Denmark and Poland are two very amazing countries that are filled with pride
Good people and a vast amount of culture traditions and heritage and here on FTD facts
We've been fortunate enough to
Start learning a lot about these two countries in our past videos however today on FTD facts. We are not looking at them individually
But together and seeing what?
Strengths weaknesses and charms these two great nations have what's going on guys
My name is Dave
Welcome back to have to be facts the channel where we talk about people cultures and places from all around the world now
Normally here on the channel
We generally talk about countries in their own separate videos
But this is a new segment where we take two different countries and bring them together
Now here on the channel keep in mind guys that we aren't necessarily saying hey
This country is better than that country what we're really doing is trying to bring two different nations together
And show what is great about each other's countries now to give you guys a heads up this video is brought to you by our
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Let me know down there. You know where it is sound off so Poland and Denmark
They are two unique different countries nestled perfectly in what is known as Europe and although they are very close to each other being
Neighbors they do have some major differences, but they also have some very interesting
Similarities so to start all this let's take a look at population because this is where it definitely is a little bit different
Denmark for example has a population of five million seven hundred and forty eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine people as an estimate for
2017 now with this it has a population density of 130
3.9. People per square kilometre Poland however has 38 million six hundred and thirty-four thousand and seven people for a
2017 estimate and ironically it only has a hundred and twenty three people per square kilometer
Why is that because here's the thing guys Poland may actually seem like a bigger country?
This is because it's a land size if you look at Denmark in Europe. It's way bigger for example. Denmark's mainland is only 40
2931 square kilometers ranking a hundred and thirtieth in the world when it comes to land size
but let's not forget Denmark also has Faroe Island and
Greenland Faroe Island comes in at approximately one thousand three hundred and ninety three point four square kilometers and
Greenland is a whopping two million one hundred and sixty six thousand eighty six kilometers square
Which actually makes Greenland the largest island on the?
Planet and you might be thinking yourself. Well wait a minute are these actually part of Denmark although it is true
They are not part of the mainland of Denmark
they are an anonymous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government and
Totalling all of this land it comes to two million two hundred and ten thousand five hundred and seventy nine square kilometres
however, Poland
Yes is a little bit smaller with three hundred and twelve thousand six hundred and seventy nine square kilometers
So when it comes to these two countries believe it or not. They actually do have something in common
They are both European countries, but they don't actually use the euro as money the Polish they use the Polish zloty
with its shortened form the PLN and as well the Danish don't use the Euro having the Danish Krone or the
DKK and when it comes to comparing the monetary rates of these two countries if you took one
Danish Krone it would equal point five six polish Salty's and with money we should also talk about GDP
How much do these countries have when it comes to gross domestic?
Product when it comes to nominal GDP Poland sits at five hundred nine billion nine hundred and fifty five million
ranking at twenty third in the world with a GDP per capita of
13 thousand four hundred and twenty nine
However, Denmark has three hundred two billion five hundred and seventy 1 million making it rank thirty-second in the world with a per
capita of fifty
3242 so how do they make this money well it's not just jobs it's also imports and exports
that's a big thing as well so for Poland the exports equal about
196 billion ranking at nineteenth in the world and
Imports are as well 19th coming in on a hundred and eighty six billion overall the highest products from this GDP are
Vehicle parts coming in at five point seven with forty percent of these parts going to Germany and three point nine percent of its GDP
Equalling cars with twenty three percent going to Germany as well its imports are oddly enough slightly reversed with three point nine percent
cars in three point six percent car parts now Denmark its
exports sit at eighty two billion ranking it thirty first in the world and
imports come in at eighty three point eight billion ranking it at
29th and oddly enough some of the biggest things are pig meat coming in at thirty two percent in which nineteen percent goes to Germany
Three point eight percent of electronic engineering sets which thirty five percent goes to Germany and of course
electronic engineering sets come in at three point eight percent with thirty five percent of that going to Germany and
Three point two percent equals packets medicaments and when it comes to its imports four point eight percent of its GDP is
From cars now this may all be good
But one thing we definitely got to talk about and compare is
Living expenses within the country and for this we're gonna look at what would happen if you moved from Poland to
Denmark now moving from Poland to Denmark you will see a major
Increase of what you have to spend on as a matter of fact food is a hundred and thirty eight percent higher
housing is
101 percent higher clothes equals sixty five percent higher transportation at one hundred and eight percent higher
health care is also seventy percent higher and
entertainment coming in at a whopping
119 percent higher and to break that down if you were to go out and actually have a meal in Poland it would
probably cost you about
Twenty six Polish Soltis and to buy a nine hundred foot place in a normal location it would equal approximately
two thousand
786 Soltys but as for Denmark for the same meal it would cost
121 Krone and for the same living space it would cost approximately
Nine thousand six hundred and seventy nine chrome overall when it comes to living in Denmark
It would cost a hundred and eight percent more than it would in
Poland now keep in mind when it comes to wages it is roughly thirteen Zolt is per hour
Which equates to approximately three dollars and eighty-eight cents in the US?
But Denmark has no minimum wage as it is negotiated between unions and employers
And it is thought that it is roughly 110
DKK which equates to about 16 US dollars an hour however
This is just all ballpark figures
Especially when it comes to living expenses because that changes from town to town because within both countries
There are some really expensive places to live and as a matter of fact in Denmark Copenhagen
Is one of the most expensive places to live in the entire world and besides?
