Which 2 Countries Are Most Similar?

[@Cassandra03]

People from New Zealand can fight in the Australian military and vote in Australian elections without Australian citizenship. We are so similar that we're basically one country and the Australian government treats kiwis like they're citizens.

[@anglaismoyen]

The common travel area between the UK and Ireland is even tighter than that. So much so that UK and Irish citizens are explicitly "not foreigners" in the laws of the other country.

[@sammybeevg]

Every Aussie I know would go to war for our eastern island state

[@anglaismoyen]

@@sammybeevg Wake me up when you are literally your neighbour's airforce like the RAF is for Ireland.

[@chestnutters9504]

You’re wrong kiwis cannot vote in Aussie elections 😑

[@Tragedyflow]

@@anglaismoyen This is the same but only in NZ. In NZ law Aussie's are regraded as citizens of NZ and have the same rights as a Kiwi would such as voting, free health care, etc. However this doesn't apply the other way around. A Kiwi is regarded as a special class foreigner once they arrive in Australia and I'm pretty sure we can't vote in Australia elections until you been living their for a few years.

[@Riomojo]

After spending over 7 years in both countries, Togo and Benin are literally the exact same in basically every single way possible. I would say Benin is friendlier though

[@Kerguelen.Mapping]

Togo has some German and that’s all I can think of

[@jnyYT]

I have Togo to Benin then

[@emermage]

Won't it seem for a person from Benin, that places like Spain and Portugal are similar in every way possible?

[@JoraulStreams]

@@jnyYTme too, I’ve never beenin Benin

[@rosswalenciak3739]

6:40 I love the distillation of modern European politics down to "Can we get France and Germany to stop invading each other"

[@egpx]

So glad you’ve cleared this all up Mr Cat.

[@GavinLepley]

To be honest, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and St. Kitts and Nevis all are very similar. They all are forgotten Caribbean island countries, former British colonies, they have the same currency, are named after saints, and they even all have the same King.

[@Nahasapasa]

Australia and Austria

[@Trainsaregreat365]

😂😂

[@curtiswfranks]

They're the same thing.

[@Trainsaregreat365]

@curtiswfranks haha

[@boromirstark9]

I'm surprised language is not a factor in any of these lists. I wouldve that would be pretty indicative as a starting point lol

[@mulamulelilumadi4717]

South Africa is pretty straightforward. Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, small parts of Mozambique, Namibia. Lots in common. Common currency, shared ethnic groups, banking, other service providers, infrastructure standards, languages, etc.

[@hisky.]

very different to the others except Botswana and Lesotho, but even then, the difference is quite a bit bigger than the difference between other neighboring countries

[@Catlord98765]

Canada and the US are different countries with different laws and differnt styles of democracy. However culturely we are all apart of the same demographics. Meaning somone from Alberta has more in common with somone from Montana then they do Ontario.

[@appa609]

You know most Albertans came from Ontario right? Pretty much all Anglo Canadians.

[@Catlord98765]

@@appa609 the more time that passes, the less that matters

[@samuelsavary4895]

@@appa609 Many Montanans trace their roots to the Eastern US. its a parallel Actually though I would NOT have picked these two as a comparison, as I feel like Alberta and Montana are actually fairly distinct. I'd say Saskatchewan - North Dakota, Vancouver to Seattle, Toronto to Chicago would have been better parallels

[@johnirvine9942]

Yes, and no. I’d partially disagree with that. As Manitoban I feel more at home when I visit Vancouver than when I visit Fargo in North Dakota.

[@davidreichert9392]

I disagree. I feel more at home in farther away parts of Canada than the parts of the USA close to my home.

[@duckpotat9818]

Most border regions are more similar to neighbouring countries than their cores

[@sgtK0420]

Not when the language changes though.. For example if you go from Germany to Poland

[@katrinabryce]

Going from Menton (France) to Ventimiglia (Italy), you definitely know you are in a different country, even if the architecture is much the same.

[@davidreichert9392]

I tried this website, looked at Canada and some of our most similar countries. What I found interesting was that the UK was higher on the USA's similarity list that it was on Canada's. I can see how, even though very different from the USA, the UK shares more in common with the US than it does with Canada.

[@B-A-L]

The only thing the UK has similarities to the USA is the language! Everything else is totally different! UK has more in common with Australia and New Zealand than USA and Canada anyway.

