Burundi and Rwanda Compared

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    Burundi and Rwanda, or...officially the Republic of Burundi and the Republic of Rwanda
    Two small, bordering, landlocked countries in East Africa. Both in the African Great Lakes region. Burundi borders Lake Tanganyika, the second-largest and second-oldest freshwater lake in the world. And Rwanda borders Lake Kivu, a lake that is one of three known lakes to go through limnic eruptions. A limnic eruption is a rare type of natural disaster in which deep lake waters burst into a gas cloud that can kill any living creature near the lake. So if that ever happens, Rwanda would be very vulnerable.
    Tensions have been high between the two for a few years now. However, even though the current leaders of both have been talking trash, the two countries have a lot in common.
    For starters, they used to be part of the same kingdom. Ruanda-Urundi, which was once part of German East Africa, a territory ruled by Belgium between 1922 and 1962.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 438

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat  5 років тому +49

    6:55 I am a dingus. I mispronounced Tanzania.

    • @kisame786
      @kisame786 5 років тому +3

      Even after the security breach they are still giving out discounts

    • @devingiles6597
      @devingiles6597 4 роки тому +1

      Hey, Mr. Beat! Can you please do a video on Alaska and Hawaii?

    • @TheAlexwilhelm
      @TheAlexwilhelm 4 роки тому +1

      not how VPNS actually work in your pitch, recommend the tom scott video!!!!

    • @doyinbademosi6086
      @doyinbademosi6086 4 роки тому

      Your video is full of misinformation, and it is sad some people will believe some of your errors as informative...no offense intended, but this is ignorance on rampage!

    • @Stoneface_
      @Stoneface_ 4 роки тому

      Doyin BADEMOSI what’s the ‘misinformations’ as you call it?

  • @Debre.
    @Debre. 5 років тому +304

    Another thing: Burundi is the most recent country to change its capital city, from Bujumbura to Gitega less than a year ago.

    • @cocotaveras8975
      @cocotaveras8975 5 років тому +15

      S. A. Debre Indonesia is debating doing the same thing.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +27

      I was going to mention that but think I cut it out. I cut out a few things to try to reduce my workload. Thanks for mentioning it!

    • @visorij3374
      @visorij3374 4 роки тому +1

      Why

    • @KabalFromMK9
      @KabalFromMK9 4 роки тому +1

      @@visorij3374 Because

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 4 роки тому +1

      @@visorij3374 fresh building ground.

  • @Barc112
    @Barc112 4 роки тому +124

    Some more modern facts:
    In 2007, Rwanda became the first country in the world to legislate an outright ban on plastic bags
    Rwanda has the world’s highest representation of women in parliament

    • @Barc112
      @Barc112 3 роки тому +12

      @S E P Now that I check other sources, it seems Bangladesh was the first country in the world, while Greenpeace says Rwanda was the first African country.

    • @poserose5373
      @poserose5373 3 роки тому +1

      Cool

    • @DoxToDox
      @DoxToDox 3 роки тому +2

      Another Fact: Rwanda is nicknamed "Africa's Singapore"

  • @664theneighbor5
    @664theneighbor5 4 роки тому +228

    I’ve been to Rwanda! Beautiful place! My car once got stuck in a village there and the locals helped pull it out

    • @mugabo2911
      @mugabo2911 4 роки тому +7

      we are cool!!!!! hhhhhhh!!! where though?

    • @irinyuzuwerafrancoise336
      @irinyuzuwerafrancoise336 4 роки тому +5

      S E P how come you luck common sense?

    • @664theneighbor5
      @664theneighbor5 4 роки тому +3

      Mugabo W D I went to Kigali & around Ruhengeri/Volcanoes National Park

    • @gatetebosco5306
      @gatetebosco5306 4 роки тому +21

      What is your measure for poverty? The person earning 700$ in Rwanda can pay school fees for his children, pay health services, buy a family cloths and put food on table and roof over their roof for a family in Rwanda. What other riches other than those do you need? All we work for is to get basic needs. Luxury life isn't richness. Richness is getting basic needs in life easily. And I guarantee you 90% of Rwandese have basic needs in life and that is enough for us. No need of luxurious life to judge poverty or richnes

    • @miguelibarra3402
      @miguelibarra3402 4 роки тому +4

      @S E P only because it's a beautiful place with good people doesn't mean that its going to be a rich place.

  • @psy-lion
    @psy-lion 5 років тому +162

    Most of the poorest countries in the world historically were under the French/Belgian rule. Coincidence? I think not. Just French and Belgian were the keenest to extract their resources so they got nothing left.

