What's happening everybody my name is Leroy Kenton and welcome back to another episode of FTD facts in this episode
We're comparing the countries of Russia and Saudi Arabia
Now these two countries are gonna be going head-to-head in the 2018 FIFA World Cup so we decided to do a side-by-side comparison
of the countries on a whole
But at the same time we're gonna be including some information about their FIFA stats in this episode
So enjoy and let me know which country
Do you think is better starting off with the Russia so the Russian?
Federation is a host country of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
And it's the largest country in the world covering more than one ninth of the Earth's land area
Russia is one of the few countries with a negative growth rate however
And it's currently the ninth most populous country in the planet and this is despite
it being the largest by land area now Russia has a total population of
143 point nine six million people and that brings its population density to eight point four two people per square
Kilometers and has a total land area of 17 million 98 thousand two hundred and forty two square kilometers
Alright, so that was Russia's introduction now
I want to introduce the country of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a thirteenth largest country in the world and the second largest in the Arab world
It's a birthplace of Islam
Which is one of the largest religions in the world and it's also sometimes referred to as the land of the Two Holy Mosques
This is because the two holiest mosque in Islam are both located in Mecca Saudi
Arabia of course Saudi Arabia is famous for being an oil-rich country and today Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify
Its economy and reduce its dependency on oil as part of its 2030 vision Saudi Arabia has a total population
Of thirty three point three seven million people and it's population density is fifteen point six one people per square
Kilometers it has a total land area of two million one hundred ninety four thousand six hundred and ninety square
Kilometers now as I mentioned these two countries are going head-to-head in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
So let's look at some of their FIFA stats just a little bit of them
We have Russia right so they have made it to the World Cup ten times
But Russia is still yet to win a World Cup championship and now their FIFA ranking is at 65th
Position and going in the 2018 World Cup their star player is Igor Akinfeev
Now Saudi Arabia has only made it to the World Cup only four times
And they haven't won any World Cup titles either
Now Saudi Arabia's FIFA ranking is pretty similar to Russia's ranking
they sit at the 63rd position Saudi Arabia is proud to have their star player as
Muhammad al salam now. I want to dive into the money in the
Economy of these countries so starting off with russia in russia. They used a russian roubo and one Russian ruble equals
0.01 eight US dollars in Saudi Arabia
Their currency is a Saudi real and one Saudi real is zero point two seven US dollars
for Russia Russia is a
16 the largest export economy in the entire world and they have a total GDP of one point two eight three
trillion dollars now their GDP per capita
Sits at eight thousand seven hundred and forty eight point three six dollars Russia's total exports according to the latest numbers are
283 billion dollars and his top exports include crude petroleum
refined petroleum and coal briquettes
now their
Imports sit at a hundred and eighty billion dollars and their top imports are packaged medicaments cars as well as other heating
machinery now moving on to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a twenty fifth largest export economy in the world and the 67 the most complex economy according to the economic complexity
Index or the ECI for short the GDP in Saudi Arabia is six hundred forty six billion dollars
And it has a GDP per capita of fifty three point five three thousand dollars
Saudi Arabia's total exports equal to one hundred and eighty two billion dollars and its top exports are crude petroleum
Refined petroleum as well as ethylene polymers star Arabia's total imports are a little less at
167 billion dollars and his top three imports are cars
Gold as well as broadcasting equipment
Okay, so now like gada compare the cost of living between these two countries which countries more expensive
Which country is cheaper?
I want to know and I'm sure you guys want to know as well so when you look at the cost of living in Russia
compared to Saudi Arabia
The food is 12% cheaper in Russia housing is four percent more expensive
Clothing is 15 percent more expensive
However transportation is 26 percent less in Russia than Saudi Arabia and personal care is 12% less in Russia now
Entertainment in Russia is way more expensive
141 percent more expensive so when we add up the average of
Everything Russia is 18% more expensive than Saudi Arabia and the final stats
I want to look at is the national debt and the debt per citizen of these two countries Russia's national
Debt is 195 billion dollars u.s.. And his debt per citizen is
1339 dollars now Saudi Arabia's national debt sits at 84 billion dollars u.s.. And his debt per citizen is
2617 and interesting to note that Saudi Arabia's national debt has ballooned during the past two years because of lower oil prices
Alright, everybody, so you know what to do. Let me know down in the comment section below which country
Do you think is better Russia or Saudi Arabia you guys decide let me know down below?
And also you can let me know too
Which team do you want to see when in the World Cup Russia or Saudi Arabia you can leave your comments down there as well?
I do have some video recommendations at the end of this episode so stay tuned for the end screen
We got a lot more which is better episodes. We do side-by-side
Comparisons of more countries as well as we have dedicated videos strictly about the World Cup
So if you're fans of FIFA World Cup you want to check those out as well until next time guys
I'm lyric kenton, and I'll see you real soon later
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