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Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

Surveys tend to differ a little from each other, but I can honestly say, I have never seen any survey from any year suggesting that Sweden should have a higher GDP per capita than Denmark... ever
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

My source must have been wrong then. Blast. I have been foiled.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

Denmark's is positive too. And the difference is insignificant, borderline non-existent. There's about 1 percent's difference or less.

So my fact is true.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

Disregarding the fact that I'd rather live a short life happy than a long life unhappy one, the difference is, again, minimal. About 2 years on average. That's 2.5% older.
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN

Let me rephrase that. "I'd rather live a very happy short life than a very slightly less happy longer life." Sweden came fifth on the happiness survey, according to your own source.
Also, you are stating that my fact is true.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

I'm beginning to see a trend...
2.56/1000 v 4.03/1000... once again, a difference that is practically non-existent.

So my fact is true. I also see a trend.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

INTERNET PENETRATION RATES
http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm
Sweden: 94.8% of population
Denmark: 94.6% of population
0.2% difference is, in my opinion, not rather significant.

0.2% difference is, in my opinion, not rather significant, but a difference nonetheless.

Really what you are saying is "Well yea most of your facts are true but whatever they don't count."

Forgive me for this, but I had to do it:

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

INTERNET PENETRATION RATES

:P

Fair enough, if you think that the fact that 0.2% more people have internet is a good argument for Sweden being a better country, that's wholly up to you. For me, that's a number so small, so insignificant and irrelevant, it might as well be the margin of error - which for all I know, it very well could be.

Now excuse me, I'm gonna watch some 8 out of 10 cats...

Welcome! I've not been long here myself. It's a friendly and active Region :)

Schutzenphalia and west ruhntuhnkuhnland wrote:

I wish the country I live in was just 0.2% more like either Denmark or Sweden... :(

Me too. Argentinean here. That's why I'm learning Danish...

OK Swedish house mafia, abba, midsommer, swedish girls, princess Madeleine, fika, semla, kottbullar (swedish meatballs), Sommer houses, Ikea, Work life balance, Huge vacations, hockey, skiing, vaffledagen!!!! (waffle day), cinimonbun day, easter and christmas celebrations (open presents on Christmas eve cuz thats what we do in sweden), free: healthcare, daycare, cable, drinking songs, any Swedish songs... shall I countinue? We have it all!!!!!!

Allow me just to say a few more words... Ja Jag vill leva jag vill dö i Sverige!!!!!! Scandinavian people should know this ;)

Being free from the EU sets Norway ahead of Denmark and Sweden by leaps and bounds. Then you have Norwegian Oil. The birthplace of skiing that swedes love so much. More lakes than Finland. The deepest lake in Europe. The Longest tunnel in the world. Reindeer AND Polar Bears. over 240,000 Islands and over 64,000 miles/10300km of coast line. Norway is ranked #1 in Quality of life for people aged 60+ you can judge a country by how they treat their elderly. If that's not enough their Allemannsrett law puts them well over the edge. From 2000-2006 Norway was consecutively ranked as the best country to live in.

Eglashiaa wrote:

You make a valid point. However, Denmark has many of those listed above.

All of them actually... except hockey. But then again, on the other hand, Denmark is better at real sports, such as football and handball :)

Askerike wrote:

Being free from the EU sets Norway ahead of Denmark and Sweden by leaps and bounds.

How's that? Some things about being a member of the EU is beneficial, and as for the things Denmark don't find particularly beneficial, we are one of the few pot-out countries in the union.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opt-outs_in_the_European_Union

Askerike wrote:

Then you have Norwegian Oil.

How is 'having oil' an argument for a country being good or better than another country?

Also, Denmark has plenty of oil as well. And if we cared as little about the environment, we would probably stand to gain a lot more by drilling in Greenland and near the North Pole. But again, I find it irrelevant.

Askerike wrote:

More lakes than Finland. The deepest lake in Europe. The Longest tunnel in the world [...] over 240,000 Islands and over 64,000 miles/10300km of coast line

Again, how is this relevant when determining how good a country is? Let me try this logic... Denmark has the longest bridge, therefore Denmark is a better country... Also, Denmark has a 'k' in its name, Sweden and Norway don't... yay, it works!

Askerike wrote:

If that's not enough

'That' being absolutely nothing...

Askerike wrote:

their Allemannsrett law puts them well over the edge.

More 'nothing', considering it's more or less the same in Denmark and Sweden.

Askerike wrote:

From 2000-2006 Norway was consecutively ranked as the best country to live in.

Now, it's Denmark.

Askerike wrote:

As an english speaking tourist you're also likely to have a better experience in Norway... as they have the higher percentage of English fluency of the 3.

EF English Proficiency Index, 2013
Sweden - score: 68.69, level: Very High Proficiency, 86% English speakers
Norway - score: 66.60, level: Very High Proficiency, 89% English speakers
Denmark - score: 65.15, level: Very High Proficiency, 86% English speakers

In other words, as an English speaking tourist you're likely to experience no difference whatsoever... as they are pretty much the same.

Miensk wrote:

You seriously gonna continue this discussion? o.o

I was hoping not, but I can't let nonsense go unchallenged.

By the way, the map will be updated tomorrow is all goes as expected.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

All of them actually... except hockey. But then again, on the other hand, Denmark is better at real sports, such as football and handball :)

'real' sports. If you ask me hockey is more of a real sport than football. You need some qualifications in acting to play football.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

How's that? Some things about being a member of the EU is beneficial, and as for the things Denmark don't find particularly beneficial, we are one of the few pot-out countries in the union.

I found that typo funny for some reason.

Copenhagen metropolis wrote:

Again, how is this relevant when determining how good a country is? Let me try this logic... Denmark has the longest bridge, therefore Denmark is a better country... Also, Denmark has a 'k' in its name, Sweden and Norway don't... yay, it works!

Ah but you fail to realise that Sweden has a 'w' followed by an 'e' and that trumps all of the Nordic countries.

Äänestin Suomessa ja kukaan ei loukkaantunut.

Trez-nem wrote:

"I voted in Finland and no-one was injured."

Is that some kind of Finnish joke because if it is it doesn't translate very well.

Vulkanas wrote:

Is that some kind of Finnish joke because if it is it doesn't translate very well.

I think Kaarmerauta used Google translate, so what he wrote doesn't make much sense. I just translated his words into English by myself. Google translate changes what should be "I voted for Finland" to "I voted in Finland", I think that's a part of what he tried to say, but for the rest I have no idea.