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Top 10 Countries Most Similar to Daidieu
Daidieu is a Mainland Southeast Asian country, but it is clearly the most similar country to 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. With the exception of Taiwan, most of the land in these countries is tropical, although it has the least tropical climate in Southeast Asia.
 * 1) 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 infrastructure 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. In addition, due to the Communist government's influence, it is far less religious. Finally, Vietnam is more mountainous, has a lower standard of living, and has less agricultural land. (75.7)
 * 2) 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. Although it is not their native language, Chinese is an official language in Daidieu and most people can speak it. However, Taiwan has a higher standard of living than Daidieu and is much more mountainous. (72.1)
 * 3) China ruled Vietnam and Daidieu several times in history, most recently in 15th century. So like Vietnam, its culture is more similar to China than other Southeast Asian countries. Unlike Vietnam, Daidieu still uses Chinese characters for writing and has Chinese as an official language. However, there are a couple of big differences. China's government is controlled by one party and it is far less democratic. In addition, although both countries practice Mahayana Buddhism, China is far less religious. Finally, their geography is significantly different, since China has a colder climate and has a higher percentage of barren land, although the climate in Southeast China is similar. (66.4)
 * 4) Thailand and Daidieu 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. The infrastructure in Daidieu and Thailand also has a similar level of development. Their trains both use 1-meter gauge railroad tracks, however Thailand drives on the left. The Thai language and its writing system is also completely unrelated to Daidieu's. (66.2)
 * 5) Malaysia, unlike the other countries on this list, is predominantly Muslim. However, it is another constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia that has a similar standard of living, although Malaysia's laws are much more conservative. In addition, 20% of Malaysia's population are Buddhists. However, Malaysia has little linguistic similarity to Daidieu since they speak Austronesian languages and use the Latin script. In addition, since it was a British colony, Malaysia drives on the left, uses Type G outlets, and uses common law. Furthermore, most of its agricultural land is devoted to producing palm oil (64.2)
 * 6) Cambodia (62.6)
 * 7) Singapore (61.7)
 * 8) Japan (61.4)
 * 9) South Korea (61.0)
 * 10) Philippines (60.8)

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. They 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. 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, due to civil war. 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, a permit is not even required to buy a gun in Yemen. (36.2)
 * 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. (36.7)
 * 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. (37.0)
 * 4) 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. (37.9)
 * 5) 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, unlike Daidieu which doesn't have much of a military. 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, their geography is significantly different overall, since it is mostly barren land and much more mountainous than Daidieu. (38.0)
 * 6) Chad (38.3)
 * 7) Sudan (38.5)
 * 8) Mauritania (38.8)
 * 9) Djibouti (39.7)
 * 10) South Sudan (40.5)

Daidieu is like if Vietnam was more like Taiwan
Vietnam is the most similar country to Daidieu. However, the biggest difference between those countries is their government, since Vietnam is a one-party state in contrast to Daidieu's constitutional monarchy. The data indicates that Taiwan has many of the traits of Daidieu that Vietnam lacks. Both countries are multi-party democracies with a high degree of rule of law, unlike Vietnam. In addition, both countries still use Chinese characters and have Chinese as an official language, unlike Vietnam, which now uses the Latin script. Their climate is also more temperate. Furthermore, they have a higher standard of living and more developed infrastructure than Vietnam.

Country comparison
Most Similar Demographics: China (15.6) Most Similar Culture: Taiwan (13.6) Most Similar Government: South Korea (14.6) Most Similar Infrastructure: Vietnam (17.9) Most Similar Geography: Vietnam (18.1)

Least Similar Demographics: Mali (5.4) Least Similar Culture: Jamaica (4.3) Least Similar Government: Yemen (7.7) Least Similar Infrastructure: Papua New Guinea (9.2) Least Similar Geography: Canada (5.6)