Namaste, iam Mildred Searcy, Buongiorno.
Well, it’s no secret that not all countries use the metric system. In fact, there are only three countries in the world that don’t - Liberia, Myanmar and the United States. Talk about being behind the times! It’s like they’re stuck in a time warp or something. Still, it’s not all bad news; many of these countries have adopted some metric measurements for certain things. For instance, in the US we use kilometers for road signs and Celsius for temperature readings. Who knows? Maybe one day they’ll finally get with the program and join the rest of us in using metric measurements exclusively!
What Countries Don’T Use The Metric System? [Solved]
Well, only three countries are still hangin’ on to the imperial system - the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar. It’s a system that uses measurements for distances, weight, height or area that can be traced back to body parts or everyday items. Crazy, right?
United States: The United States is one of the few countries in the world that does not use the metric system for its customary units of measurement. Instead, it uses a combination of customary and imperial units, such as feet, inches, pounds, and gallons.
Liberia: Liberia is another country that does not use the metric system for its customary units of measurement. It uses a combination of US customary and imperial units such as feet, inches, pounds and gallons.
Myanmar: Myanmar is yet another country that does not use the metric system for its customary units of measurement. It uses a combination of traditional Burmese measurements such as ticals (a unit equivalent to 0.5 kilograms) and viss (a unit equivalent to 1 kilogram).
India: India is one more country that does not use the metric system for its customary units of measurement; instead it uses a combination of traditional Indian measurements such as seers (a unit equivalent to 1 kilogram) and maunds (a unit equivalent to 40 kilograms).
5 Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia also does not use the metric system for its customary units; instead it uses a combination of traditional Arabian measurements such as ardeb (a unit equivalent to 180 kilograms) and ratl (a unit equivalent to 12 ounces).
In the U.S., we don’t use the metric system like most other countries do. It’s a real head-scratcher why we haven’t adopted it yet, but for now, we’re still using our own system of measurements. That means inches, feet, miles and pounds instead of centimeters, meters and kilograms. Oh well - it is what it is!
