How Do Iran & Saudi Arabia Compare?

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00:00 Intro
00:45 Flags / Coats of Arms
02:01 Government Types
03:22 Diplomatic Relations
04:03 Religious Differences
05:05 Proxy Conflicts
05:25 Military / Armed Forces
06:26 Paper Republic
07:21 Territory Size
07:37 Capital Cities & Bordering Countries
08:14 Historical Predecessors
08:59 Terrain & Climate
09:37 Railways & Roads
10:14 Population & Demographics
10:55 Languages
11:19 Economy, GDP & Wealth Distribution
12:00 Currencies
12:25 Unemployment & Minimum Wages
12:42 Human Development Index & Human Rights
13:16 Summary
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  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge4 ай бұрын

    *Did you find the background music too loud in this video?* I always struggle balancing it out and, while it's usually pretty low volume, I feel like this one was a little too high?

  • @jocko366

    @jocko366

    4 ай бұрын

    just depends on the type of music usually - because this video is mostly strings and wind instruments traditional to the region (rather than abrasive drums that would mask your voice) I'd say the music is at the right volume!

  • @Mr.Septon

    @Mr.Septon

    4 ай бұрын

    I thought the music in this video was a great volume. The previous person already made the comment, it's in part due to the type of music and didn't have any booming drums or anything that would otherwise drown out the information that you're laying down. If you and a lot others disagree, I mean by all means do what feels right but I personally had to say that it was bang on for me. I often use subtitles in videos because music does make hearing voices difficult but I didn't require that at all. You're very clear in your speaking to begin with, which helps.

  • @MorrisonProductions

    @MorrisonProductions

    4 ай бұрын

    I didn't find the background music too high, the only thing technical wise was the thumbnail makes it unclear who's Sunni and who's Shia. It gives the idea that Saudi Arabia is Shia and Iran is Sunni.

  • @raul88.88

    @raul88.88

    4 ай бұрын

    Yea, it could be turned down a notch 👍🏼

  • @qpdb840

    @qpdb840

    4 ай бұрын

    I did not even notice

  • @Honest-Guy
    @Honest-Guy4 ай бұрын

    Sending love from Saudi Arabia to Iranian people 💚❤️

  • @asuhdude3510

    @asuhdude3510

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-ox5kw7mz5rWhy are u so mad lil bro

  • @Honest-Guy

    @Honest-Guy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-ox5kw7mz5r don’t use “us” try to use “you”. Because I do have Iranian friends lol

  • @ShadowD2C

    @ShadowD2C

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Honest-Guy good response dont let trolls try to push people apart

  • @Thrall966

    @Thrall966

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-ox5kw7mz5ryou see no truth

  • @Thawhid

    @Thawhid

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@Honest-Guy that hater wants yous to be divided. Disgusting

  • @pokegan52
    @pokegan524 ай бұрын

    As an Iranian, it has less to do with Islam and everything to do with regional influence and power. Islam is just the excuse, especially for Iran.

  • @hughjass1044

    @hughjass1044

    4 ай бұрын

    A lot of that going on, actually. Bosnia and Ireland come to mind. They'd like us to believe it's about religion but it's just about power.

  • @niggorr

    @niggorr

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah if it was actually about religion They wouldn't be playing dirty like that

  • @sowonkun

    @sowonkun

    4 ай бұрын

    @@hughjass1044no religion play a huge role to control the people

  • @jordanschlansky4093

    @jordanschlansky4093

    4 ай бұрын

    Power is the goal, religion is the tool

  • @sowonkun

    @sowonkun

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jordanschlansky4093 well said!

  • @DamonSlater
    @DamonSlater4 ай бұрын

    This is a fantastic, informative, and educational video. Sending love to both Saudi Arabia and Iran from India ❤

  • @SYNvm
    @SYNvm4 ай бұрын

    Hi I would just like to add some points and correct a few points that you made, iran's Road network map that you showed is very old, there are several freeways built that aren't on it. Furthermore when comparing the train network all major Iranian cities have underground metro systems which you didn't mention (Tehran, Mashhad, Esfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz and Tabriz)

  • @RealEverythingBen
    @RealEverythingBen4 ай бұрын

    Love from Iran to the Saudi Arabian people 🇮🇷 🦁 ❤️ 🇸🇦

  • @just.a.viewer

    @just.a.viewer

    4 ай бұрын

    💐

  • @Wailmur

    @Wailmur

    4 ай бұрын

    This guy is gonna be targeted by iranian police

  • @kafexaton9117

    @kafexaton9117

    4 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤😂

  • @nasser8334

    @nasser8334

    4 ай бұрын

    فلتذهب السياسة الى الجحيم، 🤍🇮🇷🇸🇦

  • @RealEverythingBen

    @RealEverythingBen

    4 ай бұрын

    🇮🇷🦁❤️🇸🇦✌️❤️🌹

  • @adrianrafaelmagana804
    @adrianrafaelmagana8044 ай бұрын

    Fascinating topic, thanks for touching on this fascinating but undercovered rivalry

  • @General.Knowledge

    @General.Knowledge

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @mcatem5056

    @mcatem5056

    4 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @flaviomulatojerkin
    @flaviomulatojerkin4 ай бұрын

    More of these videos bro, loved the comparison!!!!