[@davidreichert9392]

@@B-A-L Well aware that the UK has more in common with Australia and New Zealand. I was simply pointing out that the UK has even less in common with Canada than it does with the USA. Canada has more in common with two other European countries, Norway and Sweden, than it does with the UK. Though Aus and NZ also rank very high on Canada's list as well.

[@djuanbracey1890]

To me, the most similar countries in the world are the three saints in the Caribbean. St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines St Lucia

[@samuelsavary4895]

I think all the lesser antilles countries are like this to some extent, though Barbados with its heavy urbanization and Dominica with its highly rural character stand out to me

[@kongregatefan67]

@@samuelsavary4895 yeah and most of them have their own creole languages, so i wouldnt say that they are more similar than say south tyrol and Austria

[@amooingdog3297]

​@@kongregatefan67 lexifer languages arent real you speak english with an accent!!!

[@kongregatefan67]

@@amooingdog3297 no creole languages are definitely their own languages.

[@prod.natejalo1122]

@@kongregatefan67their languages are still very similar, more similar than czech and slovak for sure

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

Oh I know one! Albania and Kos💥...

[@jackthaddeus314]

Serbia and Kosovo behind Serbia and Montenegro

[@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters]

What did the police officer say to his belly?

[@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters]

You’re under a vest

[@aleemastro]

I think that Northern Italy is more similar to countries like Austria, Switzerland, France, and southern Germany, while the South of Italy is more similar to Spain, Greece, and some Balkan countries

[@thefareplayer2254]

9:56 “Why do Swedish people think they’re Italian?” Well that’s simple: their shared love of meatballs.

[@meandyouagainstthealgorith5787]

Where can I find a map or list of countries that would not have expected their countries to be similar?

[@ClashWithJhakas]

I knew The Nether is the most similar place to UK and ireland

[@giovanni_vaz_cardoso]

I'm from Portugal and for me Friends > Family > Leisure > Work > Religion

[@Nooticus]

Yet another phenomenally objective and deep video

[@Nooticus]

Questioning stuff that seems true on first glance is something that a LOT of people nowadays need to start doing…

[@idkusername2795]

I think the most similar are probably either Switzerland and Liechtenstein or San Marino and Italy.

[@Kerguelen.Mapping]

I saw this question a while ago in r/geography, and most people agreed with Argentina and Uruguay

[@wessexmercia8201]

Romania's fifth least similar country is Chad which is ironic as they have identical flags

[@Raffy-10k]

Italy and San Marino

[@chestnutters9504]

The “values” chart is even less reliable than the objective maps index you were railing against. I don’t think you can take what people self report as their values seriously, Canadians and especially Japanese care more about work than their friends for example. Don’t see how Japan can be put into yellow tier.

[@kolbyking2315]

This website explains exactly how it determines these rankings on in "Overall Rubric" section.

[@isaacbakan1295]

Ive wathed their KZbin channel. It also covers different ways countries are similar and different I like it. The theme is honestly that there is no way to objectively measure this, but but providing straight statistics thecsame for every country, it really does present the world in a way that avoids biases and lets the audience make their own conclusions. It also doesn't seem to claim to know the subjective differences. It doesn't objectify everything. It sticks to what it can objectify

[@Vanatice]

can someone figure out what the 2 least similar countries are that are geographically the closest

[@katrinabryce]

North and South Korea?

[@curtiswfranks]

Sometimes, heuristics actually give really good results despite not being very well-justified in some ways. The question to me is "How do we validate these answers?".

[@curtiswfranks]

I bet that Vatican City scores really high on the importance of religion and work, and maybe less so on the importance of family.

[@jonasgraham9250]

I think objective lists values being close together as waaaay too important. For example, South Korea is the #1 country most like North Korea. North Korea is the #3 country most like South Korea. Really?? Eritrea has often been described as the "North Korea of Africa" but it didn't even make the top 10 for countries most like North Korea. Belarus is #8, at least. Qatar and the UAE are practically right next door. But they HATE each other. They must have some differences! Australia is big and has a varied climate like the US. I reckon its a lot more similar to the US than the UK! More weight should be given to climate, size, terrain (mountainous or flat or hwhat-not).

[@graniteradiator7137]

Italy and San Marino?

[@Jo2000Geometrydash]

I have exactly that shirt as a bedsheet

[@mapache-ehcapam]

Argentina and Uruguay, practically the same.

[@katrinabryce]

Ireland feels more like Scotland than the South East of England does. My initial answer to the question was Italy and San Marino.

[@LewisHillier88]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Otto Witt from the film Zulu?

