison videos are great, eh? 🇨🇦 I love the video, mate. 🇦🇺 Can't wait to travel to both of these countries some day soon my dude 🇺🇲

[@MagicalBread]

My left ear really enjoyed this video

[@ibbzjoseph3841]

I'm from the UK lived in Australia for 2 years and 4 years in Canada. I loved Australia and Aussies but Canada is definitely the better place to live. Its much closer to the rest of the world, 4 beautiful and distinct seasons, amazing food and the nature is unbeatable. Australia has gorgeous coats but nothing but a desert in the middle and literally almost no people settled in the middle. Takes days and days to travel from one coast to the other with nothing but a desert and snakes in the middle. Canada has people settled all across and its so green and full of dense forests and beautiful scenery when you are driving from one place to another. Also, the beauty of the rockies at Banff National Park and Lake louise, as well as British Columbia and Vancouver Island can not be matched anywhere in the world. I hope I can live in Canada forever one day.

[@GrafEisen1]

Do Maryland vs Virginia! I'd love to duke it out with my DMV rivals

[@peterroberts4415]

While VA and MD are definitely bigger rivals, VA vs NC is a better comparision

[@RaeInTime]

Cool idea for a video!! Loved it👍 Really interesting😊

[@haiderimam4696]

Great video. In cities comparison, you have your own subjective point of view but I feel it’s harsh to say Montreal is better then Melbourne because Melbourne has been in top most liveable cities ranking top 5 for many years. So I will definitely give that point to Melbourne just because of liveability. Also for Sydney you mentioned that it doesn’t have good places of nature to go to as compared to Toronto whereas I heard opposite from some other reviews of the two cities. Also transport system in Sydney is much better then Toronto from what I have heard.

[@TuringPablo]

Oh I love this! Please please please use the same format to do: France vs. Germany, France vs. UK, Argentina vs. Brazil, Mexico vs. Brazil, Iran vs Iraq, Nigeria vs. Egypt, Spain vs. Italy vs. Portugal, and, why not, US vs China. Please!

[@passatboi]

OMG thanks for pronouncing Montreal correctly - with the O pronounced like Monday, monkey or come, not MAHNtreal like most Americans pronounce it. +1 point for you!

[@briancole1950]

Very interesting and entertaining video. Really enjoyed this one keep it up!

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you! I'll try to do just that

[@alexcooper7195]

I enjoyed this video and for the most part I thought your assessments were bang on. My only critique is narrowing down nature to a single national park for each country and beaches. What about mountains? Deserts? Fjords? Forests? Lakes? Grasslands? Canyons? You're doing a disservice to the natural beauty of all countries by considering it on such a narrow scale.

[@rickszabo4312]

Great Vid , Maybe you could of started a war between the Canucks and the Aussie's by comparing their beers to each others.

[@terryomalley1974]

We'd never go to war with each other, since we're the eldest twin sibling children of Mother England.

[@sexygeek8996]

I'd like to see the polar bear vs. the crocodile.

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

Great video comparing two great countries. I'm from Canada, but could easily be happy living in Australia as well. I've always imagined living in Perth . . . .

[@terryomalley1974]

Same for me, though I think I'd prefer Brisbane amongst the major Aussie cities. Perth looks great, but pretty isolated from the rest of the population.

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

@@terryomalley1974 The remoteness of Perth is precisely why I'd like to live there. Plus I've always had a fascination with the Indian Ocean. Brisbane seems to be a popular destination for a lot of people and would probably be too much for me. Cairns or Townsville are two other places I would consider as well. Not as remote as Perth but still a good distance from much of the rest of the country.

[@gytan2221]

@@JJJJ-gl2uf New Zealand is even more isolated

[@Cloudscoreee]

@@gytan2221auckland is closer to sydney, melbourne and brisbane than perth is

[@nolanbyrd254]

I lit up when you made the Chats reference at the end. I love that song

[@brucedenis71]

Full points for including a photo of the Littlest Hobo at the end.

[@samwill7259]

You could have just done the city comparisons. Everything I've learned about either country, especially Australia, is that they're both basically islands made up of cities with a huge sea of fuck all in the middle. Sand down under and snow up over.

[@terryomalley1974]

Canada isn't an island.

[@shredtildeath777]

@@terryomalley1974 He didn’t mean that literally

[@ianquan5948]

As someone who has lived in both Brisbane and Vancouver for 5+ years, I can say there is a clear winner between the two cities and it's not the one you picked

[@slam8756]

You’d rather live in van?

