I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Just received the news that I am set to head to Montreal for an exchange semester! This video felt so perfectly timed. Thank you Geography King!
@@lilaqia2394 Just remember that in Canada the word for kids is petits, not gosses as your app will probably tell you. In Canada gosses is on the crude side.
As you said, “both these countries are amazing places.” I’m American but lived in Australia (Melbourne) for a while and spent a lot of time in Canada. I love the U.S. and being American, but visiting places like the 12 Apostles, Wilson’s Promontory, Lake Louise, and Quebec City has strongly tempted me to imagine I’d rather be Canadian or Australian.
I’m glad to see another comparison video. It’s been a while since you’ve done one. This was very well done. If you do another one, it would be interesting to see another two states that are fairly similar. New York/New Jersey, Massachusetts/Connecticut, The Dakotas and Wisconsin/Minnesota are a few state comparisons that I think would interest a lot of viewers. Keep doing what you do, Kyle. This is easily my favorite channel on UA-cam
@@GeographyKing I love your comparing of the similar-size metro area w/ given pop. approximations rel. to U.S. metro areas. The hard-to-find data answers any questions I have envisioning prox. size. ...Well chosen two countries!
@@afungusamungus2860 well it was settled my mid Atlantic and New England loyalists and even some anti loyalists to so no figure the culture is almost exactly the same especially the northern states I found not a real difference in life style and everything else in general really just different laws and whatnot and forms of government
Aw, the picture of Steve Irwin warmed my heart! You could have compared Canadian vs. Australian TV and film, but of course we get much more Canadian crossover here in the US. I remember enjoying the Due South series way back in the 90s. An absolutely stellar Aussie TV series is Upright from 2 or 3 years ago, definitely worth finding and watching - the acting, story, and scenery are fantastic.
My wife and I also loved Due South, and more recently have enjoyed the excellent Murdoch Mysteries (15 seasons). That's in addition to a huge number of documentary programs that various Canadian provinces have helped finance.
@@samuelskillern7365 umm Australia has everything mountains rainforest desert beaches Savannah's Mediterranean climate and what does canada have a few mountains and cold
I remember when you ranked the US States By Name. Canada's province names beat Australia's. There are some great ones like "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan". The best in Australia by default is Tasmania.
Haha yea not only that Australia is pretty renowned for either uncreative or very weird names. From everything being great. E.g Great Barrier Reef, Great Australian Bite, Great Dividing Range etc to some of the weirdest place names like cockles creek etc But our states are definitely the saddest named
@@amiinsofly That's part of it, but it's more than that. If you set aside the large French-speaking region of Canada in Quebec, you'd find that not only are their populations close in size, but the ethnic compositions are also very similar. For example, until the end if World War II, people if British/Irish origin were the overwhelming majority of both countries' populations. However, since the end of WWII, both countries received millions of immigrants from continental Europe (Italy, Greece, Portugal, Holland, etc...). In more recent decades, there's also been huge influx of Asian immigrants to both countries. Today, Toronto and Melbourne are two if the most ethnically diverse major cities in the entire world.
It’s because Canada and Australia are both almost exclusively white ergo there’s not all this hostility. In countries like the United States, which is extremely diverse, everyone hates each other. There’s tension and fear at every corner.
Yeah that was odd to me, as someone who lives in Pittsburgh, he said Vancouver and Brisbane are similar in size to Pittsburgh, and I was shocked. I imagine Brisbane and Vancouver especially as significantly larger than Pittsburgh. The Vancouver skyline is strutted with skyscrapers, here in Pittsburgh, we have a small downtown with 3-4 talll buildings, and besides that it’s all neighborhoods
Great video Kyle! Love the Polygondwanaland reference on the wall. We all wish Australia had more water!! I’m the guy that has the one pin in Victoria! 😊👍
What a neat comparison -- and well thought out, too. I appreciate the attention to detail. I'm Canadian and I love Canada, but if Australia had been decided as the winner, that's cool too. Gotta get down there one of these days and check it out. However... as other commenters have noted, climate change may favour Canada in the future for two reasons: most obviously temperature, but access to fresh water is going to be the big one. Living on the shores of a Great Lake is going to be pretty advantageous in the decades to come.
Great video Kyle! Agreed with most of it other than the Covid response and your weather preferences :D Between the two, Canada would have won by a lot more for me! Regardless, I learned a lot and enjoyed your perspective. Would love to see more videos like this on other similar countries and regions of the world!
A category I would add is workplace culture and regulations! Australians have way more paid time off than Canadians (a minimum of 4 weeks per year vs a minimum of 2 weeks), and a higher minimum wage. That's the main reason why I prefer to live in Australia, as cool as Toronto and Montreal may be.
I'm Canadian, and I can tell you - without exaggeration or hyperbole - that Toronto and Montreal are the absolute two worst places in Canada to live, work, or travel. If you think those cities are cool, then the rest of Canada would blow your mind!
As a Canadian I lived and worked in Brisbane. When I suggested we stay after quitting time and finish a project the Aussies looked at me like I was nuts
Thanks Kyle! I’ve been looking forward to an overseas analysis, and you’ve picked the country I live in (Australia) and my favourite country to visit on vacation (Canada)!
There are so many Australians in Canada and vice versa, the countries are really kinda as close as two can get. I do hope someday some kind of free travel arrangement can be setup like CANZUK or similar to something like the schengen area so that we can remove the dumb barriers separating the two marvelous places.
