The most adulterous countries in the world

With the rise of dating sites and a more open-minded attitude towards sex in general extra-marital affairs are apparently not uncommon these days.

Website “The Richest” analysed data from dating sites to reveal the nationalities most likely to cheat.

This list prepared by the mirror.co.uk shows the countries that are most often cited as having illicit affairs.

10. Finland 36%

Just scraping into the top 10, Finland has an interesting view when it comes to having an affair. The liaisons are called ‘parallel relationships’ and society is relatively open-minded when it comes to having a bit on the side.

A survey by Match.com found one in five married men had had affairs with at least 10 women – seven times the rate among women.

9. United Kingdom 36%

The British aren’t traditionally known for their fiery sex lives, but that may have changed. In fact, the owner of a leading website, which helps arrange extra-marital affairs, claims at least 1 million Brits are interested in cheating on their partners.

8. Spain 39%

The southern European country is associated with having a passionate and fiery temperament so it is perhaps surprising that Spain does not feature higher up the list.

However, while the influence of Spain’s Catholic Church is waning, it seems to still hold some sway since extra-marital affairs remain somewhat taboo in the country.

7. Belgium 40%

According to magazine New Europe, an advisor of Belgian dating website Gleeden claims that cheating is no longer taboo in the country. “It is no longer a ‘wrong’ that allows the injured party to request separating due to the wrongs of the infidel,” she said.

6. Norway 41%

According to dating website Victoria Milan which caters for married men and women looking to play away, Norwegians are less likely to use the site during winters. But when the mercury rises it seems that so does Norwegians promiscuity.

5. France 43%

The Gallic people have always been thought of as fairly open-minded when it comes to matters of the heart. In fact the traditional l’heure bleue refers to the hour after work when men would go and visit their mistress.

France is the only country in which most people believe affairs are morally acceptable and only 28 per cent of adulterers said they regretted their affairs.

4. Germany 45%

It might come as a surprise that the Germans are more likely than the French to have affairs. But it seems, the French have some frisky neighbours who are perhaps just more discreet about playing away from home.

3. Italy 45%

The country that gave us the original ladies man Giacomo Casanova famed for bedding hundreds of women lays a strong claim to third place in the world ranking. Italy also elected Silvio Berlusconi known as much for his Bunga Bunga parties as for his politics.

The Scandinavian country always scores highly on ratings which judge the happiness of its citizens, but it seems they also score highly when it comes to adultery. More than one-third of people residing in Copenhagen have been unfaithful to their partners.

1. Thailand 56%

But it’s Thailand which grabbed the top spot with 56% of the population admitting to being unfaithful. Thailand has a whole host of being unfaithful including the traditional mia noi (minor wife). The younger generation also enjoys the casual kik culture where men and women have extra friends they spend time with aside from their partners. Not all of these relationships are sexual.