What are the two LEAST similar countries in the world?

[@guantou2520]

In one aspect they are quite similar; ie immigration. Both are extremely low, Niger no-one wants to move there, Japan no-one is allowed to move there.

[@extazy9944]

well for japan it will become a problem if they will still let so few people in

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@extazy9944 No, it wont. their population will decrease. stabilize. and eventually stay roughly the same.,Poverty or more space and cheaper living will increase birthrates. those "country will have population by 2065" thing only include current growth with very minimal change for dozens of years. which countries wont have. thats why they are almost always wrong on the longer term. If Japans economy stays good while decreasing., more people will have more childeren. If their economy collapses and they have their "great depression" once they recover the population will pick up again. No need to change the culture by adding mass immigration. A countries people are responsible for itself.

[@svbahs6091]

PewDiePie moved to Japan

[@extazy9944]

@@RK-cj4oc bro those people will all be old

[@frederik2220]

@@svbahs6091 it's probably much easier to be allowed to move there if you can show a nice fat bank account to prove that you won't be a burden on society.

[@Monatio79]

So what did I learn from this interesting video ? Put a Japanese person in Niger, and he'd be shocked by the lack of general infrastructure, sanitation and daily convenience, resulting in a heart attack. Drop a Nigerien into central Tokyo, and he'd be shocked by the futuristic looking vending machines on every street corner, resulting in a heart attack.

[@edennorthyt8702]

Niger and Nigeria are different country

[@tylerkostich6203]

@@edennorthyt8702 He said Nigerien, as in person from Niger, not to be confused with Nigerian, person from Nigeria.

[@Monatio79]

@@tylerkostich6203 Indeed I did. I know the difference between a Nigerian and a Nigerien but apparently some people don't ;)

[@BrazilianImperialist]

@@Monatio79 You don't

[@christiankandler6266]

@@edennorthyt8702 should he say niger of what

[@lemmegetuhh8999]

It would be interesting to see which two bordering countries are the most different

[@mk_57]

Well, my nominee pair: Dominican Republic and Haiti

[@Bozebo]

Ooh that's a good one. Singapore Malaysia, Norway Russia, ehm France Brazil, ZA Zimbabwe, NK SK... (that last one answers it and makes it boring though) Something that's interesting is often a large country will have more places within that are very different than the average will be compared to neighbouring countries.

[@tonyrobloxian]

@@Bozebo i think that NK and SK is just far different from each other, the rest isnt different much. even norway and russia is just a little bit apart about he happiness index

[@k1kon145]

@@Bozebo singapore and malaysia- not so much, because the people are the same ethnically and speak malay (and english)

[@blogdesign7126]

North Korea and China?

[@raymondgough6070]

When I clicked on this video I was skeptical that this question could even be answered. But you did a amazing job with a solid argument. Great video

[@alejocollao]

This comparison was really interesting, please do more videos like this

[@rajanranjitmistry]

I agree! @geographybible Special request - please do neighbouring countries that are least similar.

[@supermonk3y07]

@@rajanranjitmistry North and South Korea Israel and Palestine Until 30-50 yrs ago UK & Ireland (Ireland was very poor and Catholic, now its more like the UK and irreligious) USA & Mexico (but though paradoxically, they're different on the surface level, they are so similar in many ways when you think about it)

[@supermonk3y07]

@@rajanranjitmistry probably also China and Mongolia if you look at aspects such as Population density and total population China and Tibet if Tibet was still a country China and India (Religion is important in India while not so much in China) China and Burma China and Laos China and Pakistan China and the Stan countries

[@ptero]