1:14. If you want a map where you can compare countries without mercator distortion you can go to a site called " true size of countries" And then put both countries on the equator next to each other. That all make it very clear direcrly for your viewer. Thank you for the video. Keep up the great work!
Wow, you really put some time into this comparison. Thanks! May I suggest a further couple of categories for comparison. One, the overall population's ranking on a happiness scale, and one on individual rights of political expression and freedom of the press.
LOL well Canada gets an absolute zero on that criteria. If you have an opinion in Canada that does not align with the government's opinion, your bank accounts get frozen and you get put on a watchlist... phone and social media monitored, etc. I'm old enough to remember when Canada was a decent place to live in and travel to. But since Canada was forced to adopt a dystopian leftist ideology, this place isn't even in the top-50 anymore 🙄 I'm pretty sure I'm already on their watchlist, but that previous statement won't do me any favours lol
@@butler-macdonald8351 Sadly, true. But, from what I've heard, Australia isn't much better in this regard. They really went berserk with lockdowns during the pandemic and have gotten pretty "woke" also.
Great video. In cities comparison, you have your own subjective point of view but I feel it’s harsh to say Montreal is better then Melbourne because Melbourne has been in top most liveable cities ranking top 5 for many years. So I will definitely give that point to Melbourne just because of liveability. Also for Sydney you mentioned that it doesn’t have good places of nature to go to as compared to Toronto whereas I heard opposite from some other reviews of the two cities. Also transport system in Sydney is much better then Toronto from what I have heard.
Kyle, great video, as always. The question I have is how you decided that the climate of Australia is better than that of Canada. The reason is that it seems like it may have been determined that the former's is better than the latter's because it's warmer. However, that's a bit more subjective than objective from my point of view. There are millions of people who absolutely love winter, and all of the things one can do in that season, while others think the only only life worth mentioning is hanging out on the beach for your entire life, or getting roasted in the desert for the same amount of time.
Spot on, I love snow and you just don't get much of that in Australia besides Tasmania. I'd choose Canada over Australia especially as the world is getting warmer.
I was considering Australia's greater variations with tropics, subtopics, desert, Mediterranean, and the moderate temperatures where most Australians live. All of Canada gets very cold in winter, except for coastal BC, and winters are quite long. There are certainly people who prefer the cold continental climate, but I think nost prefer moderate and warm temperatures. But it is definitely subjective.
Agreed, plus Canada truly experiences all four seasons-- summer, winter, spring and fall-- whereas, with maybe a few exceptions, I don't think Australia really does.
Given that humans mostly lived in extremely hot areas throughout the vast majority of our history like Africa & the Middle East, we've evolved to acclimate to warmer climates. So it's really not as subjective as you say.
Kyle I love that you used Trailer Park Boys to represent Canada, but you also need to give the glorious Canadian show Letterkenny a try if you haven’t seen it yet
I'm from the UK lived in Australia for 2 years and 4 years in Canada. I loved Australia and Aussies but Canada is definitely the better place to live. Its much closer to the rest of the world, 4 beautiful and distinct seasons, amazing food and the nature is unbeatable. Australia has gorgeous coats but nothing but a desert in the middle and literally almost no people settled in the middle. Takes days and days to travel from one coast to the other with nothing but a desert and snakes in the middle. Canada has people settled all across and its so green and full of dense forests and beautiful scenery when you are driving from one place to another. Also, the beauty of the rockies at Banff National Park and Lake louise, as well as British Columbia and Vancouver Island can not be matched anywhere in the world. I hope I can live in Canada forever one day.
Oh I love this! Please please please use the same format to do: France vs. Germany, France vs. UK, Argentina vs. Brazil, Mexico vs. Brazil, Iran vs Iraq, Nigeria vs. Egypt, Spain vs. Italy vs. Portugal, and, why not, US vs China. Please!
OMG thanks for pronouncing Montreal correctly - with the O pronounced like Monday, monkey or come, not MAHNtreal like most Americans pronounce it. +1 point for you!
Lol giving the point to Toronto over Sydney. I'm from Sydney and live in the midwest and have visited Toronto several times. Sydney is by FAR the greater city. Toronto is an eyesore and is an underwhelming largest city for Canada.
You could have just done the city comparisons. Everything I've learned about either country, especially Australia, is that they're both basically islands made up of cities with a huge sea of fuck all in the middle. Sand down under and snow up over.
As someone who has lived in both Brisbane and Vancouver for 5+ years, I can say there is a clear winner between the two cities and it's not the one you picked
Great video, Kyle!! I'd love to see more comparison videos, particularly US vs. others. You might also include political stability as a comparison category. Keep up the good work!!
Corporate head offices count was a very strange criteria IMO. I'd also take exception to Canada getting the nod re health when you say we have a higher life expoectancy than Canada. Btw it's also a fact that more people die from extreme cold rather than extreme heat. At least you acknowledged that our health system in Oz is better.
@@thevannmann Every company in the world in greedy. Just some companies can innovate and lead the industry and others are trailing behind dreaming to do the same.
I enjoyed this video and for the most part I thought your assessments were bang on. My only critique is narrowing down nature to a single national park for each country and beaches. What about mountains? Deserts? Fjords? Forests? Lakes? Grasslands? Canyons? You're doing a disservice to the natural beauty of all countries by considering it on such a narrow scale.