[@riverresident4769]

UAE and Qatar each have there own airline

[@hackermanglackersnacker5016]

The UK is not similar to North Korea because North Korea drives on the right

[@FigsyGames]

As a GeoGuessr player it would have to be Czech and Slovenia

[@curtiswfranks]

It is fascinating to me the people prize family and friends so highly. I am not sure that I would rate my actual work more highly, but I would rate things like my own learning/education as being far more important than friends and family. I have a loving family, btw. So, it is a matter of values, not trauma or social dysfunction. I would leave school for a bit in order to attend the death of a family member, but that is an extreme one-time point-like event and thus is not a huge sacrifice of my education. But if it were chronic...

[@cat5lover862]

Wow you really are finding all your Canadian viewers.

[@raskuly]

My initial thought before watching the video was Austria and Germany.

[@johnlabus7359]

As for US state similarities, my pairs from my personal experience would include Alabama & Mississippi, and Oregon & Washington.

[@specter8660]

I am prerty sure the two most simmilar cointries are Varican City and The Sovern Military Order of Malta

[@esrohm6460]

i would say germans and french are as close together as it gets, ilke if i had to describe it in this equaly arbitrary and completely taken out of the blue measuring system wich i will call kilometers i would say they are about 0 kilometers close to another

[@kallelellacevej2234]

I thought it would be a pair of the lesser Antilles or Guyana & Suriname

[@prestone9717]

When I was in Denmark 🇩🇰 I used a 20 crown coin (kruner) to make a purchase, but my brain was thinking in 💶 euros and therefore thought I was giving a 1 euro coin. The shared currency between France and Germany does make them feel closer in that way

[@Joe_Monkey_Rogan]

America and America-Lite (Canada) are very similar

[@PolecanePC]

Bro picked United Kingdom, and all Africa turned black lol

[@flergus2]

parts of the us and canada arent even similar to other parts of the same country like oregon is very different to tennessee, quebec is very different to alberta

[@Respectable_Username]

I paused to think which country would be the least like Australia and I think I've decided it's Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has a strict hierarchy, which is something Australian's hate. Saudi Arabia pushed a journalist off the flat earth for saying mean things about it, while Australians have legal protection to call our Prime Minister a c**t in public. And, of course, Saudi Arabia is obsessed with building new cities, while the Australian governments at almost every level are resisting any new building tooth and nail. Oh, also the religious fundamentalism stuff versus the very non-religious attitudes down under.

[@sudazima]

Netherlands Belgium? edit: at 87.4 were tied with the czechoslovakia one

[@Riomojo]

I would say the two most different countries in the world are Switzerland and Brunei

[@curtiswfranks]

South Africa is not similar to the countries which it literally surrounds?

[@curtiswfranks]

I feel that these relationships should be symmetric. If A is most like B, then B should be most like A.

[@curtiswfranks]

Also, there should be correlation. If A is like B and B is like C, then A should be sorta like C (although maybe not as much). Maybe in some sort of multiplcative manner.

[@rogink]

My pal from the Gambia says his country and Senegal are basically the same people. But the Brits took the river and the French the rest. Divide and rule!

[@nurventilatoren]

Germany and Austria... I'd say.

[@jamlaffers]

French people saying they value work is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@PJAOK]

Lesotho and Eswatin Australia and New Zaeealand? Togo and Benin? Zambia and Zimbabwe?

[@Finn-iw5xe]

austria and bavaria are basically the same

[@pimpaopimpudo7144]

I think Romania and Moldova are very similar. Am I right?

[@finnaerix9837]

I would argue Switzerland and Liechtenstein are the most similiar. Same currency, same militar etc.

[@taryndancer29]

The Netherlands and Belgium.

[@prod.natejalo1122]

st lucia & st kitts and nevis, easily

[@isosubject5169]

Argentina uruguay

[@milesmonacothesequel2294]

As a Canadian, thank you toycat for defending our country from that evil reddit post that could've indirectly caused the death of millions. What a hero.

[@someperson3883]

North and South Korea. It says it in their name

[@daddyshrek7376]

Malaysia and Indonesia has tot be

[@samvoigt9578]

South African watching and just catching strays

[@gurrrn1102]

Through the bathroom door

[@giovanni_vaz_cardoso]

There's too many options to say

[@sicko_the_ew]

If go by uniqueness, then, South Africa is the least boring country on Earth? If you live in Ireland why visit England or even France? It's just like visiting another Ireland. Waste of time. Better to go to somewhere alien. Maybe take the tour to District Nine.