    • @jenialjessy
      @jenialjessy 5 років тому +26

      Psytrance Makes You Better as a Frenchman, I agree: whereas the French/Belgians mainly exploited, the British brought with them their socio-political systems. The Spanish/Portuguese brought in religion and mixed themselves in with the local population, be it by relations or by force.

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 4 роки тому +11

      fuck no, these regions were always poor. Compared to algeria and Morocco (french colonies number 1) and dont forget vietnam that have quite decent wealth.

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 4 роки тому +7

      @@jenialjessy most of africa were protectorates that are NOT directly ruled. The spanish and portugueses mostly had COLONIES, these are very different things

    • @1wun1
      @1wun1 4 роки тому +10

      Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon and Algeria were french colonies yet they're much better

    • @MichouThe
      @MichouThe 4 роки тому +4

      They still havent repay the reparations like UK is guilty of.

  • @FriendoftheDork
    @FriendoftheDork 5 років тому +106

    Interesting. I've been in Rwanda once, never Burundi though. A few points:
    1. Rwanda has low crime, one of the lowest in Africa. This is not just government propaganda, but also seen in the trusting nature of people, lack of reported thefts. Essentially no one was worried about pickpockets or random violence.
    2. A possible reason why, but also showing how it is not really a democratic society is the level of security. Armed guards were common not just around embassies, government buildings and even some museums, but there was also luggage checks at hotels similar to airports, armed guard (private security) around ATMs and banks, and fairly heavy police presence.
    3. The education was an interesting point, but one could also bring up technological investments which Rwanda has been developing rapidly. Not sure how it compares to Burundi, but they do compare strong with most African countries with the exception of South Africa and Nigeria.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +16

      Thanks for sharing those points.

    • @mabhodlelajj1195
      @mabhodlelajj1195 4 роки тому +9

      with exception of south africa,not nigeria!Rwanda is better than nigeria in many ways~!!

    • @KC-wj7yh
      @KC-wj7yh 3 роки тому +2

      U don' y want ur saying or ur just a rwandese .no one does not know where rwanda got that ur saying development .they got by selling Genocide in the would .Developed countries , shamed because of they Role in genocide, they came with huge money to rebuild the country they play a big role to destroy it. BURUNDI has everything , food .... and they manage to survive for 6 years without any help aid from outside the country .But managed to organize themselves election. Poor country but people very happy.not like in rwanda where no one can ' t even dream for challenging the gourvement , people arw paying taxes to everything even yr own propriety. The president has a right to kill everyone who trying to oppose him .in and outside the country .

    • @sweetlemonade6925
      @sweetlemonade6925 3 роки тому +3

      @@mabhodlelajj1195 No it does not compare with Nigeria.

    • @satisfysmack9935
      @satisfysmack9935 2 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat my friend that was a half baked presentation.

  • @mapk1516
    @mapk1516 5 років тому +31

    Rwanda also has the largest number of female representation in Parliament than anywhere else in the world!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +6

      Woah how did I miss this?!?

  • @USSAnimeNCC-
    @USSAnimeNCC- 5 років тому +109

    What a good way to start my morning learning African history form a wave of UA-cam Channels

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +8

      Prepare to be watching all day. :)

  • @tonyjohansson7567
    @tonyjohansson7567 5 років тому +71

    Even though we got hooked to your channel by all the Presidential Election videos, my son and I find theese comparing videos very addictive. You're a great teacher, mr Beat!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +8

      Aw thank you so much! That is good to know. While miss making those presidential election videos, these are just as fun if not more fun to make. :)

  • @karegaloic7716
    @karegaloic7716 4 роки тому +24

    dude both our countries are like twins we have pretty much the same history and our language can be understood by each other

  • @NateTheGreat2399
    @NateTheGreat2399 5 років тому +40

    Haven't been this excited for a UA-cam History collab since The Bronze Age collab

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +2

      It might be our best one yet. There are so many great topics!

  • @andydrew03
    @andydrew03 5 років тому +40

    Okay, I normally enjoy your US city/state comparison videos the most but this international one was good. Keep comparing! 👍🏿

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +5

      This is awesome to hear. I was surprised at how much I got into making this one. It's probably because I learned so much!

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle 5 років тому +5

    Very interesting video. It was great working with you in this collaboration video. My aunt witnissed the Rwandan Genocide. She was located at a church near the Kivu Lake and saw horrible things. Later they were picked up by an international team via Congo. Her daughter (my cousin) visited Rwanda recently and noticed how closed the people were. Yet, Rwanda was very safe and clean.