Great video! I agree. Both countries are amazing and make sense as countries to move to if I were to ever leave the US. However I’m particularly partial to Australia. If one prefers both the classic California/Southwest US lifestyle and vibe but also like British vibe and influence - I think one would be more drawn to Australia. Sydney is one my favorite cities in the planet. I typically judge and prefer big cities masse on the nature and outdoors close by - and with the beaches, harbor, national parks and unique fauna in and around Sydney - totally my city! I was in Australia for three weeks back in 2015, and am aiming to back in 2024. Next year I’m planning on doing a road trip up to the PAC-NW from SoCal and plan going over the border to Vancouver.
I don't know about the weather comparison. Yes, the winters can be brutal in Canada, but the heat in Austrailia can be equally as brutal. I like having 4 seasons. Also summers in much of Canada is wonderful. Both countries are gigantic so you'll get some climate variations but Canada's is much more diverse.
18:18 - So let me set the scene It's 2 in the afternoon and 34 degrees The Queensland harsh summer heat Had me sweating buckets all up and down my street It was there I spotted the bloke Perched atop of his milk crate throne He eyed me off as I approached Then he said I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone I'm on smoko, so leave me alone The Chats - i'm on Smoko another great vid viewed, from here in the UK
Great video comparing two great countries. I'm from Canada, but could easily be happy living in Australia as well. I've always imagined living in Perth . . . .
Same for me, though I think I'd prefer Brisbane amongst the major Aussie cities. Perth looks great, but pretty isolated from the rest of the population.
@@terryomalley1974 The remoteness of Perth is precisely why I'd like to live there. Plus I've always had a fascination with the Indian Ocean. Brisbane seems to be a popular destination for a lot of people and would probably be too much for me. Cairns or Townsville are two other places I would consider as well. Not as remote as Perth but still a good distance from much of the rest of the country.
Might be your best episode yet. Picking a nit about Ottawa though. It's the home of Shopify which is a pretty big company. Really interest fact about the thin ozone layer over Oceania. I wasn't aware of that.
At some point Kyle you should at least try experiencing real winter, just to round out your credibility. And I'm not talking about New York or Chicago. That's not real winter. Nor is anything in the Pacific Northwest. (Did you know there are palm trees in Vancouver?) I'm talking about northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, the UP of Michigan, or colder parts of Canada, where it freezes solid for months at a time, and can stay below 0ºF for weeks at a time. It's really a different thing than most "warm climate" people assume it is. Sure, you can die without a jacket if you just go outside and sit there. But that's not what people do. We don't "like the cold" itself. It's about the awesome activities that are possible, and about staying warm despite the weather. Much to say about that. If you have friends in any of these areas I strongly recommend setting up a week or two trip in January or February to give it a good honest try and see what it's all about. Also, my two categories: Birthplace of Ice Hockey, and Kids in the Hall. Canada wins 2-0. :) Keep up the awesome vids!
In Canada I often hear that term "our American cousins" but after being in Australia , the term "cousin" really applies to the Aussies. Just about everywhere you go they've got streets named "Victoria", "Adelaide", and "Wellington", just like here in the Senior Dominion. I like that they don't have that French-English thing going on and that they seem to grow their own fruits and vegetables. Here in Canada, it's a geography lesson every time you visit the fruits and vegetable session of the supermarket.
I was thinking about this recently -- how to address the US in terms of familial relations. I wouldn't necessarily call them our cousins, either... hmm... how about, the US is our somewhat rebellious half-brother? We don't always see eye-to-eye on things, but we usually have each other's back on the big stuff.
As a life-long Ottawa resident, the general description of Ottawa leaves the watcher with a negative impression. First, comparing with a city that is 50% larger makes for an apples and oranges comparison in some respects. To suggest that Perth ranks much higher for livability is not really true. Ottawa has ranked consistently very highly for livability and when climate is excluded (already considered separately), the two cities are quite similar. It is unfortunate how the public transit problems have received so much publicity, when Ottawa's transit system has overall ranked very highly for a city of its size. Also, the rail network is currently in the process of being tripled in length. I have never been to Perth and I am sure the location is beautiful, but I am not sure how the Ottawa area is lacking in that department either. Sure, Ottawa is not a beach city (there are some beaches), but three major rivers converge in the centre of the city with two large waterfalls, and the natural areas within the city and the surrounding area are comparable at least to Montreal. Of course, one big positive of Ottawa is its proximity to other major cities, that are not half of continent away, but a couple of hours drive in the case of Montreal and within a 2 hour flight of many major cities in Eastern North America. I do concede the climate but at least you can enjoy winter sports here.
@@matkins3484 Washington State is akin to adjacent British Colombia, which itself (especially along the coast) is quite different from the rest of Canada, especially considering the winter temperatures and the local culture/vibe.
It can not be argued the Great Barrier Reef is statistically the single most significant natural feature on the planet, excepting perhaps the Grand Canyon. I feel the need to inform after a boring 2 hour high speed boat trip there and 2 hours back to be an underwater, underwhelming disappointing experience. Stay home and visit the Canadian Rockies any day! Kyle, this is the kind of stuff why I love this channel.
Spot on! I live in Los Angeles, and have never been to the Great Barrier Reef, but some family members, and friends have. They had the same reaction as you, and certainty wouldn't make another trip to see it. I think the Grand Canyon and Canadian Rockies are more awe inspiring.