I think it's New Zealand and Afghanistan Geography: One is temperate archipelago in the southern Hemisphere with very distinct characteristics, other is dry, landlocked highlands region with vague borders that don't match the geography Notable demographic differences: 1) Population Pyramids 2) Education/Urbanization rate 3) New Zealand has one dominant ethnic group, while Afghanistan is very divided by ethic groups 5) They're also very different by culture traditions Politics: One is one of the most democratic, prosperous, peaceful, developed countries, while the Afghanistan is in the civil war, with no to little developed social institutions, and the Taliban is pretty authoritarian to say the least, and the country generally counts the worst in suck things like GDP or human development index History: Afghanistan is ancient historic region with old records and ancestry. Afghanistan was never actually "Colonized", although it's borders were defined by regional powers. While the New Zealand is fairly new country, which was settled by English colonizers as some kind of frontier, and never actually been to any war or political instability

[@jeffjones114]

but they are both mountainous, also their people are both Caucasians, furthermore their languages are from the same family

[@idek28]

new zealand is a very ethnically diverse country with many people from asia, the pacific, and europe. Also, afghanistan has lots of mountainous regions like new zealand.

[@davidz3879]

@@jeffjones114 None of Afghanistan's languages are anywhere near English, which is a Germanic language.

[@KoiBoyAndFropsiFan]

Many of Afghanistans languages are Proto Indo European languages which are in fact stil, related, albeit distantly. The languages of Niger and Japanese are totally unrelated in all senses@@davidz3879

[@LeprosySnail]

@@davidz3879 English, Dari and Pashto are all from the Indo-European language family.

[@axcoolv19]

Loved all the points that were made here. The conclusion is very reasonable and I fully agree now. Before this video I would've thought that the two least similar countries would be North and South Korea but this makes WAY more sense!

[@Nutty151]

Only different politically and economically. North and South Korea have the same racial and ethnic groups, same language, many similar traditions, etc. They were the same country in the past after all.

[@axcoolv19]

@@Nutty151 That is absolutely correct, those are the types of things I didn't think about when forming my initial opinion

[@lowkeyvels3430]

1. Japan/Niger 2. Qatar/DRC 3. Canada/Burundi 4. Switzerland/Somalia 5. Iceland/Ethiopia

[@madjames1134]

Both Switzerland and Somalia have pride in their will to fight and have no ethical questions when doing business. Canada and Burundi both have French as a second most spoken language (the most spoken language is English in Canada and Kirundi in Burundi).

[@RK-cj4oc]

Qatar and DRC both have noticable populations of muslims and natural resources. Both colonized,

[@abhimankher8594]

south korea / north korea have nothing in common in terms of country building

[@artman12]

Qatar and DRC are rich in natural resources. Canada’s and Burundi’s histories are defined by the conflict and compromise between the two major ethnic groups- English/French-Canadians and Hutus/Tutsis. Iceland and Ethiopia are very mountainous and they control an essential resource for their more powerful neighbors, causing conflict. Ethiopia controls Nile river water which flows to Egypt and Iceland had cod wars with the UK.

[@rizkifauzi7048]

@@RK-cj4oc DRC majority is Christian tho

[@lisandrochocobar6930]

We should mix these two countries' entire populations in one territory to see what they can do together

[@AK-fh4qq]

No thanks, You and your whole family can mix with niger and move to their country.

[@bowser3017]

Population stagnation

[@hexak1ll562]

Probably gonna segregate themselves

[@BrazilianImperialist]

Civil war

[@bowser3017]

more anime with black people

[@Yoshi-King15]

Burkina Faso and Canada United States and North Korea Eritrea and Norway are 3 I can think of from the top of my head. Switzerland and Somalia

[@rtemper]

Burkina Faso and Canada both speak French

[@Monatio79]

If, according to legend, Kim Jong Il invented the cheeseburger then North Korea and the US have something in common.

[@aymanhasan-2991]

NK kills 0 Foreigners USA kills thousands of Foreigners

[@mathlover4994]

@@rtemper Quebec you mean

[@michaeljoby5244]

I disagree Niger was colonised by France for decades but Japan was never invaded so it’s does matter

[@chrollophile]

but isn't that also what make them so different? one was a colonized country and the other was the colonizer.