  • @SamAronow
    @SamAronow 5 років тому +41

    Burundi could have much lower unemployment because the population is so much less urbanized. Agricultural work is far less prone to unemployment but much more vulnerable to fluctuating crop prices. This is why heavily urbanized mixed/capitalist economies tend to have a much higher unemployment rate that can still be considered “full employment.” In the US today, that’s 4-5%, and anything less would be a labor shortage, but in a more rural population that would be considered a sign of economic crisis.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +14

      Holy crap, that's a really good point. I should have realized that! Yeah, the unemployment rate as an indicator can be incredibly misleading about a country's economic health.

  • @johnnybegood92
    @johnnybegood92 4 роки тому +19

    Same country, same people and culture.. I’m proudly from both nation ❤️✅
    Love BJM BUJUMBURA 😍😘

  • @vincenzorutigliano5435
    @vincenzorutigliano5435 5 років тому +34

    This is the best summary of these 2 countries

  • @matkosova3482
    @matkosova3482 5 років тому +26

    Great video, although you didn't talk about the Rwandan economic miracle! Try comparing Czechia and Slovakia next!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +6

      I mean, I wouldn't call it an "economic miracle." It still needs a lot of work. However, it is growing like crazy thank goodness!

    • @mackyj7801
      @mackyj7801 4 роки тому +3

      @Ewarton Charlton its also ranked 2nd for ease in doing business in Africa

  • @alexandrealakoua546
    @alexandrealakoua546 5 років тому +25

    Next time please Johannesburg and Cape Town. Your videos are great

    • @Debre.
      @Debre. 5 років тому +5

      Why not just go overboard and do four at the same time? Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and Pretoria, the largest city and the three capitals. ))

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +7

      @@Debre. I typically just do two at a time so that it is easier to keep track of, but I can consider doing something like that.

  • @HistorywithCy
    @HistorywithCy 5 років тому +2

    Great breakdown...your clear and concise style and portrayal of the facts is perfect...thanks for putting this together!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому

      Well thank you! I enjoyed your video as well. :)

  • @UsefulCharts
    @UsefulCharts 5 років тому +12

    When is the M.Laser and Jack Rackam Compared video coming out?

  • @tellthemborissentyou
    @tellthemborissentyou 5 років тому +12

    Rwanda joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 2009 despite having no historic links to the United Kingdom. Burundi has applied to join.

    • @MC3112
      @MC3112 4 роки тому

      tellthemborissentyou did you that commonwealth summit will take place in Rwanda/Kigali nex summer 2020

  • @HistoryandHeadlines
    @HistoryandHeadlines 5 років тому +7

    Wow, you're now at 130,000 subscribers! Congratulations! It wasn't that long ago that we were all congratulating you on hitting 100,000! :)

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +2

      And reading me mean comments! lol Well thank you. Hopefully you get a lot of growth out of this collaboration.

    • @HistoryandHeadlines
      @HistoryandHeadlines 5 років тому +1

      @@iammrbeat Thanks! I hope so. I think I've gained about 20 subs so far. :)

  • @otterdccaptain9229
    @otterdccaptain9229 4 роки тому +22

    Great video! I recently went to Rwanda and it is one of my favorite countries. The people are amazing and I never felt safer. Just a couple things, the Genocide Against the Tutsis lasted 100 days and the genocide was orchestrated by the Hutu government.

    • @Stoneface_
      @Stoneface_ 4 роки тому +2

      OtterDC Captain now the government is control by the Tutsis but the country is doing extremely well, economically speaking!

  • @smurk3
    @smurk3 4 роки тому +4

    You're better than my geography teacher about both Rwanda and Burundi history. what a nice video. Keep exploring more bro 🇷🇼🇧🇮

  • @jenialjessy
    @jenialjessy 5 років тому +20

    Never expected a video on Africa, let alone where I’m from! French Texan here of Tutsi/Burundian and Congolese descent.
    Hope you’ll continue shining a light on faraway places Americans skim past in school - especially in light of current affairs. Our world is smaller than we think! All the best.

    • @vaselinemoney9686
      @vaselinemoney9686 4 роки тому +1

      Jessy Diamba I bet you from Dallas also I’m both Tutsi and Hutu decent

    • @jenialjessy
      @jenialjessy 4 роки тому +1

      PUNANI TEARS I sure am!

    • @ngaboyan2232
      @ngaboyan2232 4 роки тому +1

      How in the world are you a Burundian Tutsi of Congolese descent? Am Burundian of Congolese descent and the Tutsi reality in Congo is a very recent thing

    • @jenialjessy
      @jenialjessy 4 роки тому

      @@ngaboyan2232 my father is Congolese, and mother is half Congolese half Burundian.

