8. Portugal
Inactivity index: 8.5
Portugal was in the process of developing national recommendations on physical activity after the WHO report on their health. Moreover, Lancet showed that 51% of the population is inactive, and the average number of daily steps is 4,744 according to Stanford research. Therefore, Portugal is one of the countries that adopted a National Sports for All programme. It defines a set of goals in order to create a strong sporting base to promote and develop sports and education for people of every age.
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