  • @guygolan2460
    @guygolan24604 ай бұрын

    Your videos are so good, thank you so much

  • @General.Knowledge

    @General.Knowledge

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Ahmed_Reza_Mehrdad
    @Ahmed_Reza_Mehrdad4 ай бұрын

    9:51 the map you showed of the Iranian Railway network is outdated by more than a decade! The current railway system has connected the west, north, south & south-east of the country to the network.

  • @MightyWinz

    @MightyWinz

    4 ай бұрын

    This is factual.

  • @ShadowD2C

    @ShadowD2C

    4 ай бұрын

    his videos are very low effort tbh

  • @johndewey6358

    @johndewey6358

    10 күн бұрын

    The design of the Iranian railway is by design. It is designed so an invading army from the north or east/west it would not benefit from it very much. Especially since the allies invaded Iran in WWII because of its rail system. It is said, the deign of the Iranian rail system is once of man's greatest engineering examples as it involves thousands of bridges and tunnels due to its geography. I do not know about the present stats, but in 1930s it had over 4000 bridges and tunnels, many carved through granite and its wonder bridge (Veresk bridge) that uses no metals and it is a brick and cement bridge and still in use almost 90 years later.

  • @nasser8334
    @nasser83344 ай бұрын

    انا سعودي ولدينا زوار من ايران في العاصمة الرياض سعيد حقاً برويتهم هم حقاً شعب طيب ويحبون الجميع 🇮🇷🇸🇦

  • @SORENA_FAR

    @SORENA_FAR

    4 ай бұрын

    عاشق مردم عربستان سعودی از ایران انشاالله سلامت باشید❤

  • @nasser8334

    @nasser8334

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SORENA_FAR شكراً لك اخي فرحان🤝🏻🤍

  • @SORENA_FAR

    @SORENA_FAR

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nasser8334 امیدوارم سیاست باعث دوری و دشمنی نشود فارس و عرب برادر اند 😘

  • @slazhdk3111
    @slazhdk31114 ай бұрын

    Great video!!! You should compare denmark and norway or sweden.

  • @General.Knowledge

    @General.Knowledge

    4 ай бұрын

    Great idea! I'll add a Nordic comparison to my list.

  • @user-pb1fu8ew3m
    @user-pb1fu8ew3m4 ай бұрын

    You should do one on Hong Kong and Macau. Great Video by the way.

  • @2007sssss
    @2007sssss4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video 👍

  • @71avalon36
    @71avalon364 ай бұрын

    You should do a video on Bir Tawil, the piece of land no country claims.

  • @mesoiq
    @mesoiq4 ай бұрын

    good video , I was actually born in north Iran , and I live in Iraq now and Iraq lives as the center of conflict between these two countries now, this video helped to get a perspective on each place

  • @ChinnuWoW

    @ChinnuWoW

    4 ай бұрын

    What part of Iraq? How is the quality of life there now? I’m planning to visit very soon. I think it’s one of the most fascinating countries in the world.

  • @modder853

    @modder853

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s rare, born in Iran moving to Iraq. But right now Iraq is safe so I would understand

  • @sowonkun

    @sowonkun

    4 ай бұрын

    @@modder853 iraq isn’t safe, a week ago a Kuwaiti tourist and his Saudi cousin got killed in Iraq by the terrorist militias there,the gov has no control over the country. It’s basically a free zone for militias

  • @archstanton6102

    @archstanton6102

    4 ай бұрын

    Kurdish?

  • @sowonkun

    @sowonkun

    4 ай бұрын

    @@archstanton6102 what race has to do with this!!

  • @meguqua1303
    @meguqua13034 ай бұрын

    "green is the color of allah, i think" bro where that come from 💀

  • @johndewey6358

    @johndewey6358

    10 күн бұрын

    In Iran's case, it does not represent any religion, just Green as being Green in nature.

  • @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150
    @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu1504 ай бұрын

    Great video. And the music is not loud☺️

  • @ChrisFan890
    @ChrisFan8904 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: They hate each other

  • @DavidLimofLimReport

    @DavidLimofLimReport

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks Mr Obvious

  • @YoussefDaanBenAmor

    @YoussefDaanBenAmor

    4 ай бұрын

    Not as much as before though

  • @ali7ussain545

    @ali7ussain545

    4 ай бұрын

    No we don’t

  • @callumbush1

    @callumbush1

    4 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: If they team up they'd be super powerful!

  • @SoldierOfGod22631

    @SoldierOfGod22631

    4 ай бұрын

    Not anymore. They mended ties.

  • @ht14
    @ht144 ай бұрын

    Can you do Moroccco VS Algeria next ? Love your content !

  • @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123
    @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture1234 ай бұрын

    8:30 why would saying Ackamenide empire is Iranian a stretch? They litteraly originated in Iran, they spoke Persian and there culture and Holliday is still alive in iran. They called there country eran by the locals evolving to Iran. The Sassanian the decendents of the Ackamenide named the country Iran shar,

  • @yarsaz4347

    @yarsaz4347

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah that makes no sense. The Sassanids literally called their empire Iran as well. Only western nations called it Persia.

  • @Omer1996E.C

    @Omer1996E.C

    4 ай бұрын

    Saying achemenid for Iran is a stretch, as much as saying the Ummayads for Saudi Arabia is a stretch

  • @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Omer1996E.C but did the Umayads call themselves Soudi Arabia? No but ackamenid did call itself Iran.

