Top 10 Countries by Military Spending EXPLAINED... (WW1 & WW2)

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[@tobenweston1687]

I think New Zealand popping up for that little bit of time is amazing and definitely deserves an honourable mention

[@RAZORBACK_BELIEVER]

New Zealand isnt a country though. It doesn’t even exist.

[@Roblox_mrtomas]

And what about San marino?

[@luanfonseca5179]

brazil popping up constantly and czechslovakia staying there pretty much from early to almost mid cold war was fun to watch.

[@man.2106]

I love how he calls Nationalist China when they show up in 1932 "Democratic China" completely forgetting it never claimed and was never even close to a democracy lol

[@treedai7787]

at the time, yeah it wasn't democratic until like 1991 and they got completely destroyed by the Communists

[@foolishgamer99]

the way I see it, at least it wasnt the communists at the time

[@GabrielKitignaTessouat]

Yeah, Kuomintang was not very democratic, no.

[@misutatomasu]

So like Congo, and North Korea? They're both called Democratic but both are the exact opposite.

[@lindajamieson5717]

I can’t believe how Australia my country was on the list I don’t think they were included in any wars including world War three

[@philippan9252]

Drew the war of 1877-1878 was between the Russians, Bulgarians (rebels) and ottomans. And the picture you showed was the Bulgarian rebels and not the Russians

[@its_dey_mate]

Thank you, was just going to write this. Also I feel like the Opulchenie (the volunteer Bulgarian army) should be left like that, no need to be translated, considering it became a symbol and a legend later.

[@philippan9252]

@@its_dey_mate i know

[@POH341]

Nice pfp

[@splinte111]

it's crazy that the US alone outspends the 9 other biggest spenders combined by about $31b.

[@GGGG-jn7ib]

not anymore, china is ramping there military spending by alot before 2030 its going to pass us

[@splinte111]

@@GGGG-jn7ib according to 2023 data their military spending is around $230b which accounts for about 1.7% of their GDP. For context The US is currently spending $760b on their military which is 2.8% of the US total GDP. So China would have to 3.3x their spending of their GDP or grow their GDP by 3.3x in the next 6.5 years, which seems unlikely since their GDP growth has stagnated around 8% growth pr year for the last 50 years. The US would ofcourse pickup on a 3.3x in spending in 6.5 years and respond in kind by increasing their spending aswell, like they did during the cold war.

[@user-rl8hf8kt1r]

​@@splinte111 the US currept pro componies policies are the thing causing high price for maintaining there mialetery ......if China or India had 800b on deffense there mialetery would be much stronger than the US

[@firdaus99031]

Yes, US's military spending is really inefficient

[@user-rl8hf8kt1r]

@@firdaus99031 all they do is pumping tax money into greedy componies packets

[@pat9353]

7:51 that’s wild considering Canada only had a population of 10 mil at the time. For reference Italy was at 45 mil in 1945.

[@RankingCharts]

Thank you for this insightful video, Drew!

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Drew is the only person that would make a whole video on this. Great Job🎉🎉🎉

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facts

[@AltraHapi]

The creator of the video would also make a whole video on this...

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[@Murdn]

Facts

[@RubberToeYT]

Very interesting vid with great drew commentary as always

[@ninlog]

12:33 nothing happened in China in the 80's. Nothing happened, Drew

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

I will truly never fathom the success of France and the United Kingdom in “ruling the world” with a combined population of 120 million. China and India make up 40% of the world, the USA have 350 million people etc. People always mention race but I am convinced it’s geography and climate; there are no devastating natural disasters, and the wildlife isn’t anywhere near as dangerous as other places Additionally, what concerns me is the factor that they both potentially became so powerful because of conflict with eachother; it forces you to adapt in order to reign supreme, and it’s depressing to think humanity requires a war in order to progress It’s even stranger when you look at Mongolia. 2nd largest empire in history with a population smaller than almost every one of our states. Turns out, most of Mongolia is within China, called “Inner Mongolia”. This is probably due to sinicization

[@anubratabit3027]

Inner Mongolia is a separate country by the name of Mongolia. The Mongolia which is within China is known as Outer Mongolia. People over there are still ethnically & cultural Mongol.

[@riderchallenge4250]

@@anubratabit3027 you said it opposite

[@Memeking_Bob]

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[@ashtub2866]

Those are the current populations, in the early 1900s, these countries would've had a much lower population. Also, I believe it's likely that the UK formed the largest empire in history due to being on an island, this meant that in order to travel beyond the island, they had to develop naval technology. This naval technology allowed them to travel far distances much more easily, allowing for trade and invasions.

[@Gohka]

Populations were a lot smaller in the late 19th century and early 20th. I mean the population of the whole world in 1900 was just 1.7 billion. The main reason us Brits and the French got most of that land despite them having, in some cases easily 10x our population was because we had guns and they didn't when we first arrived. It perpetuated because we at the time just had the most money and the best military tech. I'm sure there were probably more things at play but those I would imagine were the main reasons we held on to all that land for as long as we did.

