In this episode of FTD facts, we're taking a look at two amazing and beautiful European countries
And they are the countries of the Netherlands and Denmark. Welcome back to another episode
My name is Leroy Kenton, and this is another which is better episode
So in these videos what we like to do is we like to compare two different things whether they're country people
places or whatever and
share the facts and
information with you on both sides and you guys get to decide which one do you like better or do you like them both or
Do you not like them both? It's really up to you. We like to leave the conversation open here on FTD facts
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And the first country that I want to introduce to you is the Netherlands the Netherlands is also commonly called
Holland so if you hear Holland or the Netherlands, it's not two different places
It's the same exact country now
there's one thing to clarify the people the language as well as the culture of the Netherlands are referred to as
Dutch why are there so many different words and names for the Netherlands. We'll get to that in another episode
the Netherlands was once a great naval power and this nation it boasts a lot of wealth as well as cultural heritage and
it's famous for its painters as well as its windmills and
Notoriously flat lands, the Netherlands today is a very modern European country and it has preserved its highly international
Character as it's known for its very liberal culture at the time of filming this episode
the population of the Netherlands is 17 million ninety-two thousand five hundred and forty-eight and that puts
Netherlands at the 68th spot in terms of ranking in the list of countries by population
its population density is 507 people per square kilometers and the total land area of the Netherlands is
33,000 720 square kilometers also the capital city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam
Which is a very popular tourist destination
Ok, so that's a little bit about the Netherlands now, I want to introduce second country in this episode Denmark
Denmark is situated in northern Europe and it's part of
Scandinavia
Denmark is an archipelago made up of over
100 islands some of which are not even
inhabited, but when you take an aerial view look at the country it is so
Beautiful like it's unbelievable
Even if some of these islands aren't inhabited it still doesn't take away from the natural beauty of them
but also I think you know just the beauty and the
environment they're really breeds a very happy culture because Denmark is actually seen as one of the
Happiest countries on the planet as a matter of fact, it is reported as the happiest country on the planet
I mean I've never been in it looks great, though
But if you are from Denmark, let me know how true that is below in the comment section
Now the population of Denmark is a lot smaller than the Netherlands at five million seven hundred and fifty seven
thousand seven hundred and thirty-two people and his population density is
136 people per square kilometer and Denmark's total land area is forty-two thousand four hundred and thirty square
Kilometres is capital city is Copenhagen
Let's take a look at the currencies and finances of these countries in the Netherlands. What currency do they use?
Well, like many European countries
It uses the euro and currently a time of filming
This one euro is equal to one point one seven US dollars in Denmark, though
They use the Danish Krone and one Danish Krone equals
0.16 US dollars now, I want to dive a little deeper into the economies
The Netherlands is an eighth largest export economy in the entire world
And this is because the Netherlands have discovered huge natural gas resources, and this was back in the late
1950s the sale of natural gas generated a lot of
Revenue for Netherlands for decades after that and this added hundreds of euros to the government's budget
So the Netherlands had a very prosperous as well as a open
Economy, and it depended a lot on foreign trade
the economy is very praised for its stability in terms of the low employment rate as well as
inflation the total GDP of the Netherlands is
777 billion dollars and the GDP per capita is 50 point five thousand dollars when we look at the total
Exports for the Netherlands that number is four hundred and thirteen billion dollars u.s
And the Netherlands top exports were refined petroleum
Computer parts as well as package medicaments looking at the imports
That number is higher actually at four hundred and twenty eight billion dollars US and Netherlands top
Imports were refined petroleum crude petroleum as well as computers. All right
Now, let's dive a little further into the economy of Denmark
Denmark is considered to be one of the most economically and socially developed countries on the planet
So this country it ranks as having the world's
highest social mobility and a high level of income equality now check this the economy is so on point in
Denmark that it has one of the world's highest per-capita