  • @rosswebster7877
    @rosswebster7877 5 років тому +3

    What a great and welcome surprise to see you compare two Sub-Saharan African nations! I hope you get to do more in the future. Really looking forward to checking out this massive playlist too! I’m reminded on the great collaboration between RealLifeLore, Wendover Production, and Real Life Engineering on medical drones in Rwanda.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +2

      That's the plan! Thanks for the nice comment. :)

  • @jabig1
    @jabig1 4 роки тому +3

    Rwanda is turning itself into an economic powerhouse. Low crime, great country to live in.

  • @philipgagarin6673
    @philipgagarin6673 5 років тому +10

    Shocking that you did this Mr.Beat! Also what collab is this?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +3

      I shocked myself a bit. lol It is part of #projectafrica. Here is the whole playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLivC9TMdGnL_nFh7EtyLykEbzxCMH7nkB.html

  • @ermesdallagasperina6136
    @ermesdallagasperina6136 5 років тому +7

    Great Video Mr Beat! Both very interesting countries

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +1

      Thanks Ermes! And I agree that they are interesting.

  • @drinkwine420
    @drinkwine420 4 роки тому +2

    3rd Mr Beat video I've ever watched and I'm now a true fan. You remind me of Bill Nie The Science Guy but you cover History. You should be in class rooms across America because the kids could learn a lot from you. Even adults like myself learn a lot from you. Thank you for your work.

  • @oslonorway547
    @oslonorway547 5 років тому +12

    Hey you reading this, check out the full playlist Mr. Beat and other history channels made, about African history. I just looked it up now, and there are surprisingly a lot of interesting videos there - stuff which even your friend's and colleagues of African origin probably know very little about.
    The link is in the description of this very video you're watching. ... These history guys did a good job on such a large project. 👏

  • @obedmicomyiza6084
    @obedmicomyiza6084 5 років тому +3

    Another major thing is that Kirundi and Kinyarwanda are basically the same, kinda like British and American English.

    • @lechevalieraubrasmetalliqu2647
      @lechevalieraubrasmetalliqu2647 5 років тому

      Why ?

    • @Chilbuli_Baby
      @Chilbuli_Baby 4 роки тому +1

      Not exactly , it's not just the accent that changes . It's more like Portuguese and spanish..same roots I think...these languages are also similar to kiganda and other languages all the way to south africa

  • @retf8977
    @retf8977 4 роки тому +7

    Wow, Very great video and my utmost respect for Burundi and rwanda, I hope Burundi Gets well economically and politically soon, it has to stop The french/Chinese economic colonialism the set countries are doing in Burundi, while Rwanda, is doing great, very very great! I hope this growth continues, and I hope rwanda And Burundi Become leading economies in africa, Although rwanda is much closer to its goal. Anyways, nothing but love and respect for my african brother from Egypt!

  • @miguelntirampeba4797
    @miguelntirampeba4797 3 роки тому +5

    I love this! My mom is from Rwanda and my dad is from Burundi, so I’m a bit of both :) there couldn’t have been better countries to compare!

  • @motorcop505
    @motorcop505 4 роки тому +2

    I had a friend who was a professor in Burundi stay with me for several months and it was very enlightening. He said many people settled old scores while the civil war was going on in the 90’s (he stayed with me in 1997) and that you could get someone killed for about US$300. He also said he lost a brother because he had chronic diarrhea as a child. When have you ever heard of someone dying from diarrhea? It may have been cholera or some other disease, but still it’s not something that happens in the West. He also said he was on a bus one day when it was stopped. A guy got on with a gun and ordered another man off and shot him right there. People in advanced Western countries have no idea how fortunate they are.

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 5 років тому +1

    I'm finally getting to the end of this amazing playlist. Great job!

  • @b_dockk
    @b_dockk 4 роки тому +1

    I just found your channel! I can't wait to binge-watch your other content.

  • @CRE-cl1dv
    @CRE-cl1dv 5 років тому +19

    6:54 Im pretty sure it's Tan-za-nia not Tan-zania

    • @noname_1377
      @noname_1377 5 років тому +2

      With emphasis on tan-za-NIA

    • @OldeSoul
      @OldeSoul 4 роки тому +1

      Actually, in African circles I hear Tan-ZA-nia more than Tan-za-NIA.

  • @SamAronow
    @SamAronow 5 років тому +4

    I have a friend who recently visited Israel from Rwanda. I have to send this to her.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому

      Please do! I am curious to how folks from Rwanda will react to this video. I checked and I don't have very many viewers from the country...at all.