[@jaskaransidhu5120]

Crazy how UK and France were in the top 5 the entire time until the last decade

[@Lifeless-jk1ez]

The clap that Drew did after the video ended was amazing.

[@the3bigindians]

Nice video!

[@thefireskull3935]

The battle in 1:49 happened in 1877 Ottoman Empire(Today Bulgaria), Shipka. The people in the picture are Bulgarians (The ones throwing the rocks) and the ottomans.

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[@ReefzYT]

Shoutout New Zealand again @8:22 Edit: Poland were in the top 10 from about the end of WWII until ‘79. How interesting is that?

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[@sergeantrose]

this is an entire video? what determination!!!

[@jacobcoolman8691]

Has anyone mentioned the fact that Kuwait had more military spending than china? For a little

[@Dave0439]

14:00 is the reichtangle looking at drew or me... i also wonder what it is planning

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[@Subsandsoda]

Also keep in mind purchasing power parity. A million dollars in the US isn't the same as a million dollars in Russia or China

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Purchasing power parity is not relevant. This is what every country spends in their local currency CONVERTED to US dollars

[@patrickstar5136]

​@@wisemankugelmemicus1701but contries with lower salaries and production cost can spend less money to get the same number of soliders and equipment than a contry with higher costs.

[@Herr_Damit]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 A Euro, for example, has different value, depending on the country you are in, as the price for food and stuff is different. Without knowing how they came to their numbers, it's good to have it in the back of ones head, at least.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@patrickstar5136 Yeah and that equipment is garbage see: Russia

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@Herr_Damit I know what purchasing power is, its still irrelevant

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[@Birdastix]

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[@Macius_everyday_normal_guy]

Its sad to see russians spending polish money on military to this extent between 50s to 80s considering some of the cities had around 80% of the infrastructure destroyed after the ww2. Some of the cities were declared strongholds (for example the city i live in - Wroclaw) and they didnt surrender even after the taking of Berlin which only amplified the damage.

[@AnAngloGuy]

Quick Fact: As of 2022-2023 Germany has been mass spending on their military sectors.

[@Memeking_Bob]

No no germany coming back?💀

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@Memeking_Bobyeah and guess what else Their tanks already have balkenkruezes on them cuz they're in Ukraine- fighting Russia

[@Memeking_Bob]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 let me guess? ...some dude from Austria, is in charge?.....

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@Memeking_Bob Nope. Olaf Scholz is from Saxony. The Ukrainians just DID that.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Well they have been trying to, it has not been going all that well.

[@butchbishop1973]

Ireland popped up for 2 seconds ireland is amazing 🎉

[@butchbishop1973]

Bad brits better not comment on this

[@ciaranReal]

Get colonised 🇬🇧

[@cabbageplays6710]

Interesting video, i was surprised UK was second in spending in the early 2000's. I thought we would have been about 5th at that point. But i guess it just goes to show throughout the whole video, spending does not equal victory. Need to spend wisely.

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As a Canadian just seeing us on the list is excellenting

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The Americans would take first and second place lol

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Another day of asking Drew to put up the Guernsey flag

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Drew you should play a traditional song from the glorious nation of Romania with your ukulele

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North korea has the same gdp as Los Angeles

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[@evilmurlock]

12:30 Now I understand why those two nations were the only two supoerworers. Damm they so far ahead

[@SonicBlueTyphoon]

That is how the USA won! They forced the soviets to spend so much of their economy on military that their own civilian economy crumbled! The USA has money to spend when it needs to, pretty much no other country does. 300 BILLION a year… think about how hard it is for ANY country to spend that much on just military… what do you have left after that, after spending hundreds of bullions for 30-40 years!

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[@jxstnxddl1802]

There is also an similiar video which is longer (i think from the 1500 untill 2023) but when sth mayor happened they told the audience….but i also think it wasn‘t military spending but sth with military

[@falconsnake3124]

Drew, do you know the drama with Poland’s Eurovision contender?

[@ram-is-herexd7930]

This video really shows you how during most of the second half of the 20th century their would be 2 global superpowers left on the World stage, and how that would change after 1989-1991 with the USSR's collapse ushering in a new age where there is only one sole superpower left on Earth (that superpower being the USA). Also the USA is an absolute money generator, as throughout almost all the wars they fought in they were able to through as much money as they wanted until said war was over, the US economy is just that powerful I guess.

[@SonicBlueTyphoon]

When the USA wants to fight, they fight! Their economy switches from consumer to military and pumps out so much military… like you said it’s insane!

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Yarp. It is why they can spend so much. Unfortunately they then let Europe buoy on their success. Although it should be noted that the Americans have not fought a conventional ground war since Desert Storm (1991).

[@ram-is-herexd7930]

@@johnnotrealname8168 they are still fighting in other places (and spending money), also the reason the US economy is so powerful is mostly a geographical thing but it's a bit too complicated for me to explain I a comment's replies.