  • @Omer1996E.C

    @Omer1996E.C

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123 achemenid called themselves iran, ummayads called themselves Arab, "achemenid" describes the ruling class, and "Saudi" is the name of the dynasty (the ruling class), and every dynasty change comes with its own dynastic nomination change. Like how iran named itself "Safavid" or "Qajar" or even "Sassan", Arabs also called themselves "ummayad", "abbasid", or any other name. Got it?

  • @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Omer1996E.C they called themselves arabs so did many yet not every arab can claim umayad but every persian can claim ackamenid. Umayad did not call there empire arab empire they called it umayad caliphate when ackamenid was called persian empire or iran. Got it?

  • @fchouzal
    @fchouzal4 ай бұрын

    Hey!!! Loved the video. You could do one about Brazil and Argentina. I think it would be interesting.

  • @mariosathens1
    @mariosathens14 ай бұрын

    Like and Respect both Iran and Saudi Arabia. from Greece Despite our fights through the ages (Persian invasions of Greece, Alexander the Great campaigns, Byzantine -Persian, Byzantine-Arab wars etc) i must admit both nations have long and rich History forming several Empires through time.

  • @Ahmed-Bin-Koshari

    @Ahmed-Bin-Koshari

    4 ай бұрын

    Literally no one in Saudi Arabia or Iran cares about your Greek opinion

  • @PatriotOfPersia

    @PatriotOfPersia

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Ahmed-Bin-Koshari I do

  • @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    @Donotlookatmyprofilepicture123

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Ahmed-Bin-Koshariand no one cares about yours.

  • @user-ir2hx5bd9j

    @user-ir2hx5bd9j

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Ahmed-Bin-Kosharii do

  • @sultansalahdin5435

    @sultansalahdin5435

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Ahmed-Bin-Koshari I do

  • @sideeyedoggo740
    @sideeyedoggo7404 ай бұрын

    This gives me an idea. Why not compare the United States and Canada?

  • @ChinnuWoW

    @ChinnuWoW

    4 ай бұрын

    One’s cold and the other one isn’t.

  • @perniciouscarrot7528

    @perniciouscarrot7528

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ChinnuWoW One is under a monarchy who touches and hurts kids. The other is under the same monarchy secretly under a two system party

  • @Kurogane-san

    @Kurogane-san

    4 ай бұрын

    I would prefer if he compares Canada with Mexico.

  • @ChinnuWoW

    @ChinnuWoW

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Kurogane-san How about Germany and Papua New Guinea? They're so similar they're indistinguishable from one another.

  • @archstanton6102

    @archstanton6102

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@ChinnuWoW You should visit Nebraska in winter -26c

  • @AndrzejHeller
    @AndrzejHeller4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for another great video. There are a few things I’ve learned, one of them are mountains in the south of Saudi Arabia. I don’t know why, but I always had impression Saudi Arabia is a flat country. I watched your video comparing my home country (Poland) with Germany. If possible, I’d like to see comparison of France and Germany or France vs Britain. Algeria vs Morocco could also be interesting, same for China vs India. I’m not sure if there’s a point in comparing Argentina and Brazil, but you may consider it when working on future videos.

  • @Sharif_iraqi

    @Sharif_iraqi

    4 ай бұрын

    Hejaz Saudi is very mountains.

  • @General.Knowledge

    @General.Knowledge

    4 ай бұрын

    All good suggestions! :) Thanks

  • @alirezayagoubi2311

    @alirezayagoubi2311

    4 ай бұрын

    You saw Iran! Iran can still sometimes compete in volleyball with Poland but you are much better side but at football Iran have more chance to beat Poland !

  • @Mr.Septon

    @Mr.Septon

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@General.KnowledgeI agree that these are good suggestions and I did see in another post that someone said the comparison of the United States of America and Canada would be an interesting one from your storytelling perspective. Australia and New Zealand might be interesting to people. There are a lot of cultural similarities between the two, but there is also a whole lot of differences, and then when you get to the geographic differences, oh boy howdy. I don't know, now I just want a lot of comparison videos from your perspective. Portugal and Spain, or Portugal and Brazil (for colonial then and now), Spain and Mexico for a similar reason. That's another thing, could do some general comparisons of where the colonial power is today along with a, some, or all of their once colonial possessions (which would depend on quantity as to whether or not one or all could be addressed in a single video). I like comparison videos in general, I watch other people make those comparisons, but I always look forward to anything you put out. So I trust your judgement and I'm sure it'll be good stuff either way.

  • @Mr.Septon

    @Mr.Septon

    4 ай бұрын

    I also just thought that comparing Greece to Turkey seems quite interesting, again lots of history, changing hands, unification, division, so much. Also purely as a random note, being a map nerd, when Greece and Turkey are coloured in as if they were a single country, it's absolutely satisfying to look at. I know that Greece and Turkey are nowhere near that point, but in terms of beautiful nerdy map borders, yeah I like it. It's a good shape lol. But it is a powerful location especially when united.

  • @Ciech_mate
    @Ciech_mate4 ай бұрын

    😮 a subject I have always thought about

  • @darwinqpenaflorida3797
    @darwinqpenaflorida37974 ай бұрын

    It’s just like the Cold War but in the Middle East which is Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry known as Middle East Cold War because the series of proxy wars, similar as US-Soviet Cold War in a wars in Korea, Vietnam and others like: 1.Syria Civil War 2.Ongoing Conflict in Iraq 3.Yemeni Civil War

  • @shafsteryellow

    @shafsteryellow

    4 ай бұрын

    It's literally just a continuation of the cold war... Same divisions.