[@jamesbungert3155]

At some point Kyle you should at least try experiencing real winter, just to round out your credibility. And I'm not talking about New York or Chicago. That's not real winter. Nor is anything in the Pacific Northwest. (Did you know there are palm trees in Vancouver?) I'm talking about northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, the UP of Michigan, or colder parts of Canada, where it freezes solid for months at a time, and can stay below 0ºF for weeks at a time. It's really a different thing than most "warm climate" people assume it is. Sure, you can die without a jacket if you just go outside and sit there. But that's not what people do. We don't "like the cold" itself. It's about the awesome activities that are possible, and about staying warm despite the weather. Much to say about that. If you have friends in any of these areas I strongly recommend setting up a week or two trip in January or February to give it a good honest try and see what it's all about. Also, my two categories: Birthplace of Ice Hockey, and Kids in the Hall. Canada wins 2-0. :) Keep up the awesome vids!

[@dj-kq4fz]

The "Smoko" comment was gold! I'll assume you're a Chats fan!

[@GeographyKing]

That is correct.

[@pepintheshort7913]

For animals, Canada is on my bucket list because I want to see musk oxen before I die. Australia kind of scares me, mainly because I hate spiders.

[@jag92949]

You don’t want to see an adorable Sydney-funnel web spider. It’s so cute when it raises its front leg to show its large fangs secreting fatal venom.

[@donmackie6086]

Yayyyy Canada!! I'm from Vancouver. You're right, expensive and nasty traffic too! But it's beautiful. Great post, thanks! Note : I'd much rather encounter a large bear in the wilderness than a Huntsman spider in my bathroom. Australia can have their Jurassic Insect Park, I'll take my hockey, legal weed, and cold winters. Lol eh! 😉

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

Wow, thank you for going in detail. 2 of my favorite countries

[@jwrarmstrong]

Might be your best episode yet. Picking a nit about Ottawa though. It's the home of Shopify which is a pretty big company. Really interest fact about the thin ozone layer over Oceania. I wasn't aware of that.

[@drewharrington8233]

I loved the smoko reference at the end

[@Dicknugan764]

Very fun video concept. Keep it up! Would love to watch more.

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@bhg123ful]

Great video! I agree. Both countries are amazing and make sense as countries to move to if I were to ever leave the US. However I’m particularly partial to Australia. If one prefers both the classic California/Southwest US lifestyle and vibe but also like British vibe and influence - I think one would be more drawn to Australia. Sydney is one my favorite cities in the planet. I typically judge and prefer big cities masse on the nature and outdoors close by - and with the beaches, harbor, national parks and unique fauna in and around Sydney - totally my city! I was in Australia for three weeks back in 2015, and am aiming to back in 2024. Next year I’m planning on doing a road trip up to the PAC-NW from SoCal and plan going over the border to Vancouver.

[@davidmarshall718]

I grew up in Vancouver in the 60s and 70s. The 1980s were Vancouver's golden era, it has gone downhill since...........

[@Richardsononone]

18:18 - So let me set the scene It's 2 in the afternoon and 34 degrees The Queensland harsh summer heat Had me sweating buckets all up and down my street It was there I spotted the bloke Perched atop of his milk crate throne He eyed me off as I approached Then he said I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone The Chats - i'm on Smoko another great vid viewed, from here in the UK

[@thefareplayer2254]

POLYGONDWANALAND!!!!! I am so happy that you've dabbled in the Gizzverse!!!

[@lachlangeleit5677]

Hey Kyle! Nice Polygondwanaland album, nice touch to us down here in Aus! 🇦🇺 Love the videos

[@MHep-qy9yv]

Sick Chats reference at the end there!

[@peterho3299]

Great vid. Please consider doing one on New Zealand - alone or as a 2 country comparison like this one.

[@aaronhow3932]

I'm Canadian but also heard great things about Australia and would love to visit it one day! 😀

[@gerryglaser1521]

It can not be argued the Great Barrier Reef is statistically the single most significant natural feature on the planet, excepting perhaps the Grand Canyon. I feel the need to inform after a boring 2 hour high speed boat trip there and 2 hours back to be an underwater, underwhelming disappointing experience. Stay home and visit the Canadian Rockies any day! Kyle, this is the kind of stuff why I love this channel.

[@gracedagostino5231]

Spot on! I live in Los Angeles, and have never been to the Great Barrier Reef, but some family members, and friends have. They had the same reaction as you, and certainty wouldn't make another trip to see it. I think the Grand Canyon and Canadian Rockies are more awe inspiring.

[@DrunkenMickk]

I have been to the Great Barrier Reef and it is not unique. Other barrier reefs exist off Belize, even Florida. It is beautiful, it is the biggest, but not as unique as portrayed. Just like the Canadian Rockies are not unique either. Worldwide there are bleached coral reefs and unbleached and the difference underwater in both are huge. I wonder if you went to a bleached part... No clownfishes in the Atlantic though...

[@JL-yl8gd]

Around 4:38 while talking about health God bless you for the picture of TPB Ricky!

[@Hintonbro.]

Ottawa took it on the chin there… but our public transit rightly deserves the Geography King’s shaming !!