[@bjorn301]

A more interesting list would be who spends the least but still has a good defence

[@metalhead6783]

My guess would be that Finland would be pretty high in that list. I'm pretty sure they don't spend that much on miltary. But they're defence is still quite strong.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@metalhead6783 That depends on how long-term their defence is. French military spending is rather light but they have a solid military because their provisioning and the rest is so long-term.

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[@jonnyboi480]

canada and australia where not in the comenwelth in ww2 because canada gained independence in 1867 and australia in 1901

[@charluu1929]

I like how Myanmar shows up and beat some countries in Military Spending and leaves

[@thevenusdvenus7274]

drew can you create a gaming channel (except countryball games)?

[@pedromenchik1961]

Brazil just pops up to say hello every now and then

[@noldific]

12:51 "oh, Canada is now being Canada"

[@ScP-049-01]

In 1939 the Luftwaffes yearly funding was hugher than the while yearly funding of the polish army

[@rbrd_clan5944]

imagine if the British colonies counted for UK as well

[@billyr2904]

The rising sun flag, is the flag of the Japanese navy and not the national flag of the Japanese empire, the flag of the Japanese empire is exactly the same as the current national flag of Japan. Infact Japan has never changed their flag in a significant way. The only change was a very minor (shade of red). This is a misconception about what the national flag of Japan was during WWII.

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Costa Rican flag created by France, Austria-Hungary, and Russian Empire at 5:38. Thai flag created by No-No Germany, USA, and UK at 8:18

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6:35 no, it’s in USD like you said

[@gabriellandaverde6219]

“What happened in china during the 80s” Hmmmmm

[@drewnerison2331]

In the last 3 years another 100+ billion was added I assume because of space force

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Nice

[@plokoon3162]

Day 2 of asking Drew to put up the Flag of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as well mongol throat singing in the background of his videos.

[@lawden210]

7:06 Nationalist China, not necessarily democratic

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[@johnnotrealname8168]

Back Again?

[@MrVisualHigh]

I find it funny that you call them WW1 and WW2 despite it being quicker and easier the say World War 1 and World War 2 XD

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Drew is awesome! Like myself John Wayne…

[@BirneAsche]

6:31 Sometimes I cry when watching KZbin. I mean he can't be serious he just can't 💀

[@Panzer_Toaster]

im waiting for the vatican ball plush

[@CMTeasy]

Petition for Drew to hang the Kingdom of Greece flag (Day 1)

[@Britishadow]

UK never left the list!

[@user-jk8bn4dp4j]

i know you probably have the NeXT wave of contrary ball plushies already chosen but 1 day plz make a Holy roman empire pushy with a zipper on the bake that when you open it a bunch of mincer counts /countries pour out day 2 of asking

[@arushsplaygrounds5883]

Never been quicker

[@Brwnchay]

The fact he said Italy went on war with Ethiopia before the 1900..😅

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

This was like watching a horse race commentator but for history nerds.

[@justforfun9780]

Interesting

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[@LordZeus9313]

12:32 Nothing happened in China in the 1980s on a certain sqaure.

[@noemileon9073]

Wait did you talk about Argentina and Australia?

[@duddle21]

Can we just apresiate the thumbnail

[@ThorinWolf]

12:34 They invaded Vietnam. Unsuccessfully.

[@Murdn]

The US military spending is INSANE! Wonder how this will change over the next decade?

[@duitk]

With Russias invasion or Ukraine and the Rise of China US spending will only increase, China is the most formidable rival since the USSR.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

In comparison to their Gross Domestic Product it is not although is still high.

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Neat

[@Stella-hr5mk]

I got a. Theory America might have empire in the future

[@jonnyboi480]

and new zealand around 1901 aswell

[@CrazyInWeston]

Reason why US spending is so high is because there is no regulation. See in all other countries, companies have to bid on how cheap the contracts are to make a product. Thats then how they get the contract to supply a product. This doesnt happen in the US. The same is said on healthcare, there is no regulation, companies can charge what they like instead of bidding for how cheap they can make it. Theres no regulation over prices. I saw a vid once, they needed a part for a military vehicle of which the company charged the US military $20000 for but you can get the exact same part as a normal US citizen for like 100 bucks. Again no regulation to keep prices down, so companies will waaay overcharge the US military and the same with medical care vs insurance companies cos nothing is capped/regulated!

[@4deemi]

ah yes, the kingdom of Razil was in 10 place on 1870, i knew that as i am a razilian.

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[@magnusbrasz1261]

i found this for china in the 80's on google The 1980s saw a surge in intellectual material as the country emerged from the conformity of the Cultural Revolution; the time period between 1982 and 1989 saw freedom of the press like never before, and has since then never been seen again. Two prominent schools of thought emerged.

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[@sottish_scott]

Good

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[@jonnyboi480]

as a canadian it is so triggering to see him say canada is not independent yet in 1960

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do research

[@destadhouder3689]

1877-The Netherlands pops up.........1873-1913 The Aceh War between the Netherlands and the Sultanata of Aceh⚔