    • @olivieraelogio1803
      @olivieraelogio1803 4 роки тому

      Mr. Beat I am from Rwanda but you need to dig more ; I don’t know where you got this from but your content is far from the reality because every information there is flawed

  • @eldorados_lost_searcher
    @eldorados_lost_searcher 5 років тому +10

    That's a smart cat.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +4

      She certainly knows her VPNs

  • @tommyrubega5885
    @tommyrubega5885 5 років тому +4

    Rwanda has published several reports on their history, therefore your information shouldn't have been western based.

  • @brunoglopes
    @brunoglopes 5 років тому +1

    Another great video. Love this channel. Keep up the great work!

  • @rukoranyangabo9128
    @rukoranyangabo9128 4 роки тому +14

    You're story is too old.Life has changed a lot in Rwanda.

    • @nightlifetokyo7254
      @nightlifetokyo7254 4 роки тому +2

      isaac kalimbwami a exactly this is long story because there is no comparison now

    • @Stoneface_
      @Stoneface_ 4 роки тому

      Nightlife Tokyo so Rwanda is better than Burundi?

    • @uwajenezaemertha1613
      @uwajenezaemertha1613 4 роки тому

      In Rwanda every day is new
      Mr beat should make another vid bout
      Rwanda 🇷🇼

  • @ericleblanch9510
    @ericleblanch9510 4 роки тому +3

    Beautiful video ever.. I been to both countries.. grow up and know both countries..
    Kongo for life and Afrika for life...

  • @mwanykange
    @mwanykange 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the video, learned much from it.

  • @aos5929
    @aos5929 4 роки тому +3

    Rwanda 🇷🇼 isn’t as bad as you describing it.

  • @factsonrwanda
    @factsonrwanda 4 роки тому +7

    Hello,
    Clarifications:
    Both countries are not growing similar rates, Rwanda has been growing on an everage of 7% GDP for the last 20 years, this year the World Bank and World Economic Forum put Rwanda among top 3 fastest growing economy in the world.

    • @jjdenzel1129
      @jjdenzel1129 4 роки тому

      Facts On Rwanda he didn’t use accurate data. I’d give him 30% just for his google such.

    • @askyoutubehistorynerds2915
      @askyoutubehistorynerds2915 4 роки тому

      He was talking about population.

  • @judithcharvit7982
    @judithcharvit7982 5 років тому +3

    I love your videos. I learn international relations ( at university) and they help me a lot. Thank you !

  • @zacharystranahan9087
    @zacharystranahan9087 2 роки тому

    That Bert Kreischer jab got me. 🤣🤣

  • @Vinxi
    @Vinxi 4 роки тому +2

    Let give you some context as a Rwandan; first let me just say we love our Burundian brothers, we basically speak the same language too.
    So first off the history; the difference between tutsi and hutu in pre-colonial Rwanda was based on wealth which was measured primarily through cattle, this means that your status was not fixed as tutsi or hutu, only after colonisation was it contorted to serve the interest of the colonisers
    Second; Burundi from all accurate accounts was birthed from Rwanda; 'urundi' means another, so Burundi in ancient times was mostly seen as another Rwanda it most likely became its own nation through war and dispute explaining the similar culture
    It should be noted though; that at no time was Rwanda and Burundi unified as one Kingdom in pre-colonial times...Rwandans and Burundians come from the same people but they went to different lands(make sense)
    Third; the figures for Rwanda's growth rate in comparison to Burundi in this video are incorrect. Rwanda has gdp growth of about 8%( 3rd in Africa) and the general level of development of Rwanda relative to Burundi is much higher...this is mostly due to how much more efficient Rwanda's government is and altogether both countries are much more beautiful that what was shown in this video, Kigali, Rwanda specifically is stupid clean!
    I do commend this video for what it got right though, better than most ngl
    Ps: you're not forced by law to do umuganda here in Rwanda it's just communal spirit! :)
    Tbh I don't do it that much

    • @kigaliconfidential7830
      @kigaliconfidential7830 4 роки тому +2

      Thank you!! They just ignore some facts.. thats how they are dont blame them!!

    • @Vinxi
      @Vinxi 4 роки тому +1

      Omar Tikah thanks for taking the time to read through this :)

    • @harrison612
      @harrison612 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing some discrepancies. I appreciate it.