[@bigyin2586]

Eurocentric analysis.

[@jackman00110101]

Yeah this website is so funny lol

[@MethuselahMC]

bosnia and herzegovina

[@FaustsKanaal]

We are not similar to you Anglos. Netherlands is Germanic. You island dwellers are something different. Fish people out of a Lovecraft novel probably.

[@TheOfficialMentallyWill]

Canada will become a part of the U.S one day, not today, but one day........

[@ripwig6682]

You need a new haircut

[@jacob1233546]

Rofl

[@kuba2466]

Rude

[@lapiscarrot]

actually you need a new haircut

[@HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA]

@@kuba2466no he’s helping him out

[@lsbc9666]

✂️

[@nacvunko]

I'm from Czechia and yea we with Slovakia are twins :D

[@CastorRabbit]

go back to being one country, it's easier

[@Grassdia]

Uk+ Ireland America+ Canada Australia+ New Zealand

[@cuttinaboot]

Scotland and Russia

[@cuttinaboot]

3-stripe/bass boosted/ alcohol in park, I only wish Scotland had more carpets on walls

[@Hession0Drasha]

Nuclear submarines. Cold as fuck.

[@Grassdia]

Whiskey and Vodka

[@jimjimmers8571]

I honestly think that Canada has more in common with Australia than it does the U.S. - Both countries have a weird mix of imperial and metric in use - Both countries are federations made up of former British colonies that were all on the same continent or nearby - Both countries have smaller media companies and thus smaller projects are more likely to make it big (Letterkenny in Canada starting off as a KZbin series and ending up on a large network… alongside Superwog in Australia doing the exact same thing, also both being a comedy series with a low budget) - Both countries have similar judicial systems and connections to the commonwealth - Both countries cover a large landmass yet populate little of it due to challenges with the land - Both countries have had secessionist movements based on the rural, western half of the country wanting to secede due to believing the capital city is mistreating them and forgetting about them (Western Canadian secession and Western Australian secession) - Both countries suck at naming their subdivisons (Australia’s North Territory and Canada’s Northwest Territories) - Both countries have a stereotypical accent in the eyes of foreigners despite having plenty of different regional accents - Both countries are currently suffering from an immigration crisis - Both countries have multiple major political parties, including a Green Party that hardly wins much - Both countries, during the world wars, were known by other commonwealth countries on the field to be similar in attitude and behaviour - Plenty of children’s shows in both countries are collaborations between Canada and Australia Sure, Canada and the U.S. share a lot of similarities with regions and whatnot, but if you were to compare Canada and Australia I’m sure their independent cultures would prove to be extremely similar in many ways.

[@themaking1090]

how does australia use imperial?

[@jimjimmers8571]

@ Same as Canada, some regions still use a bit of imperial and some specific items or measurements are in imperial. Everything is often referred to and displayed in metric but there’s also the occasional exception.

[@georgehenan853]

Not really. Canada is much more culturally similar to the us. Also a lot of the us is underpopulated as well.

[@jimjimmers8571]

@@georgehenan853 My point was that Canada and the U.S. share elements and other parts of their cultures, but the independent Canadian culture and the independent Australian culture are more alike if you ignore relations with other countries. They’re similar countries because they were made to be very similar and still are today but they don’t have many direct ties like Canada and the U.S. Before 1949, Canada even had it’s own New Zealand with Newfoundland, the histories line up pretty well too.

[@georgehenan853]

@ Canadian culture is far more similar to American culture than it is to Australian culture

[@bigyin2586]

America, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The five most similar countries in the world.

[@TalesFromTheSubreddit]

Not really. America and Canada is different. The ethnicities and culture is different. America and Canada share a similar history due to being on the same continent.

[@bigyin2586]

@@TalesFromTheSubreddit no, you’re thinking of America and Mexico. Canada is a neighbour AND a sibling. Travel helps people realize what a real foreign country is like.

[@TalesFromTheSubreddit]

@@bigyin2586 America and Canada are the most similar. Definitely not the same as the rest of them. Britian, aus and NZ are similar.

[@gordonou7065]

As a Canadian, I pretend to be American. I need to change this profile picture though…

[@brandonthegreat9313]

Why? What's the point of that?

[@husskies9700]

As a Canadian, I am deeply insulted.

[@samuelsavary4895]

😂Nothing more Canadian than resenting the very obvious similarity between the US and Canada

[@GreatestRiceMuncher]

As a Canadian, we are the same as Americans.

