15 Most Adulterous, Unfaithful Countries with Highest Cheating Rates in the World

You must be interested to hear which are the most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world! We prepared for you one interesting research based on the internet reviews, forum comments, and already created lists. Still interested? Read along!

When we think about cheating, we usually associate men with cheating. Is it really still like that? From my point of view, I wouldn’t agree. Women have changed over years in order to gain same rights as men, which in a way made them act like men, as well. Not so long ago, women were shyer, and they waited for men to approach them. It was an unwritten rule. Today, this rarely exists. And in some societies, the roles got even reversed. Women are taking the leading role, and they can’t wait anymore to be seen or approached. Today, women are more courageous, determinant and aren’t afraid of getting embraced by simply approaching a man. So with those changes, changes in cheating of partners came as well.

However, many studies are still taken to see which type of MEN are more ‘prone’ to cheating their wives or girlfriends. One of the studies associated the facial width to height ratio (fWHR) at men with higher sex drives which further leads to the higher possibility of cheating. The study was published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. The main results were that in a sample of 145 undergraduate students, the positive correlation between fWHR and sex drive really exists. Moreover, in the second study, they extended these findings in a sample of 314 students collected from different Canadian cities. Once again, it resulted in a positive correlation between the fWHR and sex drive both in men and women. What is interesting is that intended infidelity, as a result of fWHR, appeared only in men. Now, what do you say about that?

There is a number of social studies dealing with the sexual behavior of an individuals or smaller groups of people who want to be included in such experiments. However, we haven’t found many studies about countries that are the most adulterous ones. Is that kind of research even possible? According to Durex company, it is. They have conducted a survey which polled 29,000 people in 36 countries. But, how we can be sure that they didn’t lie? There are some tactics to see if someone is lying to you, which you can find in 10 Ways to Tell If Someone Is Lying About Cheating. Even with a help of our list, we cannot be hundred percent sure. Well, Durex tried at least. In any case, we share the opinion that it can be a solid basis for generalization. So in order to answer which is the most unfaithful country in the world or better to say most adulterous countries we had to make our own methodology.

We went through as many sources as we found that are dealing with this topic. We tracked most mentioned and repeated countries on various lists made by different sources such as Metro UK, Mirror, Sunday Express, Boldsky and the Indy 100 (Independent), among many more. As those lists mostly used data from Durex research, we consulted forums as well. Some of them are Reddit, Quora and Finland Forum. Finally, we made a list of our own by comparing the results of two type of sources. We have to say, it doesn’t differ that much from other mentioned lists, as there is real lack of information in this field which is quite clear why. However, there are some differences, and you’ll see them in a bit. Also, what was interesting is that least adulterous countries in the world are among Muslim ones. Could you believe that Turkey is the most faithful country in the world? Countries that are very religious tend to be countries with the lowest infidelity, especially in places like in Pakistan or Egypt were punishment for adultery is stoning. State of Palestine and countries like already mentioned Turkey respect the traditional concept of family, and those are probably the countries with most faithful husbands as well. We failed to find the most unfaithful races, and to be honest; we didn’t even try. For us, that was a high level of stereotyping which we don’t want to be part of.

As a reading suggestion, we offer you another article on this topic — Lover Beware: the 8 Countries That Cheat The Most. Now, let’s see which are the most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world!

15. China

“There are certainly extra-marital affairs in China. In fact, the Chinese can be liberal about sex though they like to pretend they are shy and conservative“, is some of the comments on Quora. Also, it is thought that the bigger the country, the bigger is a possibility for adultery to happen.

14. US

The US is, believe it or not, fourteenth on our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world. Same logic as for China was used in the US. It is not possible to ask every citizen in the US and moreover, expect honesty from all of them. That would be a utopia for social researchers! However, some sources argue that it should be on the list as it is estimated that from 30% to 60% of all married individuals cheat.

13. Ireland

According to some sources, there is 41% of marriages where one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional. What is more surprising is that 57% of men admitted of committing infidelity in any relationship they’ve had and finally, when it comes to women only 3% less than men have committed infidelity in any relationship they had, some argue.

12. Malaysia

When Durex questioned Malaysians, 33% of them admitted to having affairs. Moreover, when the Pew Research center surveyed the main question was whether having an affair is morally acceptable. This nation was high on the list saying it’s not.

11. South Korea

On the 11^th place on our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world is South Korea. According to Durex research, 34% admitted to having or had affairs. However, we still wonder have they told the truth?

10. Finland

Do you believe that Finnish people are one of the most adulterous people in the world? According to most of the sources, it was among the most repeating countries. Freedom of choice is high in Scandinavia, so aparently, you can choose to cheat freely and not be blamed for it. According to Durex research, 36% of Finnish cheat, however, they have the more subtle name for adultery -‘parallel relationships’.

9. UK

As well as in Finland, the same percent of adulterous (36%), can be found in the UK, the number 9 in our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world. However, we put it higher on the list as it was repeated more than previously mentioned countries. Also, 15% of divorces in this country happen as a result of adultery according to the Daily Mail.

8. Spain

Spanish are known as passionate people. Therefore, it could be one of the reasons for 39% of the population to be adulterous! However, Spanish women are known to be very harsh so think twice about the idea of cheating on them.

7. Belgium

Even though Belgium has a reputation of being quite a formal country with all important European institutions in it, it doesn’t mean that formal people who work in those institutions don’t have “fun” on the side. It has been noted by Durex research that 40% of people have extramarital relations in this country.

6. Norway

On the 6^th place on our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world is Norway. Another Scandinavian country is high on our list with 41% of the adultery rate. Some also argue that Norway is among highest countries with one-night stands.

5. Denmark

Denmark ranks 5th on our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world. It has 46% of the adultery rate. Same case as Norway, it was considered to be more open-minded country than other European countries, and as a result, they have a high rate of one-night stands and extramarital affairs.

4. Germany

Even though Germany has 1 percent less when it comes to adultery rate than Denmark, it is higher on our list because it was mentioned more in different sources. Also, what is interesting is that it is also on the list of countries that think cheating is unacceptable.

3. Italy

Italian men are widely known as old European charmers. Also, before traveling mothers usually say to their daughters to try to avoid Italians are they are known for their infidelity. Well, mothers according to our list of most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world, you are right! 45% of Italians admitted to having or had adultery in their lifetime. Moreover, they are also on the list of countries that think cheating is unacceptable.

2. France

Et voilà! One of the most repeated countries throughout research was definitely France! Country of lovers has 43% of people that admitted adultery. What is more shocking is that it is the only country that has beyond 50% of people who think that cheating is unacceptable. More precise, 53% think that cheating is acceptable.

1. Thailand

On the top of our list of the most adulterous, unfaithful countries with highest cheating rates in the world is Thailand. It is the only country that has above 50 percent of people who admitted adultery (56%). Thailand is also known for its sex industry and strange nightclubs. Moreover, transsexual culture is highly present in Bangkok and other bigger cities.