  • @mirfallteinnameein6343

    @mirfallteinnameein6343

    4 ай бұрын

    Iran won literally every conflict. Lebanon-Iranian Victory Syria-Iranian Victory Iraq-Iranian Victory Yemen- is still going on but Iran doesn't even do much while Saudi Arabia get completely humiliated by the Houthi-rebels.

  • @YoussefDaanBenAmor
    @YoussefDaanBenAmor4 ай бұрын

    Iran and Saudi Araba are kind of like the Ottomans and the Safavids, they have a very similar relationship in my opinion! History doesn’t repeat itself but it does often rhyme the famous saying goes.

  • @kiansedaghaty7900

    @kiansedaghaty7900

    4 ай бұрын

    First official language of Ottoman Empire was Farsi👍

  • @lambert801

    @lambert801

    4 ай бұрын

    Saudi Arabia is NOTHING like the Ottoman empire.

  • @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    4 ай бұрын

    It was a stupid comparison. Safavid and Ottoman differences have nothing to do with Iran and Saudi Arabia. Today's conflicts are political. But the Safavids and Ottomans were religious.

  • @user-lb8rx8yo7m

    @user-lb8rx8yo7m

    4 ай бұрын

    @@kiansedaghaty7900غير صحيح كانت العربية تليها التركيه

  • @jacobblack2381
    @jacobblack23814 ай бұрын

    This is Brilliant 🥰 Do Pakistan and India in this Wonderful Format!!

  • @kunalsinghal1247

    @kunalsinghal1247

    3 ай бұрын

    Honestly not many interesting comparisons can be done between both countries. Probably religion and basic stuff like flag and all.

  • @copah4537
    @copah45373 ай бұрын

    Next should be either - Romania vs Hungary - Finland vs Sweden - Australia vs New Zealand - Spain vs Portugal - Argentina vs Brazil - Colombia vs Venezuela

  • @montecorbit8280
    @montecorbit82804 ай бұрын

    At 6:16 Saudi defense spending.... Actually, a large portion of it goes to salaries. Saudis military personnel are among the highest paid in the world.... I believe Sandboxx News brought that one up a few years back....

  • @amortalbeing
    @amortalbeing4 ай бұрын

    0:56 correction, its God with a big G not god with small g. God refers to 'The God', the one and only, the sole creator of the worlds. basically 'god' is a noun describing a supreme being or deity while 'God' is a proper noun - it being the name of the Abrahamic god, the one and only God.

  • @Long_Live_Asir

    @Long_Live_Asir

    4 ай бұрын

    I’m glad that I’m not the only one who noticed that.

  • @johndewey6358

    @johndewey6358

    10 күн бұрын

    For those who do not believe in God/god or do not even know if there is a God/god, it does not make any difference how you write it!

  • @amortalbeing

    @amortalbeing

    10 күн бұрын

    @@johndewey6358 still no excuse for ignorance, you learn something new everyday and thats a plus!

  • @zachsteal1238
    @zachsteal12384 ай бұрын

    Next comparison video should be Ireland and the UK Please

  • @Skeedster1
    @Skeedster14 ай бұрын

    nice

  • @alesterwaltergate3780
    @alesterwaltergate37804 ай бұрын

    As Iranian i can command on the infutructure part and that is the data provide about the extent of iranin railroad and road network is no accurate whether it is map shown or the information given

  • @zddxddyddw
    @zddxddyddw4 ай бұрын

    Please do a video on the territorial evolution of Argentina! The country has lost and gained a lot of territory throughout its history but nobody has done a video about it!

  • @ArtofPapierMachie
    @ArtofPapierMachie3 ай бұрын

    Love you Iran love you Saudi Arabia Love from Kashmir 🍁

  • @HottyToddyChannel
    @HottyToddyChannel4 ай бұрын

    I think you should do United Kingdom vs France

  • @husainiismail2000
    @husainiismail20004 ай бұрын

    "this is seen to be the colour of Allah" 💀

  • @shafsteryellow

    @shafsteryellow

    4 ай бұрын

    😂😂 May Allah guide him and us

  • @chesterfieldjones1055
    @chesterfieldjones10554 ай бұрын

    In Saudi Arabia, there appears to be much more men than women between the ages of 25-69 years old, according to the chart at 10:37. It would have been interesting if you commented on why that would be the case.

  • @MrSpiderlions

    @MrSpiderlions

    4 ай бұрын

    It’s because of migrant worker population. Migrants makes up about 40% of the population in Saudi Arabia. Similar thing in Dubai, with being 90% migrant workers.

  • @asha8443

    @asha8443

    4 ай бұрын

    The same migrant workers that the most basic human rights in these GCC countries that tantamount a to modern day slavery.

  • @chesterfieldjones1055

    @chesterfieldjones1055

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MrSpiderlions Ahh. Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @chesterfieldjones1055

    @chesterfieldjones1055

    4 ай бұрын

    @@asha8443 I have heard about this. Very sad.

  • @user-qx9zn2cj4e

    @user-qx9zn2cj4e

    4 ай бұрын

    western-fabricated fake news. migrant workers make 10x what they make in their native countries. conditions are not perfect and always room for improvement, but to call it "modern day slavery" is outrageous delusion and attempt to whitewash European true historic slavery@@asha8443

  • @shahwiqarshahin3930
    @shahwiqarshahin39304 ай бұрын

    Fun Fact: The significance of the colour green in Islam has one of its roots in the Quran (18:65-85), wherein it discusses al-Khidr (the Green), a mysterious servant of God who was bestowed with divine knowledge and wisdom. Islamic epistemology shares that green is a colour signifying one who receives beatification from God. This is why you often find the minarets of many mosques, including the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, are green; it's to allow the congregants of mosques to receive God's grace and blessings.