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

That makes them even more different, proving the Creator's point.

[@BrazilianImperialist]

No, it doesn't matter, plus Japan was destroyed in ww2

[@binyominsilverman1592]

We Americans occupied Japan for nearly 7 years. This after sinking virtually the entire IJN, firebombing every city to rubble (except: Osaka (spared due to cultural importance), Kokura, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and other cities planned for nuclear attacks), nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki, invaded the Japanese Island of Okinawa, and following the surrender aboard BB-63 USS Missouri, soft invasion of Japan's mainland.

[@supermonk3y07]

Well even though you got the two most different countries, both Japan and Niger still share a lot of similarities. Both have very low immigration rates, both countries are homogenous, both countries have severe, harsh punishments for crimes

[@carljohnson4320]

Niger is homogenous? There are plenty of different peoples of Niger. Fula, Hausa, Yoruba, Kanuri, Ijaw, theres tons

[@supermonk3y07]

@@carljohnson4320 oh sorry I forgot about the different ethnicities in even single African countries.

[@supermonk3y07]

@@carljohnson4320 are the Fula, Housa and Yoruba different on a cultural and linguistic level or are they also different on a genetic level? I know there is A LOT of genetic diversity in Africa, so much so that even two ethnicities in Africa can be more different from each other than a Portuguese man is to a Han Chinese man. And this is if I exclude Northern African countries and South Africa.

[@kagekevin47]

@@supermonk3y07 language and culture yes, most Hausa and Fula are Muslims. And I do not think there is a genetic difference in the tribes but Hausa and Fulani are known for being nomads so should have diff genetics

[@YesaAdah]

LOLLLLLLL you're probably one of the people who think Africans are all the same ethnicity

[@Lawfair]

French is the official language of Niger, but it is almost entirely spoken as a second language. It is also only the third most widely spoken language. Niger has about a dozen distinct cultural groups speaking as many as 32 languages, Japan is (excepting Iceland) the world only and certainly largest monocultural state, with one ethno-cultural group and one language.

[@giantandomniscientlevitati8969]

portugal?

[@Lawfair]

@@giantandomniscientlevitati8969 Portugal is a third the size of Japan, and has a twelfth of the population. They also have multiple additional cultural influences such as Arab and Spanish. But that was a good suggestion.

[@ciyrainshgaming507]

There is the aniu language

[@gabingston3430]

@@ciyrainshgaming507 Which is nearly extinct if I recall correctly.

[@qsita]

Haiti and the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 They share the same island but that’s about all they have in common. Please do a comparative analysis of them 😊

[@imjody]

New subscriber after this and one of your other videos!! Now you have me questioning something you may be interested in looking into, possibly? How has internet connectivity in a country affected its religious views ratios over the past 20 or so years? If enough data is present, and enough countries are compared, this could be really neat if it goes the way I think it may.

[@GeographyNuts]

I thought it would be Finland and Niger as the lifestyle, opportunity, economy, culture, population and location are so different. Your choice works too, but the villages of J***n may not be that dissimilar.

[@Absolutedominator123]

why did you censor japan

[@user-ge5ew1cw3r]

@@Absolutedominator123 not a man of culture, i see

[@GeographyNuts]

@@Absolutedominator123 Didn't want to give away the answer in the comment. I only mention Niger as it was my opinion. Nothing against Japan, love the county.

[@gabingston3430]

@@GeographyNuts People would still be able to figure it out, as far as I'm aware there's only one country that starts with a J, ends with an N and has five letters.

[@gavini1738]

I might’ve gone for Luxembourg and Bangladesh but this works too

[@pawsindmeinlieblingsfach3518]

both are extremely densely populated

[@abhisekdas435]

@@pawsindmeinlieblingsfach3518 yes also city states are always different anyway... Bangladesh vs Russia can happen though

[@supermonk3y07]

Me too

[@supermonk3y07]

@@abhisekdas435 em yeah maybe but Russia is poor, sexist, racist, and exophobic too but just probably Bangladesh is way more poor. In population density Russia and Bangladesh are waaaay different though.