I have been to the Great Barrier Reef and it is not unique. Other barrier reefs exist off Belize, even Florida. It is beautiful, it is the biggest, but not as unique as portrayed. Just like the Canadian Rockies are not unique either. Worldwide there are bleached coral reefs and unbleached and the difference underwater in both are huge. I wonder if you went to a bleached part... No clownfishes in the Atlantic though...
Born and raised in Canada. I moved to Australia 7 years ago and I honestly fell in love this place. Don't get me wrong, I love Canada still, but I feel like Canada has become too Americanised.
Yayyyy Canada!! I'm from Vancouver. You're right, expensive and nasty traffic too! But it's beautiful. Great post, thanks! Note : I'd much rather encounter a large bear in the wilderness than a Huntsman spider in my bathroom. Australia can have their Jurassic Insect Park, I'll take my hockey, legal weed, and cold winters. Lol eh! 😉
I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Just received the news that I am set to head to Montreal for an exchange semester! This video felt so perfectly timed. Thank you Geography King!
How fun! Better brush up on your French.
@@MyName-nx1jj definitely, i've started doing my daily french lessons on my language learning app!
Have fun! Montreal is a great world class city. Eat a lot of poutine and French food and visit a sugar shack.
I live an hour from Montreal, have fun and bring warm clothes, if you're staying over winter get ready for -20c, but Montreal is great!
@@lilaqia2394 Just remember that in Canada the word for kids is petits, not gosses as your app will probably tell you. In Canada gosses is on the crude side.
As you said, “both these countries are amazing places.” I’m American but lived in Australia (Melbourne) for a while and spent a lot of time in Canada. I love the U.S. and being American, but visiting places like the 12 Apostles, Wilson’s Promontory, Lake Louise, and Quebec City has strongly tempted me to imagine I’d rather be Canadian or Australian.
Quebec City is a magical place.
Thank you for acknowledging The Trailer Park Boys as a major cultural export! Also - Grace Under Pressure was a very underrated album!
I learned a lot about Canadian culture from this series of documentaries.
BUBBLES is a worldwide superstar
They’re from my town…..lol
Heh, nice to see the canadian and australian albums on the wall. I love Rush and King Gizzard.
I’m glad to see another comparison video. It’s been a while since you’ve done one. This was very well done. If you do another one, it would be interesting to see another two states that are fairly similar. New York/New Jersey, Massachusetts/Connecticut, The Dakotas and Wisconsin/Minnesota are a few state comparisons that I think would interest a lot of viewers. Keep doing what you do, Kyle. This is easily my favorite channel on UA-cam
Thank you! I don't do these comparisons very often but I do have more coming up.
@@GeographyKing I love your comparing of the similar-size metro area w/ given pop. approximations rel. to U.S. metro areas. The hard-to-find data answers any questions I have envisioning prox. size. ...Well chosen two countries!
Canada is just a little bit more Americanized than a place like Australia meanwhile Australia feels more British
im canadian and spent two months travelling australia after highschool. totally agree
@@briggsmarshall i’ve only ever been to Canada never Australia
@@afungusamungus2860 well it was settled my mid Atlantic and New England loyalists and even some anti loyalists to so no figure the culture is almost exactly the same especially the northern states I found not a real difference in life style and everything else in general really just different laws and whatnot and forms of government
A little more? I'd say, as a Canadian, that it's a lot more Americanized.
Canada is America's Top hat!
I'd love to see more comparisons between similar countries. It'd be interesting to see one comparing Nordic countries.
Yeah like South Sudan and D.R. Congo. Far more interesting doing shit holes.
Norway.
Aw, the picture of Steve Irwin warmed my heart! You could have compared Canadian vs. Australian TV and film, but of course we get much more Canadian crossover here in the US. I remember enjoying the Due South series way back in the 90s. An absolutely stellar Aussie TV series is Upright from 2 or 3 years ago, definitely worth finding and watching - the acting, story, and scenery are fantastic.
My wife and I also loved Due South, and more recently have enjoyed the excellent Murdoch Mysteries (15 seasons). That's in addition to a huge number of documentary programs that various Canadian provinces have helped finance.
I really enjoyed the Canadian drama series "DaVinci's Inquest". Police ranked that series as the most realistic of police dramas.
Canada's natural landscape is just stunning, can't be beat
Australia better ngl
you're dreamin
@@Just_MiddyPlug It's a tie in my book.
@@samuelskillern7365 umm Australia has everything mountains rainforest desert beaches Savannah's Mediterranean climate and what does canada have a few mountains and cold
@@Just_MiddyPlug I can respect both countries physical geography.
I remember when you ranked the US States By Name. Canada's province names beat Australia's. There are some great ones like "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan". The best in Australia by default is Tasmania.
Very interesting comparison.
I loved it!
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Haha yea not only that Australia is pretty renowned for either uncreative or very weird names.
From everything being great. E.g Great Barrier Reef, Great Australian Bite, Great Dividing Range etc to some of the weirdest place names like cockles creek etc
But our states are definitely the saddest named
@Augusto Pinochet a little random?
@Augusto Pinochet
Was that a political statement?
Our states were named after our British ancestry? Try some our Aboriginal names??!
I'm Canadian and I've always noticed that we are very similar to Australia. Similar personalities and easy going nature.