  • @sad11adi12
    @sad11adi124 ай бұрын

    saudi spends 10x more on military but iran still produce its own weapons and clears the saudi military

  • @susankay497
    @susankay4974 ай бұрын

    I'm embarrassed to admit, I don't recall ever hearing the term Gini co-efficient" (though I am well aware of income inequality). Big THANKS for always helping me learn something new 😁

  • @thomthom6268

    @thomthom6268

    4 ай бұрын

    Gini is great for internal fairness of a country's economy. But it's no measure for well the economy is doing overall.

  • @misaghzahedi3921
    @misaghzahedi39214 ай бұрын

    Interesting fact: nobody in Iran uses rial anymore we use toman(1toman is 10 rial)

  • @andrewjgrimm
    @andrewjgrimm4 ай бұрын

    I’m pleasantly surprised the comments section is so wholesome.

  • @ethandouro4334
    @ethandouro43344 ай бұрын

    Bom vídeo! Só uma correção: A cor verde está associada a cor da família do profeta Mohammed s.a.w.s --- Great video! Just a correction: the green is associated to the family colour of the prophet Mohammed s.a.w.s

  • @EsfandiarNokhodaki
    @EsfandiarNokhodaki4 ай бұрын

    Green line In Iranian Flag Is Symbol Of Cypress Tree 🌲!!! The tree is evergreen, which is a symbol of immortality and pride in Iranian culture!!! Also, cypress is the national tree of Iran, and the oldest living tree in the world is a 4800 year old cypress in Iran !! Unfortunately, the government of Iran is Islamist and wants to convert everything to Islam!!! White symbolizes Damavand Peak and red symbolizes Wild tulips !!!

  • @schs1977

    @schs1977

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the clarification.

  • @shafsteryellow

    @shafsteryellow

    4 ай бұрын

    I always thought it was from the fatamids

  • @harlowida

    @harlowida

    4 ай бұрын

    You’re a radicalised Iranian. Down with the terror state!

  • @mirfallteinnameein6343

    @mirfallteinnameein6343

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@shafsteryellowthe fatimids were never in Iran and the fatimids were ismailis while Iran is a 12er-shiite country.

  • @71avalon36

    @71avalon36

    4 ай бұрын

    Actually, the oldest tree in the world is not in iran. Sorry.

  • @_-reputation.noitatuper-_
    @_-reputation.noitatuper-_4 ай бұрын

    If someone knows, could they please tell me what the inscription in Arabic on the Saudi flag means, please?

  • @megalo2097

    @megalo2097

    4 ай бұрын

    لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of God

  • @_-reputation.noitatuper-_

    @_-reputation.noitatuper-_

    4 ай бұрын

    @megalo2097 thanks for responding

  • @megalo2097

    @megalo2097

    4 ай бұрын

    @@_-reputation.noitatuper-_ welcome

  • @asssww11
    @asssww114 ай бұрын

    Saudi citizens are 19.2 million only. The rest are workers not saudis 42% of the population to be precise

  • @Houthiandtheblowfish

    @Houthiandtheblowfish

    4 ай бұрын

    slave workers with no minumium wage

  • @crimsonfox8496

    @crimsonfox8496

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Houthiandtheblowfish they are not slave workers, quit believing everything the media tells you, Saudi Arabia pays most of its workers well and most are financially stable, people are allowed to leave freely, just like how my family did. If they were actually treated like that the governments of the workers would stop their people from going to Saudi Arabia

  • @Houthiandtheblowfish

    @Houthiandtheblowfish

    4 ай бұрын

    @@crimsonfox8496 peter zeihan says that and he hates iran and loves saudi and turkey

  • @qlip

    @qlip

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@crimsonfox8496people are so misinformed it is crazy

  • @alkapremlokre2988

    @alkapremlokre2988

    4 ай бұрын

    Isn't almost the entire population arab? Check it on the internet.

  • @philipperopers8284
    @philipperopers82843 ай бұрын

    Iran has history, architecture, art, culture and very fascinate nature and people.

  • @mohammed44_

    @mohammed44_

    3 ай бұрын

    We still win nontheless :P

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla90694 ай бұрын

    How do Japan and North Korea compare?

  • @z0phi3l

    @z0phi3l

    4 ай бұрын

    That's funny

  • @josueveguilla9069

    @josueveguilla9069

    4 ай бұрын

    @@z0phi3lI know, right.

  • @fr0ntend
    @fr0ntend4 ай бұрын

    Norway vs Sweden please

  • @faisalarif3461
    @faisalarif34614 ай бұрын

    Green is not color of Allah, it's color of Islam and signifies peace.

  • @dubstepXpower

    @dubstepXpower

    4 ай бұрын

    Lol peace. Wish they'd try it

  • @_.PrInce197._

    @_.PrInce197._

    4 ай бұрын

    @@dubstepXpowerThey did

  • @faisalarif3461

    @faisalarif3461

    4 ай бұрын

    @@dubstepXpower Islamic countries except those invaded by US and colonised by British are the most peaceful.