[@adityamanthri9167]

Both speak an Indo-European language

[@prim16]

Great video. One minor mistake though, maybe a bit pedantic. You were talking about the average ages, whereas your source indicated medians. Mean and median are very different metrics

[@adiherenow]

Switzerland and Bangladesh

[@rolandschmidt3432]

Don't underestimate Bangladesh! They have an enormous economic development, important industries, a railroad network and a birthrate at replacement level. Schools are usual, and mass transit in the capital is under construction.

[@tasnim569]

@@rolandschmidt3432 PROUD BENGALI!!!! (coming from a realer point, yeah you are true, the capital (dhaka) has MANY and i mean MANY skyscraper projects and transit projects in planning, and our economy is growing by about 10% every year. we already surpassed india in gdp per capita)

[@alexresse4586]

@@tasnim569 That was in 2020, India's GDP per Capita is still higher than Bangladesh at $2568, the latter one being $2498, so not much difference. But when we talk about GDP per Capita (PPP), India is far ahead at $6800 while Bangladesh is at $5300. Moreover, GDP per Capita doesn't reflect the whole picture of the economy. For Ex. Liechtenstein is the richest country on planet in terms of GDP per Capita, nearly double that of the USA, but we all know who's the most influential and powerful among both of them. It's needless to say that only GDP per Capita shows how developed a country is, period.

[@icebird8575]

@@alexresse4586 NOOOOOO not the cringey “period”!

[@alexresse4586]

@@icebird8575 Lmaooo sorry mate 😂

[@sandrajones8245]

Interesting I thought of Denmark and the Western Sahara, but you mentioned population which I think these two are quite similar, everything else though matches up.

[@nizarelayachi9518]

I guess they don't teach you in Denmark that western Sahara is not a country 😑😒

[@giviko1709]

Western Sahara isn't recognized by many countries, hence it is a very controversial country to talk about, he probably would avoid controversy of such a manner

[@alikj3322]

@@giviko1709 it’s not a country, only visiting it will make you realize that it’s completely similar to Northern Morocco and its people identify as Moroccan

[@XY2Moroccoball]

@@giviko1709 Cities like Laayoune, Smara, Dakhla, Lagouira are all fully controlled by the government, so Western Sahara is moroccan

[@giviko1709]

@@XY2Moroccoball Your comment is proving my point mate, many people do not recognize it as a different country and the entire comment section of a video showing West Sahara as a country would just be people like you explaining how it's not. It also has some land it controls that Moroccans don't, but mostly useless landlocked desert that can't be used for anything remotely useful.

[@mmm1113]

I didn’t know you were Welsh until I heard you say years. Great video

[@thephoenix3155]

Hi Sam, Can you make a video comparing Japan and Albania because they are opposites of each other and it would be fun to make a video about? 😊

[@ethanbailey1760]

Another way to find two very different countries is by looking at the Democracy Index done by the EIU, on top this year was Norway, on the bottom is Afghanistan… Wonder if there’s two more different countries than that?

[@davidz3879]

But they're both mountainous.

[@mappingshaman5280]

Before watching the video I would say Switzerland and North Korea. One is a european capitalist democracy home to wealthy bankers known for making chocolate and being extremely neutral, and one is an Asian communist dictatorship full of poor people that wants to take over south korea and is known for making guns and nuclear weapons

[@Zodamay]

Nestlé is equal to or worse than the North Korean government

[@reylax6]

Only thing i managed to remember is Archapelago is his favorite word

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

As a 16 Year old, i'm glad that i'm older than the Average Person in at least ONE Country.

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

I'm 17 now!

