In this episode of MTV facts we're comparing our highest requested European country, which is Sweden against our most popular
Eurasian country Russia, and then you guys get to decide which country do you think is better?
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So I'm going to start with Sweden first Sweden known officially as the kingdom of Sweden is actually a Scandinavian country
And it's in Northern Europe
It's a third largest country in the European Union by land area and Sweden has been ranked as the fourth most
Competitive country in the entire world as well as its economy is continually growing
The country has a very rich culture as well as it has a ton of
tourists that come into the country every single year the population of Sweden is nine point nine eight million making it the
91st largest country in the entire world based on population is population density
It's 24.2 people per square kilometer
And the land area is four hundred and fifty thousand two hundred ninety five square kilometers the capital city of Sweden of course is
Stockholm and the language spoken in Sweden is Swedish now
I want to get into Russia
So Russia is one of the few countries that has actually a negative growth rate and its
Population as of this year is estimated to be around a hundred and forty three point nine six million
and that's a decline from one hundred and forty six point three million people in the Year 2015 and
Currently Russia is the ninth most populated country in the entire world
The population density of Russia is eight point four two people per square kilometer and the land area is
17 million ninety eight thousand two hundred and forty two square kilometers
Russia's capital is Moscow
Which is the 11th largest city in the entire world and the language spoken in Russia is Russian now in total there are?
185 different ethnic groups in Russia and there are actually a total of 35 official languages in Russia and more than a hundred other
Languages that do not have official recognition now. Let's look at the money of these two nations the
Swedish currency is a Sweden Crona the currency that Russia uses is the ruble
Sweden is a 26 largest export economy in the entire world over the last five years
Sweden has reduced its exports at an annual rate of minus zero point one six three
percent and has increased its imports at an annual rate of one point eight eight percent since 2011
The GDP of Sweden is five hundred and ten billion dollars
And the GDP per capita is forty-nine point two thousand some of the top exports in Sweden are cars refined petroleum
Vehicle parts as well as telephones and the largest imports are cards crude petroleum vehicle parts and refined petroleum
However, Russia now is a 16th largest economy in the entire world in 2016 Russia exported 282 billion dollars
And import 180 billion dollars its top experts are crude petroleum
Refined petroleum as well as raw aluminum and now Russia's top imports are packed medicaments cars other heating
Machineries as well as vehicle parts. Not real quick
I want to just compare the cost of living for these two nations right and to do that
I'm going to take the two capital cities Moscow and Stockholm and compare them the cost of food in Moscow is
40% cheaper than in Stockholm housing is 31% cheaper, but clothing is up 5% over Stockholm
Transportation is 58 percent cheaper personal care is
29% cheaper and entertainment is
22% cheaper so overall it to live in Moscow
It's 38 percent cheaper than to live in Stockholm
And the final part of the money and economy that I want to look at is these countries debts Sweden's national
Debt is 222 billion US dollars, and it's debt per citizen is
22,000 490
Russia's debt is at 195 billion US dollars, and it's debt per citizen is one thousand three hundred and thirty nine US dollars
So there you have it guys that was your side-by-side comparison of Russia and Sweden
So let me know down below in the comments which country
Do you think is better as well as don't forget to check out our military?
Comparison video of Russia and Sweden where we just compare military stats, it's exciting
It's gonna be at the end of this video, or you can click one of the cards in this episode
Thank you guys so much watching. You've been awesome, and I'll see you real soon
Hey, so you made it to the end of another video here
Is that video of the military of Sweden and Russia that I was talking about?
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