It’s mostly cuz of the British loyalist culture that both those countries maintained for years
@@amiinsofly That's part of it, but it's more than that. If you set aside the large French-speaking region of Canada in Quebec, you'd find that not only are their populations close in size, but the ethnic compositions are also very similar. For example, until the end if World War II, people if British/Irish origin were the overwhelming majority of both countries' populations. However, since the end of WWII, both countries received millions of immigrants from continental Europe (Italy, Greece, Portugal, Holland, etc...). In more recent decades, there's also been huge influx of Asian immigrants to both countries. Today, Toronto and Melbourne are two if the most ethnically diverse major cities in the entire world.
I have lived in both countries and Australians win on lack of seriousness. They find humour in everything
Cousins that's for sure
It’s because Canada and Australia are both almost exclusively white ergo there’s not all this hostility.
In countries like the United States, which is extremely diverse, everyone hates each other.
There’s tension and fear at every corner.
That rush album cover!! =) i recognized it immediately. love seeing your records change every video
Gotta respect both of these countries for their skylines. They’re all amazing!
Yeah that was odd to me, as someone who lives in Pittsburgh, he said Vancouver and Brisbane are similar in size to Pittsburgh, and I was shocked. I imagine Brisbane and Vancouver especially as significantly larger than Pittsburgh.
The Vancouver skyline is strutted with skyscrapers, here in Pittsburgh, we have a small downtown with 3-4 talll buildings, and besides that it’s all neighborhoods
Toronto with Melbourne . Sydney don't have skyline.
@@duffal0 Vancouver don't have skyscrapers; high-rise buildings aren't skyscrapers lol.
Great video Kyle! Love the Polygondwanaland reference on the wall. We all wish Australia had more water!! I’m the guy that has the one pin in Victoria! 😊👍
What a neat comparison -- and well thought out, too. I appreciate the attention to detail. I'm Canadian and I love Canada, but if Australia had been decided as the winner, that's cool too. Gotta get down there one of these days and check it out.
However... as other commenters have noted, climate change may favour Canada in the future for two reasons: most obviously temperature, but access to fresh water is going to be the big one. Living on the shores of a Great Lake is going to be pretty advantageous in the decades to come.
Australia is a beautiful country with very friendly people but...I don't do giant freaky insects. Lol
Definitely go to Australia, it's such a beautiful country and the people are equally as great
...and the Northwest Passage
@@TheBoyer19
Takes a day by plane to get there. Long way to go nowhere.
What a disgrace.
I like the Bret "Hitman" Hart picture at the end.
Great video Kyle! Agreed with most of it other than the Covid response and your weather preferences :D Between the two, Canada would have won by a lot more for me! Regardless, I learned a lot and enjoyed your perspective. Would love to see more videos like this on other similar countries and regions of the world!
Great video! Surprised that you did not add music output as a category. (This one will be fiercely contested!)
Do Ireland vs New Zealand next!
True. Rush vs AC/DC? Drake vs who from Australia? Celine Dion vs Kylie Minogue?
As a Canadian, I apologize to the entire world for Justin Beiber.
@@terryomalley1974 Would have to be Drake vs Iggy Azalea.
Yes that's a cool idea.
Grace Under Pressure and Polygondwanaland. You keep outdoing yourself with the albums!
I loved the wolverine comparison. The fact that Wolverine was a Canadian played by an Australian was not lost on me.
A category I would add is workplace culture and regulations! Australians have way more paid time off than Canadians (a minimum of 4 weeks per year vs a minimum of 2 weeks), and a higher minimum wage. That's the main reason why I prefer to live in Australia, as cool as Toronto and Montreal may be.
I'm Canadian, and I can tell you - without exaggeration or hyperbole - that Toronto and Montreal are the absolute two worst places in Canada to live, work, or travel. If you think those cities are cool, then the rest of Canada would blow your mind!
As a Canadian I lived and worked in Brisbane. When I suggested we stay after quitting time and finish a project the Aussies looked at me like I was nuts
Thanks Kyle! I’ve been looking forward to an overseas analysis, and you’ve picked the country I live in (Australia) and my favourite country to visit on vacation (Canada)!
There are so many Australians in Canada and vice versa, the countries are really kinda as close as two can get. I do hope someday some kind of free travel arrangement can be setup like CANZUK or similar to something like the schengen area so that we can remove the dumb barriers separating the two marvelous places.
1:14. If you want a map where you can compare countries without mercator distortion you can go to a site called " true size of countries"
And then put both countries on the equator next to each other. That all make it very clear direcrly for your viewer.
Thank you for the video. Keep up the great work!
I just saw a video earlier today from the Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton, who said "Canada is just like cold Australia".
Or, from a Canadian perspective, "Australia is just like a hot Canada."
Love these comparisons! Make more.
Wow, you really put some time into this comparison. Thanks! May I suggest a further couple of categories for comparison. One, the overall population's ranking on a happiness scale, and one on individual rights of political expression and freedom of the press.
LOL well Canada gets an absolute zero on that criteria. If you have an opinion in Canada that does not align with the government's opinion, your bank accounts get frozen and you get put on a watchlist... phone and social media monitored, etc.
I'm old enough to remember when Canada was a decent place to live in and travel to. But since Canada was forced to adopt a dystopian leftist ideology, this place isn't even in the top-50 anymore 🙄
I'm pretty sure I'm already on their watchlist, but that previous statement won't do me any favours lol
@@butler-macdonald8351 Sadly, true. But, from what I've heard, Australia isn't much better in this regard. They really went berserk with lockdowns during the pandemic and have gotten pretty "woke" also.
Love this video! As a Chicagoan, I've always wanted to visit a lot of these cities. Hope to make it out up north and down under one day!