[@verdi8325]

Burundi vs Iceland

[@mysteriousDSF]

I have a great idea I need a geography yter to make a video on the different regions and characteristics within the Sahara desert. It has many different types of landscapes etc.

[@Cramped13]

In my opinion it’s Singapore and North Korea Singapore is rich, happy, fun, free, peaceful, healthy, safe, North Korea is the exact opposite in everything

[@CountingStars333]

Rich dictatorship, poor dictatorship

[@nicholasharvey1232]

This video could have indeed been called, "What is the biggest possible culture shock?"

[@sorelespoir4639]

The population status for Cameroon is not correct about 28,000,000 other than the 24,000,000 show in the video. But I do love the video very much 👍👍👍👍

[@nathanwu6296]

Maybe that's just how fast its growing- 4 million increase in a few hours

[@aigenerated6786]

@@nathanwu6296 it is already 1 billion now

[@chefnyc]

Maybe it is because it is Niger vs Japan. NOT Cameroon

[@tasnim569]

@@aigenerated6786 its already 10 trillion

[@hastur9271]

@@tasnim569 dang its already 87 trillion now

[@mees7529]

I would say monaco and mongolia, or liechtentein and bangladesh

[@kamakiriad]

I quickly guessed something like Burundi and South Korea, kinda on the right track

[@supermonk3y07]

South Korea was poorer than almost all the African countries. South Korea wasn't a developed country until 2005. Also, Korea has social problems and some economic problems as well. Their society is very judgemental and very superficial. They're racist, classist, sexist, and even ageist.. there's a lot of pressure for them to get into the top universities, otherwise their salaries aren't that high and they're barely making it to the end of the month in Korea.

[@passkill431]

@@supermonk3y07 한국을 시기질투하는 흔한 후진국 열등감 덩어리

[@SaintsAwayOllie]

My guess before watching was Norway and Somalia

[@Biobele]

You did Niger dirty. This video is just a diss to Niger Republic. and it didn’t need to be a diss video for example “DISGUSTINGLY hot year round” Since when is “hot” disgusting? Since you used it to describe an African country I guess. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Biobele]

Heat waves in Europe and USA are described as hot summer, heat wave, Sun soaked etc. Same heat but Africa: Disgustingly hot

[@icebird8575]

Ikr

[@Chevron_]

In the UK (where I'm from) we have a heatwave right now. I have heard it be called "disgustingly hot" 3 times in one day. Even the British news uses the phrase to describe the UK. It's a common phrase. If you are unaware, the UK is not in Africa. We call it a heatwave when it's comfortably warm, and disgustingly hot when it's uncomfortably warm. It has nothing to do with where the country is.

[@Felix_x_Zen]

Bcz it is.

[@Biobele]

@@Chevron_ videos like these and media in general are more likely than not to use words with negative connotations towards African countries as opposed to non African countries especially European countries

[@mCblue79]

They do have one thing in common; beautiful people ☺️

[@davidz3879]

Can you name any of Niger's models, actors etc.?

[@sertankacar8594]

It is sad how poor countries experience a population boom. It is bad for the environment and the world. They should try to stop the population explosion.

[@thegod-1614]

Yess they do it by not giving them food and HealthCare

[@Sam-ip6co]

The US vs Bhutan

[@reneagac4739]

was expecting Switzerland and North Korea here

[@GeographyNuts]

That is a good on, polar opposite in politics/freedom

[@madjames1134]

Both are fortresses and drill their entire population sometimes.

[@tasnim569]

North Korea and switzerland both have mountains

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

Fun fact. Kim Jong Un went to school in Switzerland

[@pliubumas]

@@GeographyNuts Switzerland is surprisingly conservative, Nordics or Canada are much further advanced in terms of freedom.

[@moderndissident5930]

Compare IQs between the nations

[@CountingStars333]

Your IQ < everyone else

[@AspectProductions2]

As someone currently living in Japan, this makes me want to visit Niger now.

[@davidz3879]

Niger is one of the world's most dangerous countries.

