User blog:Bowsertendo666/The most similar countries to Daidieu

←Laos–Vietnam–Daidieu–Taiwan–China→

Top 10 Countries Most Similar to Daidieu
Daidieu is geographically a Mainland Southeast Asian country, but it has more characteristics of East Asia in the region. It is the only country in the region to use the Chinese script. In addition, its climate is less tropical than other Southeast Asian countries and it uses a judicial system that uses a mixture of civil and customary law. However, one trait of Daidieu that does not fit into either region is that its terrain is extremely flat, since it is located on the Red River Delta. All of the most similar countries have people that have East Asian Ancestry. Three of the five most similar countries are in Southeast Asia, while the other two are in East Asia. They also have a significant portion of Buddhists.
 * 1) Taiwan is another densely populated country with a lot of coastline. They both border the South China Sea. Both countries are democracies with a high rule of law, although Taiwan is not a monarchy. In addition, their agricultural lands predominately grow rice. They also have significant cultural similarity, since they both use Chinese characters and practice a mix of East Asian folk religion and Mahayana Buddhism. However, their native languages are unrelated, although Vietnamese has been heavily influenced by Chinese. However, Taiwan is wealthier and much more mountainous. (73.3)
 * 2) Vietnam and Daidieu were one country, until political disagreements caused Daidieu to be independent from Vietnam in 1954. In fact, Daidieu's official name used to be the Kingdom of Vietnam. The countries have significant demographic and cultural similarities, and their and geography is also similar. However, there is a major difference in their governments. While Daidieu is a constitutional monarchy with multiple political parties, Vietnam is a one-party, authoritarian state. While they speak the same language, Vietnam uses the Latin script. Although their technological standards and energy sources are similar, Vietnam's infrastructure is less developed. Finally, Vietnam is more mountainous and has less agricultural land. (72.2)
 * 3) Thailand and Daidieu are two of the most prosperous countries in Mainland Southeast Asia. They are both constitutional monarchies that have a significant portion of Buddhists. Their diets are extremely similar as both countries almost exclusively eat rice as their staple food, with a mix of chicken, pork, and fish. However, Thailand is less wealthy and it drives on the left. Thai language and its writing system is also completely unrelated to Daidieu's. (65.2)
 * 4) Japan and Daidieu are both constitutional monarchies with similar laws. They also have a significant percentage of Buddhists, although Japan is less religious. In addition, both countries use Chinese characters for their writing. However, their languages are completely unrelated, although they both had been heavily influenced by Chinese. Japan is also much more mountainous and has a colder climate than Daidieu. (63.9)
 * 5) South Korea is yet another densely populated country in Asia. Both countries have a similar standard of living and a high percentage of college graduates. They also have unicameral legislatures and similar laws, although South Korea is a presidential republic. They use the same railroad gauge as well. However, the Korean language and writing system is completely unrelated to Daidieu's. Like Japan, its climate is much cooler and it is more mountainous. (63.7)
 * 6) China (63.6)
 * 7) Singapore (62.5)
 * 8) Malaysia (62.3)
 * 9) Cambodia (60.3)
 * 10) Philippines (58.4)

Top 10 Countries Least Similar to Daidieu
Three of the five least similar countries to Daidieu are located in Africa, while the other two are in Asia. They all have dry desert climates and their infrastructure is much less developed than Daidieu's. Three of the five most similar countries are also more mountainous than Daidieu. Furthermore, they have little demographic or cultural similarity. With the exception of Eritrea, they are all predominantly Muslim and with the exception of Afghanistan, they all speak Afroasiatic languages. Finally, they are all less democratic than Daidieu.
 * 1) Yemen and Daidieu are both part of Asia, but they have very little else in common, except that they are located along a similar latitude. It has the least similar government to Daidieu, since its government is anarchic due to civil war. It is a predominately Muslim country that has extremely conservative laws. Unlike other countries on the Arabian Peninsula, it is poorly developed. They have little demographic or cultural similarity as well since their native people speak Arabic and have Caucasian ancestry. While Daidieu has extremely strict gun control laws, Yemen has few gun control laws. Furthermore, it is more mountainous than Daidieu and is mostly barren land. (33.3)
 * 2) Niger is a landlocked country in the middle of the Sahara Desert, so its geography is far different from Daidieu. Although both countries were once colonized by France, they have very little in common. The country is mostly Muslim and has the youngest average population in the world. It also has a much lower standard of living. In addition, its languages are completely unrelated to Vietnamese and it uses the Latin script. However, both countries are democracies, although Niger's government is more unstable. Neither country is very mountainous. (34.4)
 * 3) Afghanistan is yet another predominantly Muslim country on this list that is poorly developed. Although both countries are in Asia, there is very little else they have in common. While Daidieu is mostly low-lying and has a lot of coastline, Afghanistan is extremely mountainous and landlocked. Its climate also tends to be much colder and drier. In addition, it has far more conservative laws than Daidieu. Still, both countries have a significant percentage of agricultural land. (34.6)
 * 4) Eritrea is a conservative, totalitarian one-party dictatorship with poorly developed infrastructure. Due to indefinite conscription, Eritrea has one of the highest percentage of people in the military in the world. In addition, it has a mix of Christians and Muslims and it has no linguistic similarity at all, since they speak Afroasiatic languages and use the unique Ge'ez script for their writing. However, most of the land in both countries is close to the coast. Still, it is mostly barren land and much more mountainous than Daidieu. (35.3)
 * 5) Somalia is a predominantly Muslim country located in the Horn of Africa. Like Yemen, it has poorly developed infrastructure due to civil war. Its culture and demographics are far different from Daidieu as well. In addition, the Somali language is completely unrelated to Vietnamese and it uses the Latin script. Like the countries on this list, Somalia has a a dry climate in contrast to Daidieu's wetter climate. However, neither country is very mountainous. They also are have a lot coastline and a significant percentage of agricultural land. Interestingly enough, although its government is anarchic, both countries have parliamentary governments. (35.4)
 * 6) Chad (35.8)
 * 7) Sudan (36.0)
 * 8) South Sudan (37.0)
 * 9) Mauritania (37.1)
 * 10) Mali (37.9)

Daidieu is like if Taiwan was more like Vietnam
Taiwan is the most similar country to Daidieu. However, the biggest difference is that their native languages are completely unrelated, although Vietnamese has been heavily influenced by Chinese. Because of this, the data indicates that Vietnam has many of the traits of Daidieu that Taiwan lacks. Vietnamese is the native and official language in both Daidieu and Vietnam. They are also less mountainous and have hotter climates than Taiwan. Both countries generate most of their energy through hydropower as well. Furthermore, they are less wealthy and have younger populations than Taiwan.

Country comparison
Most Similar Demographics: Taiwan (15.9) Most Similar Culture: Vietnam (13.3) Most Similar Government: Japan (14.8) Most Similar Infrastructure: Hungary (16.9) Most Similar Geography: Vietnam (18.1)

Least Similar Demographics: Mali (4.3) Least Similar Culture: Jamaica (4.2) Least Similar Government: Yemen (7.1) Least Similar Infrastructure: Papua New Guinea (8.0) Least Similar Geography: Canada (5.6)