Great video. In cities comparison, you have your own subjective point of view but I feel it’s harsh to say Montreal is better then Melbourne because Melbourne has been in top most liveable cities ranking top 5 for many years. So I will definitely give that point to Melbourne just because of liveability. Also for Sydney you mentioned that it doesn’t have good places of nature to go to as compared to Toronto whereas I heard opposite from some other reviews of the two cities. Also transport system in Sydney is much better then Toronto from what I have heard.
Ay shoutout St. Louie :] (sorry just had to throw that in there lol) Great video as usual, very interesting!
I greatly appreciate the Rush and KGLW exposure
Great video....and we loved the Davis & Smoko references!
14:33 The Outback has some of the hottest weather on Earth. It’s up there with Death Valley and the Sahara Desert.
Kyle, great video, as always. The question I have is how you decided that the climate of Australia is better than that of Canada. The reason is that it seems like it may have been determined that the former's is better than the latter's because it's warmer. However, that's a bit more subjective than objective from my point of view. There are millions of people who absolutely love winter, and all of the things one can do in that season, while others think the only only life worth mentioning is hanging out on the beach for your entire life, or getting roasted in the desert for the same amount of time.
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Spot on, I love snow and you just don't get much of that in Australia besides Tasmania. I'd choose Canada over Australia especially as the world is getting warmer.
I was considering Australia's greater variations with tropics, subtopics, desert, Mediterranean, and the moderate temperatures where most Australians live. All of Canada gets very cold in winter, except for coastal BC, and winters are quite long. There are certainly people who prefer the cold continental climate, but I think nost prefer moderate and warm temperatures. But it is definitely subjective.
Agreed, plus Canada truly experiences all four seasons-- summer, winter, spring and fall-- whereas, with maybe a few exceptions, I don't think Australia really does.
Given that humans mostly lived in extremely hot areas throughout the vast majority of our history like Africa & the Middle East, we've evolved to acclimate to warmer climates. So it's really not as subjective as you say.
Kyle I love that you used Trailer Park Boys to represent Canada, but you also need to give the glorious Canadian show Letterkenny a try if you haven’t seen it yet
Corner Gas, too
My left ear really enjoyed this video
Polygondwanaland album in background. Nice touch. Nice taste.
Great video! Love the Polygondwanaland vinyl too!
Do Maryland vs Virginia! I'd love to duke it out with my DMV rivals
While VA and MD are definitely bigger rivals, VA vs NC is a better comparision
I'm from the UK lived in Australia for 2 years and 4 years in Canada. I loved Australia and Aussies but Canada is definitely the better place to live. Its much closer to the rest of the world, 4 beautiful and distinct seasons, amazing food and the nature is unbeatable. Australia has gorgeous coats but nothing but a desert in the middle and literally almost no people settled in the middle. Takes days and days to travel from one coast to the other with nothing but a desert and snakes in the middle. Canada has people settled all across and its so green and full of dense forests and beautiful scenery when you are driving from one place to another. Also, the beauty of the rockies at Banff National Park and Lake louise, as well as British Columbia and Vancouver Island can not be matched anywhere in the world. I hope I can live in Canada forever one day.
Is that Grace Under Pressure? Nice!! I've seen Rush at least 15 times...love your videos!!
Oh I love this! Please please please use the same format to do: France vs. Germany, France vs. UK, Argentina vs. Brazil, Mexico vs. Brazil, Iran vs Iraq, Nigeria vs. Egypt, Spain vs. Italy vs. Portugal, and, why not, US vs China. Please!
I love the polygondwanaland cover in the back!!!! Great video
The duelling wolverine thumbnails made me chuckle. Thank you.
Fascinating video! Mind if you could do a ranking of the Canadian license plates from worst to best?
That would be a pretty short video no?
Nice job, bud. Enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to the next one.
Full points for including a photo of the Littlest Hobo at the end.
OMG thanks for pronouncing Montreal correctly - with the O pronounced like Monday, monkey or come, not MAHNtreal like most Americans pronounce it. +1 point for you!
Lol giving the point to Toronto over Sydney. I'm from Sydney and live in the midwest and have visited Toronto several times. Sydney is by FAR the greater city. Toronto is an eyesore and is an underwhelming largest city for Canada.
You could have just done the city comparisons. Everything I've learned about either country, especially Australia, is that they're both basically islands made up of cities with a huge sea of fuck all in the middle. Sand down under and snow up over.
Canada isn't an island.
@@terryomalley1974
He didn’t mean that literally
As someone who has lived in both Brisbane and Vancouver for 5+ years, I can say there is a clear winner between the two cities and it's not the one you picked
You’d rather live in van?
I lit up when you made the Chats reference at the end. I love that song
Wow, thank you for going in detail. 2 of my favorite countries
For animals, Canada is on my bucket list because I want to see musk oxen before I die. Australia kind of scares me, mainly because I hate spiders.
You don’t want to see an adorable Sydney-funnel web spider. It’s so cute when it raises its front leg to show its large fangs secreting fatal venom.
Comparison videos are great, eh? 🇨🇦 I love the video, mate. 🇦🇺 Can't wait to travel to both of these countries some day soon my dude 🇺🇲
Great video, Kyle!! I'd love to see more comparison videos, particularly US vs. others. You might also include political stability as a comparison category. Keep up the good work!!