[@ronryan7398]

I don't know about the weather comparison. Yes, the winters can be brutal in Canada, but the heat in Austrailia can be equally as brutal. I like having 4 seasons. Also summers in much of Canada is wonderful. Both countries are gigantic so you'll get some climate variations but Canada's is much more diverse.

[@stevewilson5292]

In Canada I often hear that term "our American cousins" but after being in Australia , the term "cousin" really applies to the Aussies. Just about everywhere you go they've got streets named "Victoria", "Adelaide", and "Wellington", just like here in the Senior Dominion. I like that they don't have that French-English thing going on and that they seem to grow their own fruits and vegetables. Here in Canada, it's a geography lesson every time you visit the fruits and vegetable session of the supermarket.

[@frisbeepilot]

I was thinking about this recently -- how to address the US in terms of familial relations. I wouldn't necessarily call them our cousins, either... hmm... how about, the US is our somewhat rebellious half-brother? We don't always see eye-to-eye on things, but we usually have each other's back on the big stuff.

[@DefensisIndus]

​@@frisbeepilotI like that 😂 as an American, I think it's in our nature to not want to be like the other guys 😈😂

[@yodasshagshack5299]

i appreciate the correct pronunciation of australia's cities

[@maxmarsh9938]

I don’t think the number of Fortune 500 companies should be factored into which country is better

[@dougm3037]

Corporate head offices count was a very strange criteria IMO. I'd also take exception to Canada getting the nod re health when you say we have a higher life expoectancy than Canada. Btw it's also a fact that more people die from extreme cold rather than extreme heat. At least you acknowledged that our health system in Oz is better.

[@Aymcana]

@@dougm3037 Corporate headquarters show how developed and strong the country's economy is at the global stage.

[@thevannmann]

@@Aymcana No it doesn't. It shows how greedy some corporations can get.

[@Aymcana]

@@thevannmann Every company in the world in greedy. Just some companies can innovate and lead the industry and others are trailing behind dreaming to do the same.

[@theeclecticlifewithsam]

Great analysis. No mention of Kylie Minogue or Alanis Morrisette? 😋 I've only heard good things about both places.

[@nickzz12]

You should do this for states. But trim it down a bit so you can produce them more easily

[@MrShaclakclak]

Two points for the King Gizzard album!!!

[@JL-yl8gd]

Australia had one of the most draconian Covid responses. I don’t see how that makes it the best…

[@GeographyKing]

Low death rate is way more important. Countries that had few restrictions saw higher death rates and their economies suffered anyway.

[@JL-yl8gd]

Goodbye channel

[@e020443]

@@GeographyKing How about Sweden? Their economy and school systems had much (much) less damage.

[@QPRTokyo]

Thank you . You did a lot of work. You were very fair. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Christo_glenn]

Born and raised in Canada. I moved to Australia 7 years ago and I honestly fell in love this place. Don't get me wrong, I love Canada still, but I feel like Canada has become too Americanised.

[@terryomalley1974]

I see that you've even adopted the Aussie style of spelling, "Americanised" vs the Canadian "Americanized", lol.

[@jamesstuart3346]

I have lived in both countries and I never realised how much Canada borrowed from the US until I left

[@MidnightsDeluxe]

if NZ was part of Australia it would've been nice to see Edmonton vs Auckland compared

[@sexygeek8996]

Canada would lose again in the weather category. Even the five Canadian cities mentioned in the video would beat Edmonton.

[@johnbubbajohnson5630]

Cool video and thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

[@stillmalibudrew]

This video was great to watch on smoko

[@girthbloodstool339]

Beaches, but no skiing category? That's a bias there.

[@jeffgerndt2813]

Another excellent segment.

[@martharunstheworld]

You forgot one.....hockey vs Australian football. Hockey still rules.

[@williamtheophilus9232]

Wow that's awesome I must say, 😊

[@colinmarr626]

Canadian Hockey vs. Australian Rugby would be the comparison

[@williamtheophilus9232]

We can still share content numbers if you don't understand Gmail suff. 🤗

[@douglasbiggs1009]

Very excited to see Ricky from TPB on the scoreboard

[@ELMS]

Boy, Kyle, that was really well done! 🇨🇦 🇦🇺

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@Declan398]

Overall this is an excellent analysis. Canada is such a wonderful country. However you missed wildly on health.

[@killercaos123]

As someone from Cascadia, Vancouver is practically a brother. I know which one I would choose

[@thomas316]

I've lived in both and preferred Australia just because they climate is so much more hospitable. ☀️⛱️ Canada is beautiful, well worth a visit, but winters are hard. 🥶🌨️ Or maybe I'm just soft! 😉

[@josephmenna3985]

That geographer cone snail oughtta be your mascot🤣

[@n0lanv0id]

Awesome video- loved the use of Wilfred to rep Oz