16 Countries That Cheat the Most in the World

Published on December 18, 2017 at 4:37 am by Madison Morgan in Lists

Finding someone loyal these days is not easy, so we came up with a list of the countries that cheat the most in the world in hopes of making your search for love a little easier.

Cheating in love, sports, study, and business seems to have become more prevalent over the past decade. Whether the phenomenon is real or perceived, is actually hard to measure. The world is becoming a more ruthless, dishonest place day by day and cheating is a major problem and common issue in almost every country. I mean, we’re all humans here. Depending on where you are, there are the most faithful countries in the world along with the unfaithful countries in the world. When we think about cheating, we generally think about couples cheating. Some people think men cheat on their partner first but the times have changed and both parties take part in the cheating these days. But there are still countries with most faithful wives in the world. These are not surprisingly the countries with the lowest infidelity. But in the recent research of most adulterous countries, it is clearly shown that women cheat more than men.

16 Countries That Cheat the Most in the World

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Talking about infidelity and adulterous countries, take a look at our list of the 15 Most Adulterous, Unfaithful Countries with Highest Cheating Rates in the World. To be honest, we didn’t try to find the most unfaithful race in the world to come up with the decision of most adulterous countries and the least adulterous countries. For us, that will be a high level of stereotyping which we don’t want to be a part of.

The definition of cheating can vary depending on where you go and what culture you’re in. Most people say cheating is now a growing source of concern. Other people say Media is more concerned about cheating nowadays which is why they are covering more cheating stories than before. When it comes to cheating on business deals or taxes, Italy has a pretty bad reputation, but what country doesn’t? Most of the people in the world might agree that cheating on business or in taxes in more common now than 10 years ago. With the help of technology and information, it’s even easier for people around the world to cheat on their love partner or on their business partner or even on their boss. Technology has an enormous effect on cheating. The more innovative the technology, the more cheating is happening. On the other hand, it also allows for more ways to catch a cheater.

We went through as many sources as we can find regarding this topic. We looked into the most repeated countries on the various lists made by different sources like Mirror, Indy100 (Independent), The Wall Street Journal and many more. We have also consulted some forums like Quora and Reddit and read the answers and comments there. Finally, we have come up with the most interesting list of 16 countries that cheat the most in the world.

16. China

There are many extra-marital affairs in China, and extra-marital affairs are a part of cheating. In some of the comments on the online forum, people said Chinese can be liberal about sex though they pretend to be shy. Also, we think that the bigger the country, the bigger is a possibility for cheating.

15. Ireland

According to some research, there are 41% of marriages in Ireland where one or both spouses admit to cheating on their partner. There is both physical and emotional cheating. 57% of men admitted to cheating on their partner and when it comes to women, only 3% less than men admitted to cheating on their partner.

14. USA

The U.S. is fourteenth on our list of 16 countries that cheat the most in the world. You cannot expect honesty from all of the people in the USA. There is a study that states that about 30% to 60% of all married individuals cheat on their partner.

13. Malaysia

When Durex asked Malaysians about their extramarital affairs or cheating on their partners, 33% of them admitted to having affairs. This nation is high on the list of cheating based on various research.

12. Nigeria

62% of Nigerian women cheat on their partner. Recently Major Chitsiko, a soldier, committed suicide when he found that his wife was cheating on him.

11. South Korea

In 11th place on our list of 16 countries that cheat the most in the world is South Korea. According to Durex research, 34% of South Koreans admitted to having affairs or have had them.

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10. Finland

Finnish people are some of the most adulterous people in the world. Here in this country, you can choose to cheat freely and not get the blame for it. According to Durex research, about 36% of Finnish cheat on their partner.

9. UK

The same as Finland, 36% of folks in the U.K. are adulterous. However, we have put this country higher on the list as it was repeated more than any countries previously mentioned.

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8. Spain

Spain is the 8th country on our list of countries that cheat the most in the world. Spanish women are not very open-minded on cheating on their partner, and they think twice to cheat on their partner. Still, 39% of the people admitted cheating on their partner in research. The Spanish, especially the men, are known to be very passionate people.

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7. Belgium

Though Belgium has a reputation for being a very formal country with all kinds of European institutions in it, it doesn’t mean the formal people working in a decent institution cannot cheat. According to Durex, 40% of the people cheat on their partner.

6. France

France ranks 6th on our list of countries that cheat the most in the world. It is the only country where less than 50% people think that cheating is unacceptable. More precisely, 53% of the people think cheating is acceptable. 43% of the people of France admitted cheating on their partner according to a survey.

5. Norway

Another Scandinavian country is high on our list of countries that cheat the most in the world, with a 41% rate of cheating. They most likely cheat on their partner. Some also argue that Norway is number 1 among the highest countries with one night stands.

4. Germany

Germany ranks 4th on our list of countries that cheat the most in the world. It has a 45% rate of cheating admitted by the people in a study. Germany was mentioned more than many other sources as a country with the most cheating, which is why it is higher on our list. The interesting fact is that this country is also on the list of countries that think cheating is unacceptable.

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3. Italy

According to a research of Durex, 45% Italian people cheat on their partner. As we mentioned, Italy already has a bad reputation for cheating in business. Italian men are known as European charmers. Before traveling to their country, a mother usually warns her daughter to avoid Italian men.

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2. Denmark

Denmark is the 2nd country on our list of countries that cheat the most in the world, and this country has a 46% rate of cheating admitted by them. They have admitted cheating on their partner, and they don’t think cheating is unacceptable. Cheating is a normal thing to do for them, so it’s no surprise that they are this high on our list.

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1. Thailand

On the top of our list of the countries that cheat the most in the world is Thailand. Transsexual culture is very popular in Bangkok and other bigger cities. They have 56% of people who admitted to cheating at some point in their life. It is the only country where adultery percentage admitted by the people is more than 50.