I don’t think the number of Fortune 500 companies should be factored into which country is better
Corporate head offices count was a very strange criteria IMO. I'd also take exception to Canada getting the nod re health when you say we have a higher life expoectancy than Canada. Btw it's also a fact that more people die from extreme cold rather than extreme heat. At least you acknowledged that our health system in Oz is better.
@@dougm3037 Corporate headquarters show how developed and strong the country's economy is at the global stage.
@@Aymcana No it doesn't. It shows how greedy some corporations can get.
@@thevannmann Every company in the world in greedy. Just some companies can innovate and lead the industry and others are trailing behind dreaming to do the same.
i appreciate the correct pronunciation of australia's cities
I enjoyed this video and for the most part I thought your assessments were bang on. My only critique is narrowing down nature to a single national park for each country and beaches. What about mountains? Deserts? Fjords? Forests? Lakes? Grasslands? Canyons? You're doing a disservice to the natural beauty of all countries by considering it on such a narrow scale.
Great video! I agree. Both countries are amazing and make sense as countries to move to if I were to ever leave the US.
However I’m particularly partial to Australia. If one prefers both the classic California/Southwest US lifestyle and vibe but also like British vibe and influence - I think one would be more drawn to Australia. Sydney is one my favorite cities in the planet.
I typically judge and prefer big cities masse on the nature and outdoors close by - and with the beaches, harbor, national parks and unique fauna in and around Sydney - totally my city!
I was in Australia for three weeks back in 2015, and am aiming to back in 2024. Next year I’m planning on doing a road trip up to the PAC-NW from SoCal and plan going over the border to Vancouver.
I grew up in Vancouver in the 60s and 70s. The 1980s were Vancouver's golden era, it has gone downhill since...........
Cool idea for a video!! Loved it👍 Really interesting😊
I don't know about the weather comparison. Yes, the winters can be brutal in Canada, but the heat in Austrailia can be equally as brutal. I like having 4 seasons. Also summers in much of Canada is wonderful. Both countries are gigantic so you'll get some climate variations but Canada's is much more diverse.
18:18 - So let me set the scene
It's 2 in the afternoon and 34 degrees
The Queensland harsh summer heat
Had me sweating buckets all up and down my street
It was there I spotted the bloke
Perched atop of his milk crate throne
He eyed me off as I approached
Then he said
I'm on smoko, so leave me alone
I'm on smoko, so leave me alone
I'm on smoko, so leave me alone
I'm on smoko, so leave me alone
The Chats - i'm on Smoko
another great vid viewed, from here in the UK
Great video comparing two great countries. I'm from Canada, but could easily be happy living in Australia as well. I've always imagined living in Perth . . . .
Same for me, though I think I'd prefer Brisbane amongst the major Aussie cities. Perth looks great, but pretty isolated from the rest of the population.
@@terryomalley1974 The remoteness of Perth is precisely why I'd like to live there. Plus I've always had a fascination with the Indian Ocean. Brisbane seems to be a popular destination for a lot of people and would probably be too much for me. Cairns or Townsville are two other places I would consider as well. Not as remote as Perth but still a good distance from much of the rest of the country.
@@JJJJ-gl2uf New Zealand is even more isolated
@@gytan2221auckland is closer to sydney, melbourne and brisbane than perth is
I'm Canadian but also heard great things about Australia and would love to visit it one day! 😀
Great Vid , Maybe you could of started a war between the Canucks and the Aussie's by comparing their beers to each others.
We'd never go to war with each other, since we're the eldest twin sibling children of Mother England.
I'd like to see the polar bear vs. the crocodile.
Very interesting and entertaining video. Really enjoyed this one keep it up!
Thank you! I'll try to do just that
Around 4:38 while talking about health
God bless you for the picture of TPB Ricky!
Might be your best episode yet.
Picking a nit about Ottawa though. It's the home of Shopify which is a pretty big company.
Really interest fact about the thin ozone layer over Oceania. I wasn't aware of that.
At some point Kyle you should at least try experiencing real winter, just to round out your credibility. And I'm not talking about New York or Chicago. That's not real winter. Nor is anything in the Pacific Northwest. (Did you know there are palm trees in Vancouver?) I'm talking about northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, the UP of Michigan, or colder parts of Canada, where it freezes solid for months at a time, and can stay below 0ºF for weeks at a time. It's really a different thing than most "warm climate" people assume it is. Sure, you can die without a jacket if you just go outside and sit there. But that's not what people do. We don't "like the cold" itself. It's about the awesome activities that are possible, and about staying warm despite the weather. Much to say about that. If you have friends in any of these areas I strongly recommend setting up a week or two trip in January or February to give it a good honest try and see what it's all about.
Also, my two categories: Birthplace of Ice Hockey, and Kids in the Hall. Canada wins 2-0. :)
Keep up the awesome vids!
Two points for the King Gizzard album!!!
I loved the smoko reference at the end
These 2 countries are very similar yet very different.
Hey Kyle! Nice Polygondwanaland album, nice touch to us down here in Aus! 🇦🇺 Love the videos
Overall this is an excellent analysis. Canada is such a wonderful country. However you missed wildly on health.
You forgot one.....hockey vs Australian football. Hockey still rules.
Wow that's awesome I must say, 😊
Canadian Hockey vs. Australian Rugby would be the comparison
We can still share content numbers if you don't understand Gmail suff. 🤗
Ottawa took it on the chin there… but our public transit rightly deserves the Geography King’s shaming !!
Sick Chats reference at the end there!