    • @Chilbuli_Baby
      @Chilbuli_Baby 4 роки тому +1

      Rwanda-urundi with it's capital usumbura was created for colonial purposes. Burundians where never rwandese at some point ,There are other kigdoms with whom we share similarities like the toro kingdom.

    • @Vinxi
      @Vinxi 4 роки тому

      Helena Boñita As I mentioned in my comment, Rwanda and Burundi were never a unified kingdom... *in precolonial times*
      I'm gonna guess you're Burundian, (Hi there - I'm a friend from up North😄) if you've ever gotten any oral history from your parents or elders I'm sure they would've told you how in the earliest times; Burundians branched off to form another thing (see what I did there)
      Unless the narrative is different in Burundi, the other way rounds perhaps?😂

  • @kmtforchina8916
    @kmtforchina8916 5 років тому +5

    Africa, Finally it's the time for my continent.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +1

      Way past due time. I'm sorry it took so long.

  • @whyamihere832
    @whyamihere832 5 років тому +7

    Can you now compare California and Texas

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +2

      Don't worry, it's on my list. I wish I had more time. :(

  • @TheCrunchyJello
    @TheCrunchyJello 4 роки тому +1

    Being a Tutsi originally did not mean that you were richer than a Hutu. The groups started out more like castes that could be freely moved between with the Tutsi being cattle herders and the Hutu being farmers. Also, banana beer and wine is traditional to Rwanda as well and available there. Only a couple of minor errors besides that, still a very good video!

  • @fromthehills814
    @fromthehills814 3 роки тому

    I have been watching this playlist and I got so happy to see there's a whole video dedicated to my home(Rwanda) and her sister 😀

  • @ernestmalonkane8668
    @ernestmalonkane8668 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Mr Beat,
    Please do a comparison between Botswana 🇧🇼 and Namibia 🇳🇦, what I call two Kalahari desert 🏜 countries. It will be interesting to see how they compare 🙂

  • @tommyrubega5885
    @tommyrubega5885 5 років тому +1

    The hutus, tutsi and Batwa are not subgroups were social classes and the king was the only one who was not part of any of the social classes since he was the leader of the social groups

  • @1wun1
    @1wun1 4 роки тому +3

    Also both had genocides, against the hutu in Burundi and against the tutsi in Rwanda.

    • @Chilbuli_Baby
      @Chilbuli_Baby 4 роки тому +1

      1972 was a failed genocide attempt against tutsis and a very bloody massacre against hutus...get you facts right!

    • @1wun1
      @1wun1 4 роки тому

      @@Chilbuli_Baby attempt by who?

  • @bentleyv1233
    @bentleyv1233 4 роки тому +1

    I have friends from Kigali (Rwanda)... it is beautiful there, 100% the cleanest country in Africa. Peaceful ass people man

  • @Chilbuli_Baby
    @Chilbuli_Baby 4 роки тому +2

    You got a few facts wrong, in burundi we also had other ethinc groups :Himas , Ganwas...Ganwas where the ones in power (kingship) in Burundi not tutsis and power was divide amongst Ganwa princes and important Families from every ethnic groups expect the twas and the himas. Obviously it did not fit the german's eugenics theories soo they changed it to what you described in the video. Rwanda has a different histrory I think. Interesting video none the less👍

  • @abodetidings8392
    @abodetidings8392 3 роки тому +1

    wow thanks for sharing

  • @rubimburabrian2521
    @rubimburabrian2521 4 роки тому +7

    I agree with you. But the Rwanda you talked is of 2010 not 2019

  • @devingiles6597
    @devingiles6597 5 років тому +1

    Mr. Beat, you should do a video on comparing St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota.

  • @alex_zetsu
    @alex_zetsu Рік тому

    It feels like comparing Germany and Austria. "Both have" and followed by some random fact. The countries are separate entities, but their geography and people are very similar. In modern times they both have similar economies. The part where the comparison between Burundi and Rwanda is very different from Germany and Austria was at the unemployment rate "hold on, 1.5%? That doesn't seem right?"

  • @aribasmajian18
    @aribasmajian18 4 роки тому +1

    Rwanda looks like Australia in shape and Burundi looks like a heart sort of.

  • @freddyt55555
    @freddyt55555 5 років тому +2

    We could use some umuganda here in the US.

  • @geekf1
    @geekf1 5 років тому +2

    Cool video, Mr Beat. Do one about some countries in Latin America. Like Mexico and Brazil, or Mexico and Argentina, or Brazil and Argentina or Chile.
    Elly really knows her VPN facts...

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +1

      She is a VPN expert. hee hee And yeah, I shall go back to Latin America, although not sure when yet. :)

    • @geekf1
      @geekf1 5 років тому

      @@iammrbeat Awesome, can't wait. Thanks, Mr beat.