  • @binair0
    @binair04 ай бұрын

    also the "j" in najd is pronounced

  • @haccapel4526
    @haccapel45264 ай бұрын

    How about comparing Finland and Estonia, the only two indenpendent finno-ugric countries?

  • @sinaa.y4938
    @sinaa.y49384 ай бұрын

    pretty well done. but should mention a correction. It is not the Iranian national emblem on the flag. It belongs to the Islamic republic. Lion and Sun is the historical national emblem since the Safavid Empire.

  • @yarsaz4347

    @yarsaz4347

    4 ай бұрын

    The Lion and Sun is also an Islamic symbol which was popularized during the Safavid era. If you want a purely Iranian symbol then the Derafsh Kaviani is older and isn't islamic.

  • @sinaa.y4938

    @sinaa.y4938

    4 ай бұрын

    @@yarsaz4347 the lion and sun is originated from pre Islamic era and some even relate it to Anahita.

  • @OshinAttari

    @OshinAttari

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@yarsaz4347 Sun is Mithra !!!

  • @yarsaz4347

    @yarsaz4347

    4 ай бұрын

    @@sinaa.y4938 Yes but it was never used as an official flag until the Safavids repurposed it and made it into a Shia Islamic thing.

  • @Xaiff
    @Xaiff4 ай бұрын

    The rivalry feels weird when I realized they are together in BRICS now

  • @DrShocktopus
    @DrShocktopus4 ай бұрын

    Excellent video! Except the Sunni-Shia difference which was super simplified. That’s like saying the difference between Protestantism and Catholicism is that one follows the Pope and the other doesn’t. Which is true, but after years they have diverged a lot.

  • @mohammadrezayazdani7913

    @mohammadrezayazdani7913

    3 ай бұрын

    But in fact the information about iranian religion is completely wrong because we iranian are not Muslim and we hate Islam specially young generation

  • @unkownsiner
    @unkownsiner4 ай бұрын

    Should do one with Iran and Turkey

  • @A.K.M-kf3gq
    @A.K.M-kf3gq3 ай бұрын

    The Islamic Republic of Iran, despite all the pressures that have been put on it by the western countries, is still not lost and is very powerful, and this is really admirable. God willing, economic problems will end in this country

  • @wumao_gang1020
    @wumao_gang10204 ай бұрын

    The green in Iranian flag was there prior to being islamic

  • @gokhantoygar123
    @gokhantoygar1234 ай бұрын

    Change your king, change your destiny.

  • @user-id6oh4po4k
    @user-id6oh4po4k3 ай бұрын

    We are brother and love each other. Governments hate each other not people

  • @ryansenft3315
    @ryansenft33154 ай бұрын

    Next or future comparison: USA vs Canada.

  • @homelandfighters8541
    @homelandfighters85414 ай бұрын

    What different shia and sunni?

  • @ilovemesomme
    @ilovemesomme4 ай бұрын

    All Saudis are Arabic or Afro-Arabic. Meanwhile all Persians are Iranian, but not all Iranians are Persian.

  • @napolien1310

    @napolien1310

    4 ай бұрын

    Afro Arabic? The hell is that!!?

  • @Salim-wr2wk

    @Salim-wr2wk

    4 ай бұрын

    @@napolien1310 Afro Arabs are a mix of African tribes and Arab tribes that have intermarried for several centuries creating a group of people called Arabs. Most of them are usually more African in appearance. Saudi Arabia population is 10 to 15 percent Afro Arabs.

  • @ilovemesomme

    @ilovemesomme

    4 ай бұрын

    @@napolien1310Arabs and Africans have been trading with each other since the Aksumite days. The Arab slave trade brought many Africans to Arabia. The descendants of those slaves largely make up the Afro-Arab population of the KSA. The Afro-Arab population in total is estimated to be around 10% of the KSA’s population.

  • @user-oj8sh7ur4x

    @user-oj8sh7ur4x

    4 ай бұрын

    All persians aren't Iranian the language is highly spoken by nations of Afghanistan , Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

  • @loodi3138

    @loodi3138

    4 ай бұрын

    There's many ethnicities in Iran such as kurdish, Turkish,blosh and Arab, and so as my country (saudi arabia) Turkish, African, and central Asian.

  • @NamedyKnight
    @NamedyKnight4 ай бұрын

    Could you do a comparison of the small countries in Europe like Andorra, Liechtenstein, etc...? Or maybe Switzerland and Austria?

  • @mojazad-is4sp
    @mojazad-is4sp3 ай бұрын

    Send love from iran to saudian people💚💚💚💚

  • @marym7104
    @marym71044 ай бұрын

    1,435th viewer of this video!

  • @mujahidmahmood2444
    @mujahidmahmood24444 ай бұрын

    1:04 Green is not the colour of Allāh Ta’alaa (God) but rather it’s a colour that has represented numerous Islamic empires and groups including some times during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ and Sahaba رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ. Other colours also include white and black though green is the most prominent.

  • @a_simple_atheist
    @a_simple_atheist3 ай бұрын

    Please do a comparision of India and Pakistan.

  • @VahidTaei-hg5xk
    @VahidTaei-hg5xk4 ай бұрын

    Love sudi arabr from iran❤❤❤

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla90694 ай бұрын

    How do North Korea and South Korea compare?

  • @schs1977

    @schs1977

    4 ай бұрын

    They don't compare. South Koren is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. Because North Korea has a Communist Dictator, most are still living in a peasant state.