In Canada I often hear that term "our American cousins" but after being in Australia , the term "cousin" really applies to the Aussies. Just about everywhere you go they've got streets named "Victoria", "Adelaide", and "Wellington", just like here in the Senior Dominion. I like that they don't have that French-English thing going on and that they seem to grow their own fruits and vegetables. Here in Canada, it's a geography lesson every time you visit the fruits and vegetable session of the supermarket.
I was thinking about this recently -- how to address the US in terms of familial relations. I wouldn't necessarily call them our cousins, either... hmm... how about, the US is our somewhat rebellious half-brother? We don't always see eye-to-eye on things, but we usually have each other's back on the big stuff.
@@frisbeepilotI like that 😂 as an American, I think it's in our nature to not want to be like the other guys 😈😂
if NZ was part of Australia it would've been nice to see Edmonton vs Auckland compared
Canada would lose again in the weather category. Even the five Canadian cities mentioned in the video would beat Edmonton.
Very excited to see Ricky from TPB on the scoreboard
Australia had one of the most draconian Covid responses. I don’t see how that makes it the best…
Low death rate is way more important. Countries that had few restrictions saw higher death rates and their economies suffered anyway.
Goodbye channel
@@GeographyKing How about Sweden? Their economy and school systems had much (much) less damage.
Great vid. Please consider doing one on New Zealand - alone or as a 2 country comparison like this one.
As a life-long Ottawa resident, the general description of Ottawa leaves the watcher with a negative impression. First, comparing with a city that is 50% larger makes for an apples and oranges comparison in some respects. To suggest that Perth ranks much higher for livability is not really true. Ottawa has ranked consistently very highly for livability and when climate is excluded (already considered separately), the two cities are quite similar. It is unfortunate how the public transit problems have received so much publicity, when Ottawa's transit system has overall ranked very highly for a city of its size. Also, the rail network is currently in the process of being tripled in length. I have never been to Perth and I am sure the location is beautiful, but I am not sure how the Ottawa area is lacking in that department either. Sure, Ottawa is not a beach city (there are some beaches), but three major rivers converge in the centre of the city with two large waterfalls, and the natural areas within the city and the surrounding area are comparable at least to Montreal. Of course, one big positive of Ottawa is its proximity to other major cities, that are not half of continent away, but a couple of hours drive in the case of Montreal and within a 2 hour flight of many major cities in Eastern North America. I do concede the climate but at least you can enjoy winter sports here.
Cool video and thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀
Great analysis. No mention of Kylie Minogue or Alanis Morrisette? 😋 I've only heard good things about both places.
If you want to experience Canada outside of Canada, just go to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Upstate New York, parts of New England.
And parts of Michigan too, especially towards the north.
@@yodorob Or Washington State. There's a west coast too.
@@matkins3484 Washington State is akin to adjacent British Colombia, which itself (especially along the coast) is quite different from the rest of Canada, especially considering the winter temperatures and the local culture/vibe.
@@yodorob Not northern Michigan, but yes the Upper Peninsula is basically Canada.
This video was great to watch on smoko
You should do this for states. But trim it down a bit so you can produce them more easily
POLYGONDWANALAND!!!!! I am so happy that you've dabbled in the Gizzverse!!!
As someone from Cascadia, Vancouver is practically a brother. I know which one I would choose
It can not be argued the Great Barrier Reef is statistically the single most significant natural feature on the planet, excepting perhaps the Grand Canyon. I feel the need to inform after a boring 2 hour high speed boat trip there and 2 hours back to be an underwater, underwhelming disappointing experience. Stay home and visit the Canadian Rockies any day! Kyle, this is the kind of stuff why I love this channel.
Spot on! I live in Los Angeles, and have never been to the Great Barrier Reef, but some family members, and friends have. They had the same reaction as you, and certainty wouldn't make another trip to see it. I think the Grand Canyon and Canadian Rockies are more awe inspiring.
I have been to the Great Barrier Reef and it is not unique. Other barrier reefs exist off Belize, even Florida. It is beautiful, it is the biggest, but not as unique as portrayed. Just like the Canadian Rockies are not unique either. Worldwide there are bleached coral reefs and unbleached and the difference underwater in both are huge. I wonder if you went to a bleached part... No clownfishes in the Atlantic though...
Born and raised in Canada. I moved to Australia 7 years ago and I honestly fell in love this place. Don't get me wrong, I love Canada still, but I feel like Canada has become too Americanised.
I see that you've even adopted the Aussie style of spelling, "Americanised" vs the Canadian "Americanized", lol.
I have lived in both countries and I never realised how much Canada borrowed from the US until I left
Another excellent segment.
The "Smoko" comment was gold! I'll assume you're a Chats fan!
That is correct.
You forgot to compare the malls/shops accessibility of Australia vs. Canada. I heared from my friend in Sydney, Malls closing time there is 5pm? 😮
Thank you . You did a lot of work. You were very fair. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇨🇦 🏴😀🏴
Yayyyy Canada!! I'm from Vancouver. You're right, expensive and nasty traffic too! But it's beautiful. Great post, thanks!
Note : I'd much rather encounter a large bear in the wilderness than a Huntsman spider in my bathroom. Australia can have their Jurassic Insect Park, I'll take my hockey, legal weed, and cold winters. Lol eh! 😉
Indonesia versus Brazil sounds like an even match.
Brazil vs. either South Africa or Argentina, and Indonesia vs. the Philippines
Beaches, but no skiing category? That's a bias there.