Incomes for any country the Denmark also has one of the world's highest personal income tax rates
So the GDP of Denmark is 306 billion dollars and that leaves us GDP per capita at forty nine point seven
thousand dollars the total
Exports from Denmark were eighty four point 1 billion dollars and it's top exports were packaged medicaments
pig meat and
human or animal
Blood it's imports dollars were around the same at eighty four point six billion dollars us and it stopped imports were cars
Packaged medicaments and refined petroleum. So that was a look at the economy of both of these countries
so now let's take a look at the military and see how they compare when stacked up against each other side by side the
Netherlands ranks 36 in the world in terms of total military power and the Netherlands Armed Forces
Consists of the army as well as the Navy and the Air Force
And the service branches that make up the military are the royal netherlands army
The royal netherlands navy and marine corpse the royal netherlands air force as well as the Royal Military
Constabulary the total available manpower
The Netherlands is seven million eight hundred
Thousand people and it has forty two thousand seven hundred and five active personnel and ten thousand five hundred reserve personnel now
Denmark's military ranks 54th in the world in terms of total military power and it's service branches are the Royal Danish
Army the Royal Danish Navy the Royal Danish Air Force as well as a Danish Home Guard
Denmark has a total available manpower of two million five hundred
Thousand people and it's active personnel sits at twenty thousand eight hundred and they have fifty-four thousand three hundred and fifty
Reserve personnel when it comes to the total army strength. The Netherlands has zero combat tanks
They have nine hundred seventy nine armored fighting vehicles, but they don't have any rocket projectors or any towed artillery
but they do however have
18 self-propelled artillery
Denmark has fifty seven combat tanks six hundred and seventy three armored fighting vehicles
They don't have any rocker projectors or any towed artillery
But they do have 12 self-propelled artillery when comparing the air power of both of these nations
The Netherlands has 61 fighter aircrafts. Also 61 attack aircrafts
they're transport aircraft sit at a total of 51 and their trainer aircrafts our 23 their total helicopters are at
75 and they have 28 attack helicopters
now, let's see how Denmark's airpower compares in their possession the Danish military have
33 fighter aircrafts as well as 33 attack aircrafts
They have a total of 39 transport aircrafts and their trainer aircraft sit at a total of 38
Their helicopter count sits at 35 and they don't have any attack
helicopters own now when we compare the navies we see that the total naval assets for the Netherlands is at
56 the Netherlands also has four patrol crafts
They don't have any aircraft carriers or any Corvettes
But they do have two frigates four destroyers four submarines and six mine warfare vessels
Denmark's Navy has a total of 90 naval assets
They have eight patrol crafts nine frigates and seven mine warfare vessels
But their Navy contains no aircraft carriers
No destroyers or no submarines and as he could imagine funding a military
Costs a lot of money the Netherlands defense budget sits at a whopping nine billion eight hundred and forty million
Dollars and Denmark's defense budget is just under half of that at four billion four hundred and forty million, okay
So now we looked at the military
But if you were gonna go and travel to both of these countries, assuming that you're not from any of these countries
Which country would be cheaper to live in and which country will be the most expensive. Let's take a look at that
so when you take a look at the cost of living in the Netherlands in compared to Denmark
We see that in the Netherlands food is 18% less expensive in the Netherlands than in Denmark and housing is eight percent cheaper
Clothing is 17% less expensive in the Netherlands, but you'll be paying seven percent more in terms of transportation
But you get to save a lot when it comes to personal care
That's at 22 percent less expensive in the Netherlands as well as entertainment is 8 percent less so on average
The cost of living in the Netherlands is 8 percent cheaper than in Denmark
Now the national debts for the Netherlands sits at five point
Nineteen billion dollars and that brings us debt per citizen at thirty thousand seven hundred and eleven dollars
with Denmark the debt is
way less at one hundred and twenty five billion dollars and his debt per citizen is twenty two thousand and
ninety dollars
All right, guys
So that does it for this side-by-side?
Comparison of the Netherlands and Denmark and you guys let me know in the comments section
Which country do you think is better or do you love them both or do you not like them?
I want to hear all your thoughts and comments down below in the comments section
My name is Leroy Kenton, and I'll see you guys real soon
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