  • @hadivatanparast4633
    @hadivatanparast46334 ай бұрын

    Bro didn't show a single photo from iran

  • @Ciavasch
    @Ciavasch3 ай бұрын

    While thanking you for informing about the statistics of these two countries, I must say that, as you mentioned in the video, the freedom index in these two countries is very low; Since I live in Iran and I have lived in different cities with different ratios of people's belief in religions, although it is very difficult to collect statistics in the conditions of a religious authoritarian government, I think a large percentage of Iranian people do not believe in any religion. Maybe it is the same in Saudi Arabia. Sending love to Saudi Arabian people from Iran ❤❤❤

  • @Muhammad_Hamza_Salman
    @Muhammad_Hamza_Salman4 ай бұрын

    I would Like to correct a mistake in the video because its serious one, at 1:03 this statement is incorrect because as Muslim we belive that nobody has seen Allah and we can not see him. Instead Green color is said to be colour to represent Muslims, as in Pakistani flag white part shows non-muslim minority live in peace and larger green part shows Muslim majority. So I am not being offensive but this statement is wrong and it might hurt Muslim viewers. Appreciate your hard work your videos are awesome. I really love your videos.

  • @3igma
    @3igma4 ай бұрын

    I love all of Saudi Arabia people ❤from iran🌟 I sick about they telling us Shia and suni /just tell us Muslim As Iranian I love all people of Saudi Arabi Muslim atheist I don't know Buddhism 😁😁 humanity is best religion /who have humanity anything else is not really matter

  • @nasser8334

    @nasser8334

    4 ай бұрын

    نعم لتحرير ايران من هذه الحكومة الفاسدة نحن كذالك نحبك 🇸🇦🇮🇷، اهلاً بك في السعودية اذا اردت الزيارة

  • @Iranshahrwarrior

    @Iranshahrwarrior

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@nasser8334love your words,please grace your king more, his visions are very beautiful, don't oppose him like we opposed ours.

  • @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@Iranshahrwarrior میگفتن اخر الزمانه ما باور نکردیم تا اینکه فهمیدیم یک ایرانشهریه که عشق خوابیدن با خواعر مادره به رسم شاهانش حالا داره مرد عرب رو ستایش میکنه😂😂😂😂 البته چیز شگفت انگیزی هم نیست به هرحال موالی دلشون پیش مولاست برده باید به فاتحان قادسیه سجده کنه😂😂😂😂

  • @afro_princess1671
    @afro_princess16714 ай бұрын

    Whay do u mean by not share border? They do share a border. A border isnt just land lorder

  • @user-uu5ml4fk4i
    @user-uu5ml4fk4i4 ай бұрын

    Don't forget this (life is short)

  • @CatvsShark
    @CatvsShark4 ай бұрын

    Russia and China, the 2 superpowers outside of the US Egypt and Italy or Greece, because of ancient associations, how do they compare now? Belarus and Ukraine, former USSR states of a similar size.

  • @Secular_Iran_GE
    @Secular_Iran_GE4 ай бұрын

    as an Iranian-Georgian i should admit that Iran is much better in terms of the diversity,culture,landscape ,Physical geography,Geographical location,Economy ,climate,Food,people,Military,History than Saudi arabia .Generally Iran is facing harsh western sanctions ,thats why Iran's nominal GDP is not perfect,anyways i respect Saudi arabia

  • @t.o8e

    @t.o8e

    4 ай бұрын

    السعودية أفضل جغرافيًا وموقعًا وبالتاريخ والموارد الطبيعية. بالنسبة للناس والأكل لا يمكنك تحديد هذه الأشياء 🥰

  • @Music_Video_1998

    @Music_Video_1998

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@t.o8eare u better in history?!?!?😂😂😂

  • @t.o8e

    @t.o8e

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Music_Video_1998 ماتعرف الخلافة الراشدة والأموية والعباسية؟

  • @shahriar4706
    @shahriar47064 ай бұрын

    1:03 you got it horribly wrong. its not the "colour of Allah", green was simply one of the colours used for the banner of islam during the life of Prophet Muhammad.

  • @Interceptor810
    @Interceptor8104 ай бұрын

    6:15 those were Pakistani troops

  • @SoldierOfGod22631
    @SoldierOfGod226314 ай бұрын

    Differences in Religion is not a reason for contempt. This is clear in how Saudi Arabia has good ties with bahrain and Azerbaijan. And in how Iran has good ties with almost every other Sunni muslim nation...

  • @wizardkingmudhhi4418

    @wizardkingmudhhi4418

    4 ай бұрын

    No most sunni arab countries also don't like iran

  • @houseplant1016

    @houseplant1016

    4 ай бұрын

    Nah because Saudi Arabia pays them and are dependent on Saudi Arabia. But countries like Algeria that are less dependent have pretty decent relations​@@wizardkingmudhhi4418

  • @moealhakani7005

    @moealhakani7005

    4 ай бұрын

    @@wizardkingmudhhi4418they have fine relations with Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, etc

  • @SoldierOfGod22631

    @SoldierOfGod22631

    4 ай бұрын

    @@wizardkingmudhhi4418 That's not true.

  • @mirfallteinnameein6343

    @mirfallteinnameein6343

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@moealhakani7005they don't have fine relations with Egypt. Egypt granted asylum for the Iranian Shah and they were the first Arab country to make peace with Israel.