  • @florarose1626
    @florarose1626 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for the video 🇧🇮🇷🇼🔥

  • @Ninja_Xanz
    @Ninja_Xanz 5 років тому +1

    Another great video. can't wait for your keep Portland weird vs keep Austin weird video

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +1

      Boy do I love those two cities

    • @Ninja_Xanz
      @Ninja_Xanz 5 років тому

      @@iammrbeat for xmas. Pleasee You could title it PDX vs ATX

  • @kevinmucyo1665
    @kevinmucyo1665 4 роки тому +2

    Rwanda has changed a lot u used wrong pics and old pics or videos

  • @vallraffs
    @vallraffs 5 років тому +3

    I don't feel you fully establish here what is the difference between the concepts of hutu and tutsi. What does it mean to be a part of one group? Is it a class system? A caste system? Are they ethnic groups?

    • @harrison612
      @harrison612 4 роки тому +1

      I am providing my limited opinion from my study. In Rwanda (I cannot speak about Burundi) before colonisation, the different between Hutu and Tutsi was that of class. Specifically, the owning of cattle (which was where wealth was concentrated). However postcolonialism, and through flawed 'racial science' both the Germans and Belgium attempted to show the division as ethnic.
      Segregation and racial identifier cards reinforced this.

    • @Chilbuli_Baby
      @Chilbuli_Baby 4 роки тому +1

      It was neither a cast system or class system...in Burundi at least. I'm not sure if you know a litle bit about The history of France? But if you look into it you will realise that the french are actually a group of people who became one nation from many ethnic groups that became ONE, thousands of years ago. I.e. the francs , gaulois, celtes , bretons...most have lost their languages and speak french today. Again you will notice that social status depended on your family or clan and not ethnicity. Your family or clan determined if you where aristocratic not ethnicity.same In BURUNDI, we had the ethnic group that succeed in maintaining itself in power called : the Ganwas , and powerful famillies from the tutsis and hutus around them occupying different prestigious positions. The himas and twas were often marginalized. The himas, because ,some of their families apparently (not sure) defied the Ganwas rule. Then the germans came with their eugenics theories and reorganised our societies soo it Made more sense to them! And the rest is history.....HOPE your not too confused 😅

  • @Bgkm
    @Bgkm 4 роки тому +1

    Hey #Mr.Beat, thank you for this comparison. I am Rwandan and live in ,PA USA. I wanted to point out for few things about this. You said Rwanda genocide, that’s incorrect. It is Genocide of Tutsi because it was prepared for longtime. Fortunately, now Rwandan are not distinguishing each other in tribes way, they all consider as one person. Shoutout to Kagame he is the man of vision, if you bring things like that in Rwanda you will end up in jail because things like that is ideological of genocide, that is how it began for leading to Genocide against Tutsi in 1994 by contrasting people. God bless Rwanda and Burundi.

  • @louiseanne4132
    @louiseanne4132 5 років тому +1

    Hutu, Tutsi and Abatwa those are NOT ethnic groups. Those are created to suppress and dehumanize the Bantu people of Burundi. This video is very controversial theres more to what is being reported and its deep. But has some facts .

  • @reinsonkibisu2056
    @reinsonkibisu2056 3 роки тому +1

    Try compare Mombasa and Lamu vs Zanzibar and kilwa in Kenya and Tanzania let’s see the similarities and differences.

  • @newanimatedboss
    @newanimatedboss 5 років тому +2

    Can you compare the United Kingdom to America? Or Illinois to Georgia?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому

      Great suggestions!

    • @henrynarkiewicz8778
      @henrynarkiewicz8778 5 років тому +1

      King Imperious why Illinois to Georgia?They seem like kind of random states to compare.

  • @stevenrurangirwa2137
    @stevenrurangirwa2137 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the video but you seem not to know about this country (I mean Rwanda) , Kigali,our capital city is the cleanest city in Africa, our parliament has 64 women in parliament,which makes us third in whole world, 52%Women in cabinet. Next time consult Google for clear and latest pictures of Rwanda and stop using pictures of 80s or find me on email srurangirwa88@gmail.com and I send you the clear pictures. #VisitRwanda...we are so welcoming people, we are good friends.Thanks

  • @marc-henrikadisha4940
    @marc-henrikadisha4940 4 роки тому +1

    Burundi Kingdom was ruled by the Baganwa not byTutsi !!!