[@jimjimmers8571]

@@GreatestRiceMuncher I’m guessing every show and movie you watch is from the States 🤣 We’re similar countries but you could only think we’re identical if you’re stupid or an ignorant southern Ontarian that hasn’t left the province once 💀

[@Joe_Monkey_Rogan]

@@jimjimmers8571liberal nationalist 🤢🤢

[@PolecanePC]

I'm from Poland and there is fun fact about similarities to Japan and South Korea. We also don't wear shoes inside house. When you're opening the door in most houses there will be small area to leave shoes there, and then you either wear some flip flops or just walk inside the house in socks, or bare feet. There are also very similarities in a way how families get together on holidays, and the hierarchy in family.

[@theguyfromsaturn]

I feel that the shoes thing is VERY common. It's not strictly related to weather, but I noticed that more snowy countries tend to walk barefoot (or at least remove outdoor shoes) in houses, like Scandinavia, Canada etc. On the other hand it is more common to keep shoes in warmer weather such as Spain. I think the flooring is probably the biggest reason for this. In Spain, the floors tend to be ceramic... so keeping shoes makes sense, it´d be cold to walk barefoot, and ceramic is easy to clean, a bit of dirt won't harm the floor. In Canada, floors tend to be carpet or hard wood... dragging in wet/dirty shoes is a big problem.

[@croissantpower]

The shoe thing is very common no? Most I know in the UK do that

[@shqip_sumejja]

That's literally every culture apart from the USA

[@PolecanePC]

@@shqip_sumejja not really I've seen people in England, Netherlands and Germany walking in their homes wearing shoes.

[@momish392]

Nice haircut

[@michaelashley2855]

Facetious ?

[@4scended498]

North and South Korea, it is literally in the name

[@michaelashley2855]

The north is populated by the winged monkeys of Oz

[@Ramondenner1991]

Most similar countries are, by far, Serbia and Croatia.

[@Hession0Drasha]

I'd say the UK/aus/new zealand/ireland are the most similar. Speaking the english language. Not being very religious. Being about the banter and making fun of your friends. Then yeah denmark, netherlands and germany are more similar to the UK than the USA is. Probably more similar than canada is, apart from maybe in the 4 big cities there.

[@Bear-c4x]

Nah. Canada is the most similar country to the US.

[@Aleblanco1987]

Argentina and Uruguay

[@michaelashley2855]

One is chaotic the other has their shit together

[@RaimoHöft]

If you do consider Ukraine a country, I'd say Ukraine and Russia. But that is no surprise... White Russia, Little Russia and Russia being alike. PS Ukraine means Borderland... which is funny since it is THE Russian core with Kiew the old cultural and political center. Then the power center was shifted east towards Moskau. But it is still Russia.

[@trinity_null]

as a canadian it really is baffling how thoroughly the myth is perpetuated that we're indistinguishable from our neighbours

[@brandonthegreat9313]

We are 2 different countries. Don't compare us to a country who voted for a convicted felon.

[@shqip_sumejja]

Canada is culturally similar to certain Northern blue states of the USA but I wouldn't compare it to the whole USA, there are a lot of thing that are rare that the USA does (gun laws, imperial system etc.)

[@juliuspokuyt8715]

Baffling? Really?? From an outsider’s perspective, we have the same accent, similar cities, similar values. I live in Boston. Visiting Toronto/Montreal feels much more like home to me than red state cities such as Orlando/Dallas. People living in other countries are more likely to be interacting with someone like me than a Texan haha.

[@michaelashley2855]

90% of Canada lives within 3 miles of the US

[@joplin8433]

@@brandonthegreat9313 Don't compare us to your country who's parliament gave TWO standing ovations to an actual Nazi.

[@brandonthegreat9313]

Canada and USA a different countries. You really should know that by now. Canadians hate being compared to Americans. And especially for what they did last week, its not a good idea to start comparing.

[@mapache-ehcapam]

For outsiders you look and sound the same... regardless of whatever political disagreements you might have. In fact, Canada is like cold California.

[@Roman.Rêbwar]

I couldn't spot the difference if my life depended on it 😂 Same accent,same culture,same media consumption.

[@Joe_Monkey_Rogan]

Still America-Lite

[@Googoogagabanana]

Get a mullet

[@samuelsavary4895]

Uruguay and Argentina

[@michaelashley2855]

The people are very similar - government, economy and geography - worlds apart