  • @Interceptor810
    @Interceptor8104 ай бұрын

    green is common in flags of Muslim majority countries as it was said to be the Prophet Muhammad's favorite color

  • @ciaronsmith4995

    @ciaronsmith4995

    4 ай бұрын

    Iran's flag has nothing to do with that.

  • @raqoonn
    @raqoonn4 ай бұрын

    The world's corrupt police wasn't happy with the world's good police ending the conflict between Arab governments and Iran government 🤣

  • @alaadd11
    @alaadd114 ай бұрын

    Why Iran hate us sm like omg can we live in peace it’s been 1300 years. Yall will never rule Saudi Arabia not even Mecca and Medina just accept it and live along. I didn’t know that even Iranis hate us not only the government until I saw how bad you treat us in Medina even though you are in our land where is your manners ?

  • @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    @user-ox5kw7mz5r

    4 ай бұрын

    Iranians insulted your land??? I did not understand you?

  • @JayYoung-ro3vu
    @JayYoung-ro3vu4 ай бұрын

    First time that I've heard shi'ite pronounced "sheet" instead of "she eye t". 🤔

  • @beni4366
    @beni43664 ай бұрын

    Gdp per capita is meaningless? What a dumb thing to say!

  • @fou5160
    @fou51603 ай бұрын

    The spanish currency was based on the arabic influence, so it's the other way around

  • @Arabico_yarrane
    @Arabico_yarrane4 ай бұрын

    4:50 owg otmen empra

  • @GabrielElias3.16
    @GabrielElias3.164 ай бұрын

    Haiti vs dominican republic

  • @suhasgaming9802
    @suhasgaming98023 ай бұрын

    do Iran vs Israel comparison

  • @brianquigley1940
    @brianquigley19404 ай бұрын

    Excellent video! I laughed when he said "GDP per capita" is a useless figure. (11:37)

  • @SincerelyFromStephen
    @SincerelyFromStephen4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for pointing out that GDP per capita is a useless measurement

  • @beni4366

    @beni4366

    4 ай бұрын

    I find that to be quite a dumb thing to say, considering the variety of countries we have. Even in this case, how is it pointless to compare gdp per capita when one country's population is 3 times bigger? Comparing just the gdp you'd be under the impression they're not that far apart, except for the fact that the country with 3 times as many people has a gdp 30% smaller. What a silly thing to say.

  • @SincerelyFromStephen

    @SincerelyFromStephen

    4 ай бұрын

    @@beni4366 GDP per capita is a useless metric when talking about the quality of life of the people in a country. Which is what he was doing. Any economist worth his weight wouldn’t use GDP per capita as a QOL metric

  • @beni4366

    @beni4366

    4 ай бұрын

    @SincerelyFromStephen first of all, that statement came after comparing gdp, which doesn't take into account the size of the population. Gdp per capita is analyzing the same thing from a different perspective. If one's relevant, I don't see why the other isn't. Second, no one mentioned that it is useless as a metric for quality of life. It certainly isn't the final metric but to say it's useless is way over the top. I'm pretty sure if one were to be forced to change country and would have to move at random or make a choice based on a gdp per capita list, he would would find some use in this "useless" metric.

  • @SincerelyFromStephen

    @SincerelyFromStephen

    4 ай бұрын

    @@beni4366 if you made moves based on GDP per capita, you’d likely end up in Ireland where you end up finding out that most people are very middle of the road in terms of their wealth and that the average Irishman earns no more than most middle income EU countries. Their GDP per capita is grossly inflated due to it being a tax haven for wealthy corporations and makes it look like Dublin is one of the wealthiest cities on earth. When he replaced GDP per capita with the Gini coefficient he was very obviously talking about how wealth is distributed, which directly impacts the quality of life in a country. GDP per capita doesn’t take into account a myriad of factors that can impact the QOL

  • @SincerelyFromStephen

    @SincerelyFromStephen

    4 ай бұрын

    @@beni4366 he even said in the video that GDP per capita is a pointless statistic

  • @mayer14474
    @mayer144744 ай бұрын

    12:33 Iran's minimum wage is 120 USD per month!

  • @emmanuelmacron2438
    @emmanuelmacron24384 ай бұрын

    1:01 Bro literally said Allah is green coloured☠️☠️

  • @stevejohnson3357
    @stevejohnson33574 ай бұрын

    The Arabian peninsula was united in 633 after a short civil war.

  • @sooshiantgh
    @sooshiantgh4 ай бұрын

    "Me (Persian) and my friend (Saudi Arabian) placing Betts"

  • @user-ir9od1zw7l
    @user-ir9od1zw7l4 ай бұрын

    Iranian people are one of the best people in the world and they are simple and kind people. Unfortunately, the governments, who happen to be non-Iranians, have turned the face of Iran into a war-torn and depressed country in these decades.

  • @ireneginossar2371

    @ireneginossar2371

    4 ай бұрын

    As an Israeli I deeply respect the Iranian people. You deserve a better government 🙏🏼

  • @bickass4303

    @bickass4303

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ireneginossar2371 you have no moral upperhand here. stop genociding yourself first , then talk about my country

  • @Abdullahnm2001

    @Abdullahnm2001

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@bickass43037October terrorist attack

  • @mohammadrezayazdani7913

    @mohammadrezayazdani7913

    3 ай бұрын

    I confirm we hate our government and Islamic regime

  • @Muslimsworldpower

    @Muslimsworldpower

    3 ай бұрын

    Long live Islamic republic of Iran 🇮🇷☝️