[@staurosskourtopoulos7770]

Switzerland-Tuvalu

[@BlackDoveNYC]

Niger, like almost all African countries (the only exception I can think of is Ethiopia though perhaps Egypt too), is a European construct. Very unlike Japan.

[@CountingStars333]

best not think too much, a lot of these people are proud of their nations.

[@GoldenBoyDims]

I’m Nigerian and I’m not proud nigeria should’ve never existed the British were too damn greedy

[@johnsteytler3597]

Burundi and Japan

[@matthewlangham]

Why does this guy speak exactly like my essays?

[@andyreithe282]

Burundi 🇧🇮 and Monaco 🇲🇨

[@davidz3879]

They're both densely populated.

[@ilaibavati6941]

Norway and Burundi

[@kianvandenberg6364]

I’d say Luxembourg and Afghanistan

[@paulbrower4265]

Austria and Somalia? Mongolia and Costa Rica?

[@michihofer587]

Well said👍👏

[@DZ_Football]

South Korea and North Korea Luxembourg and Burundi Is what I'd say

[@emad3952]

south and north korea are similar culturally

[@grafgeo9194]

One more thing: Niger has a future, Japan has only history.

[@yr7283]

What do you mean ? Japan doesn't have a futre to you? I don't think so. Japan has history and future. All contries have both.

[@yvesco5096]

​@@yr7283 i think That japan would be colonize by china

[@coolbasedgigachad6820]

Gud vido.

[@clevercat2773]

I think its North and south korea or Liechtenstein and burundi.

[@temporelucemtenebris5313]

Croatia and Serbia. One is good, the other is bad.

[@dannypipewrench533]

I originally guessed something from the Middle East, maybe UAE, and something from Sahara Africa, but no specifics. I did decently.

[@richardash753]

Adopting a country possible? how about each country buddies up . Not Chinese sugar daddy diplomacy or new commonwealth type thing .

[@siyacer]

Impressive

[@aligrandgamer3467]

Mali and Japan USA Android Burkina Faso Canada and peru

[@ledkicker2392]

What about Bangladesh and Canada?

[@peace163]

Bangladesh has people's money grabber(thieves) Those thieves are given shelter by Canada!

[@Tenjooo]

both are a democracy

[@user-ue4fh5mv9s]

@@Tenjooonot really, bangladesh is very corrput

[@graceneilitz7661]

1. Ex British colonies. 2. Government (at least in theory) 3. Members of the commonwealth of Nations

[@aldomni45]

I thought it was interesting that when you had Taiwan on one of your lists you had a dash instead of a number. Do you guys not recognize Taiwan 🇹🇼?

[@elmer4902]

Pretty sure he got it from a website, he didn't make the list idk though

[@yeetingat100subs9]

Taiwan is not fully recognised inthe world, which iw probably why the list didn’t give Taiwan a number. He’s not the one who made the list though

[@sheldonbetteridge6085]

The Least similar to be Germany vs Congo

[@kasiabarszczyk9970]

1:40 it's a median of age, not average ;)

[@ghs_games]

median is a type of average

[@Chevron_]

median is an average though

[@marbleracinggenius2683]

Nigeria has resources to. It is heavily exploited

[@deepakpbro3181]

OMG 😳 i guess right japan 🗾 vs African country

[@LeetMath]

i was thinking something like, canada vs timor-leste

[@mrcool2107]

The least similar countries in history is the World and North Sentinel Island

[@ninbendoyt3203]

North korea and south korea, if we're talking economy n political wise

[@vacantile]

Micronesia and Russia

[@thenamethename7250]

I would say Mongolia and South Korea

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Monaco and Indonesia or DRC

[@nicolasschoovaerts630]

US/Bhutan?