  • @lukedetering4490
    @lukedetering4490 5 років тому +1

    I love these collabs

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому

      I do, too, but dang do I not much get done when they come out. :)

  • @newjerseylion4804
    @newjerseylion4804 4 роки тому +1

    Rwanda is developing into a major tech hu

  • @rayanlahnaoui9814
    @rayanlahnaoui9814 4 роки тому +2

    I suggest to compare a moroccan city, like rabat for example, and another African city
    Pleaaaaase I am sure il will be sooo great and English speakers will get to know more about these cities 😊😊

  • @quatreunhuit
    @quatreunhuit 3 роки тому

    Wooow!! You did Burundi❤ It's usually always overlooked. Thanks! 🇨🇦🇧🇮

  • @paterrurangwa8229
    @paterrurangwa8229 3 роки тому +1

    Rwanda’s growth rate is >8% in dact it is 10% by now ....do you research

  • @jensgabrielarbeitmunck1918
    @jensgabrielarbeitmunck1918 4 роки тому +1

    A good idea for a video would be to compare the genocides in both countries

  • @benjaminkeyrose4294
    @benjaminkeyrose4294 4 роки тому

    came for the topic, stayed for the content, and had to show some love for Ellie's NordVPN review lol

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  4 роки тому

      well glad you actually enjoyed the ad, too :)

  • @Hollywood2021
    @Hollywood2021 4 роки тому

    They both sound wonderful! I can’t decide where I want to take my vacation

  • @liam-man7265
    @liam-man7265 5 років тому +1

    0:35 Is Lake Tanganyika really that large for a freshwater lake? What about the Great Lakes or Salt Lake?

    • @moviemaestro800
      @moviemaestro800 4 роки тому +1

      That's the distortion of the Mercator Map at work for ya. ;)

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 4 роки тому +1

      Leif Bradshaw You’re right! Land areas like Canada, Greenland, and Antarctica look so large when they’re near the poles...

  • @gate832
    @gate832 4 роки тому +1

    we dond have tusti hutu and twa in our days we are all rwandans

  • @cortezfjy9
    @cortezfjy9 4 роки тому

    Can u pls compare Shanghai vs Mumbai....
    Beijing vs New Delhi.... I want to know how much gaps these 2 countries have.
    Shanghai vs New York....

  • @nishimwedivine2202
    @nishimwedivine2202 4 роки тому

    The language used to compare the histories is a bit distracting at points. But it’s very much western told. I appreciate it.

  • @Tristan-pp5nm
    @Tristan-pp5nm 5 років тому +2

    wow great video

  • @babygamingyt4556
    @babygamingyt4556 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Mr. Beat How about Congo vs DR. Congo??????

  • @kingdomwatchmanministries2230
    @kingdomwatchmanministries2230 4 роки тому +1

    Talk about your country not our countries! This is how you create divisions. All these groups were created by you and still, you continue the same legacy!

  • @Upsiverse
    @Upsiverse 3 роки тому

    Would love to see a video comparing other East African nations such as Kenya and Tanzania both incredibly beautiful countries.

  • @christopherk6923
    @christopherk6923 2 роки тому

    You should do Singapore and Monaco compared

  • @CB0408
    @CB0408 4 роки тому +1

    An idea: Corsica and Sardegna compared

  • @finitewehosh6542
    @finitewehosh6542 5 років тому +3

    Hey you doing your part for #teamtree?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +1

      Yep. Look for it very soon. :)

    • @finitewehosh6542
      @finitewehosh6542 5 років тому

      @@iammrbeat that's good. We need all hands on deck

  • @Fredhirwa1
    @Fredhirwa1 4 роки тому +2

    Next time before uploading a video, make sure you have true information in it. It is Genocide against Tutsi and not Rwandan Genocide.

  • @ZatzoZimmerman
    @ZatzoZimmerman Рік тому

    Rwanda has the cleanest city in Africa I heard, also one of the countries that has the most female political leaders.

  • @JV-ithc
    @JV-ithc 5 років тому +3

    Portugal and Spain, Lisbon and Barcelona, Lisbon and Madrid, Lisbon and Porto, Porto and Madrid, Porto and Barcelona, plz

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  5 років тому +2

      I'm actually planning all of Spain and Portugal. Eh?

  • @beyo5
    @beyo5 4 роки тому

    Both countries are part of the six nation proposed East African Federation unifying them into the largest African nation with the plan to become a Free-market economy with the hopes of becoming a Singapore-like world trade zone. If it works, it could boost East Africa into a First World status like India and China did.

  • @humpbacksquarepants5580
    @humpbacksquarepants5580 5 років тому +1

    Great video