Copenhagen Denmark most expensive cities are Silkeborg are hosts and albergue and for Poland these cities are warsaw
Louise Krakov cadets and Rokoff now consider. We're talking about money
We need to look at national debt of these countries how much do these?
countries have at the time of recording this video the national debt clock puts Poland at
approximately 1 trillion 4 billion two hundred eighty seven million one hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars this would equate each citizen owing twenty six thousand
Ninety one Zolt is and this would also equate to the country paying 48 billion
824 million nine hundred and twenty one
Thousand eight hundred and two Zolt is in interest a year now Denmark sits at seven hundred and seventy five billion
Four hundred and twenty-one million two hundred and ninety six thousand with each citizen owing approximately a hundred and thirty seven thousand Krone
Creating also approximately eighteen billion three hundred fifty nine million
Three hundred and twenty eight thousand two hundred and twenty dollars Krone in interest
And if you were to stack the debt high into single dollar bills Denmark stack would equate to eighteen
902 miles high and would stack high enough that it would reach point 0 8 the length to the moon as for Poland its stack
would be
8300 14 miles high and would equal the length of only point 0 3 when it comes to the length from Earth to the Moon
Now let's talk about military where do these two countries have because we've talked about money
We got to talk about guns and ammunition for Denmark the manpower equals two million five hundred
thousand with two million two hundred
thousand fit for service
Polina is approximately 19 million people when it comes to its manpower and approximately 15 million
585,000 fit for service and when it comes to Denmark's active service it has approximately
Twenty thousand eight hundred soldiers and fifty four thousand three hundred and fifty soldiers in reserve Poland however has 109
thousand six hundred and fifty active personnel with
75 thousand in reserve now when it comes to the budget for the military of these two countries Denmark for example
Has four billion four hundred and forty million dollars for its military budget and Poland has nine billion three hundred and sixty million
Denmark has roughly eighty four aircraft where Poland has four hundred and sixty-five as for tanks Denmark has fifty seven
Poland however has one thousand sixty five and when it comes to the Denmark Navy it does beat Poland with ninety assets and
Poland only having about eighty three Navy assets
But however you can have a military without having the liquid that will help
Make the engines move and that is oil how much oil do these two countries have so Denmark
Produces roughly a hundred and sixty five thousand two hundred barrels of oil a day
However, they have about six hundred and eleven million barrels in reserve
And I think that's a safe bet to say that they'd be okay if anything really bad happened
But Poland however only produces about nineteen thousand two hundred and sixty barrels a day
But does have a hundred million barrels in reserve for its military and other uses, so we've got military down
We've got land size population how much money these countries make let's talk now about health care so for these two
Countries they are both publicly funded
Has a National Health Fund which is free for all citizens as long as they apply in an insured category
Which basically means that they are insured by a company or they have a spouse or a family member who is insured as well?
Nazz for denmark its health care system is free
But the money for its health care is gained through taxes now in Denmark for example
they spend approximately ten point four percent of its GDP as of
2016 on health care and for a citizen's life
Expectancy in Denmark it equals seventy eight point eight percent and as well they have approximately two point six beds per thousand people
now for Poland they spend about six point four percent of their GDP on health care and
Their citizens have a life expectancy of seventy three point five years, and they have six point six beds per 1000 people now
That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the health care system
But let's move on and do a general idea of the education of these two countries now to give you a good idea
For these countries we are gonna equate all the dollars into u.s.. Dollars for education in Denmark they spend approximately
Eleven thousand four hundred and ninety nine US dollars per student and in
2014 their scores for math were five hundred and sixteen scores for reading were four hundred and eighty nine and
Science was five hundred and five the Poland spends roughly seven thousand twenty six US dollars per student
and it's math scores came in at five hundred and ten reading came in at four hundred ninety one and
science came in at five hundred and four now in Denmark schools are actually free for its citizens as
Well as other countries from the EU such as places like say Switzerland
And this is applicable for Switzerland students who have a permanent residence card or a temporary residence card
but for all other
International students that come from other places from around the world their tuition fees a year are anywhere between eight thousand to twenty-one thousand dollars
But however the good part is is that there are places that you can get?
Scholarships and government grants if you are an international student as well for Poland if you have a full-time studies in a Polish language
The classes are for free and as well as classes are for free for Polish students
Some foreigners. They are included in this but most foreigners. Do have to pay for school and the minimum
They would have to pay is roughly about two thousand euros for the first and second cycle keep in mind
This is for schooling programs where you don't get something like a doctorate that costs a little bit more
But that is just a brief look at what these two great countries are so what are your thoughts on Poland and?
Denmark because if you guys know anything that we missed in these videos we would love to hear from you about what makes your country
Great, my name is Dave Wawa and for all your viewers out there
I want to thank you guys from the deep bottom part of my heart for tuning in and
Learning about different cultures from all around the world once again guys here on the channel
We are not sitting there going yo Poland is better than Denmark
We're not doing that
This is just a look at both countries and speaking of which if you guys have a recommendation for a future video
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I use it all the time and before you guys get out of here be sure to check out our other videos on Denmark and
Poland they're really quite amazing videos where you can learn a lot about the countries as well
But however these are the two countries of Poland and Denmark vastly different from one and another
But very similar in many ways they are both great neighbours to each other despite the fact that sometimes
they may have issues with one another but overall the people of both countries remain hardworking and
focused on making a better future
For themselves and the places around them for it is the pride that one has for their country that helps them reach out and shake
the hands of another
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