[@dip6193]

Cool 😎

[@Mypromiselive]

Central America has really changed

[@starexgo3888]

Japan has oledat average if You Don’t count micro countries like monaco monaco has oldest

[@Chevron_]

This is the most argumentative comment section I've ever seen on KZbin lmao

[@tjg750]

N. Korea 🇰🇵 and Norway 🇳🇴

[@alexlagoa9084]

What's interesting about this one is that North Korea and Norway are separated by just one country: Russia

[@Abhinav_Sengupta]

Will an arid country like Niger be able to accommodate so many people? I feel these predictions are useless.

[@kd4n347]

The living conditions would be atrocious but if a country the size of the uk can hold 67 million, the southern area of Niger could possibly hold just as many and more But yeah the predictions are useless

[@Abhinav_Sengupta]

@@kd4n347 UK has a long coastline, 1000 times better infrastructure than Niger, larger arable land and good friends (allies).

[@oo--7714]

@@Abhinav_Sengupta infrastructure will be able to improve when countries develop.

[@user-ui3kd4ns2b]

The most similar thing is they are both on the earth...

[@Daisukiii]

And they're both countries.

[@Tenjooo]

@@Daisukiii and they both have people

[@glizzzerd]

Monaco and Gabon

[@theObserver3573]

I really expected to see North and South Korea for some reason

[@Manuelebolognani]

Japan germany and Italy are the oldest country Me: mmmmmh sus

[@nongthip]

Sad but (seemingly) true, the worst most miserable countries on Earth are mostly African (if you measure by GDP per capita). E.G. Burundi, South Sudan, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Somalia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, DR Congo, Sudan, Eritrea, Chad, Liberia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Mali, Rwanda, Togo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Lesotho, etc. But in some ways the "developing" 3rd world countries often have strengths such as family bonds and collective communal supportiveness, where as in the west (think USA) people are often very selfish and individualistic. Also in the USA if you "fail" to play the game and not "succeed" it's quite possible to be deemed a loser and wind up in a tent city or maybe with some shitty job in a crap apartment in a nowhere down-at-heel town eeking out an existence surviving paycheck to paycheck struggling to stay economically viable. Being "alone" in America is increasingly common and a source of substance addiction and suicide. Maybe better to be with your extended family under a thatch roof sharing meager food and companionship than to be strung out on a curb alone on some sidewalk in The Land of the Free the Home of the Brave. Just saying it's not only about money and "freedom".

[@super8027]

this is true, in america even if you « win » you’re still a looser because your money can go in an instant and spending it feels useless. In America everyone knows how to start a company, make money but nobody knows how to have a family and how to manage kids while in poor countrys it the inverse. I don’t see the point of working 10 hours a day your whole life just to die alone, everything will get washed away. It’s better for one to fucus on having a big happy family that will last after your death and will continue the lineage of your parents. this is not only happening in america but all the world...

[@blogdesign7126]

Agreed too on the USA part. Some of us within the USA have been looking at other countries to see if there is a framework we can borrow from other countries but with varying degrees over failure or success.

[@Monatio79]

I will also add that these poor developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa have seen limited economic growth in the last half century, while Southeast Asia has seen an exponential increase in GDP and living standards of its average citizen. Both regions are made up of countries that were colonized and then gained independence.

[@OpaH1Hermann]

CAR / Monaco

[@aksamhuda7]

Big noses are for breathing better?

[@tasnim569]

yeah they absorb more oxygen, which is important in humid climates as there is more water in the air

[@aksamhuda7]

@@tasnim569 I have a really big nose Should I be proud?

[@maknyc1539]

@@aksamhuda7 d

[@satyaprasad9774]

Let me add you one more. India- India.

[@simonbaier8966]

A comparison on education and literacy would have been interesting too.

[@AirCone]

Timor Leste and Surinam

[@nr655321]

Japanese not related to any other language: bs, a large portion of its vocabulary comes straight from Chinese.

[@brandonm8901]

The Japonic language family is completely separate to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Just because today they use some borrowed vocabulary does not mean they are related. The only group of languages that it is even thought may share a relationship with the Japonic is the Koreanic, but it is still unknown.

[@debbieanne7962]

I thought you meant the 2 most different neighbouring countries. Was going to say PNG and Australia. The continent of Africa will overtake Asia as the most populated continent on Earth in 100 years. Japan has to be the most xenophobic country on earth. Seeing they won't admit foreigners their population will shrink substantially in the next several decades. There will be alot fewer young people to care for the elderly peoples needs, especially health care

[@johannescorolussilvester8784]

I know two countries that arnt a like at all the Netherlands an Afghanistan.

[@Monatio79]

The Dutch are known for having liberal marijuana laws, while Afghanistan cultivates the opium poppy plants for heroin. Or at least it used to.

[@mduardo]

I hope eventually poverty will cease to exist and we'll became a united civilization

[@user-ge5ew1cw3r]

not gonna happen if tyrants are in the government.

[@Lynn-pw9nw]

This is understandable, however that idea is impossible. It’s unfeasible to stop people from doing what they do, as all throughout history, when one suppresses another, the suppressed always come out on top. This is true for things like poverty, death, and corruption. I’d love to a see world with peace, wealth, and friendliness- but there will always be someone who wants to topple that, including the laws of nature. It’s been like this since the beginning of civilization, and even if we advance to the point of immortality, it will never end. However, yeah, I totally agree. I live under the poverty line and I would definitely like a world without impoverishment!

[@Luka_D_Snots]

*Communist thinking detected*

[@mduardo]

@@Luka_D_Snots Want people stop being poor is communist? Ok

[@madjames1134]

I believe only when we become an united civilization we may eradicate poverty.

[@healtheworld6014]

do the MOST similar countries in the world

[@tpu4179]

According to the country similarity index used in this video, Qatar and the UAE are the most similar countries in the world

[@sheldonbetteridge6085]

@@tpu4179 Anglophone Countries and Continental Western Half of Mainland Europe are similar indeed but with different languages

[@diegoaxexxx123]

There´s one metric they come close, suicide rate

[@Swissgeo20]

i thought singapore and DR congo

[@broadlover69]

Your spelling is wrong It's not Knee Jar It's Naee Jar

[@Chevron_]

yeah but that pronounciation sounds like something else

[@jamesrehan9969]

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[@ZarexianMapper]

North Korea vs South Korea

[@tasnim569]

Both have the same language, both have the same culture, both have similar food, Both are neighbors

[@ilaibavati6941]

Lol NK doesn't have food while SK has mukbang

[@graceneilitz7661]

Bad pick. They were split within living memory (or within some people’s life time) and thus have not diverged that much.

[@Anna-gr5zj]

I thought it was sk and nk

[@rizkifauzi7048]

Indonesia and idk

[@ilaibavati6941]

Luxembourg maybe, small and landlocked, rich, no volcanoes

[@tpu4179]

According to the country similarity index used in this video, Indonesia and Canada are the least similar countries in the world.

[@justincase6803]

Canada & Sierra Leone Colombia & Sweden Tajikistan & Australia Chile & Russia Thailand & Germany North Korea & Portugal El Salvador & New Zealand Mali & Denmark Greece & India Iceland & Mexico Vietnam & Greenland Cuba & Lithuainia Qatar & Haiti Turkey & Phillipines Brunei & USA Paraguay & Austria

[@tasnim569]

India and Greece have really important histories, Chile and Russia both have cold areas, Turkey and the Phillipines have a pretty similar population, Qatar and Haiti are both pretty small, Brunei and the US both have lots of oil, Tajikistan and Australia both have areas where the climate is inhospitable, and way way more

[@Monatio79]

Speaking of North Korea and Portugal, anyone remember the latter utterly humiliating the former at the 2010 World Cup ? 😄 Not so funny for the North Korean coach and players, who were subsequently punished when they returned home.