Country rankings

Most Promiscuous Countries

Australia has the highest Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score (360.14), followed by Brazil (340.66) and Greece (336.53). India has the lowest (169.73).

Culture45 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Nov 28, 2024Original page
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Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
281.39
Middle half 254.65 – 304.47
Average
275.33
45 countries
Highest
360.14
Australia
Lowest
169.73
India

Data

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45 countries · # = rank by Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score
#
1Australia360.1417.913.314,45481LegalNo
2Brazil340.6617.49.031,74661PartialNo
3Greece336.5318.110.611,45886LegalNo
4Chile334.6417.210.120,57380PartialNo
5New Zealand327.4917.813.211,898—LegalNo
6Germany322.4117.65.815,05591LegalNo
7Italy317.7318.911.812,98583PartialNo
8Switzerland316.1618.211.113,524—LegalNo
9Thailand312.9920.510.624,709—PartialNo
10South Africa310.0518.712.532,05438IllegalNo
11Czechia305.517.29.011,95985PartialNo
12Finland304.4716.512.412,087—PartialNo
13United Kingdom299.0318.39.810,88782PartialNo
14Japan292.9519.410.212,67173PartialNo
15United States291.6918.010.719,90065IllegalNo
16Netherlands290.9718.17.014,363—LegalNo
17Mexico289.0518.79.021,97547PartialNo
18Denmark288.9916.19.313,225—PartialNo
19Iceland288.5515.613.011,921—IllegalNo
20Canada288.418.110.713,54381IllegalNo
21Turkey285.8317.814.513,0597LegalNo
22Sweden283.8116.211.814,244—IllegalNo
23Spain281.3919.26.111,62491PartialNo
24Austria280.3517.39.711,724—PartialNo
25France277.5918.58.111,98994IllegalNo
26Hungary277.0318.46.611,229—LegalNo
27Norway276.9116.512.111,930—IllegalNo
28Slovakia276.7817.85.412,885—LegalNo
29Portugal268.7416.97.013,290—PartialNo
30Belgium266.5517.27.511,997—PartialNo
31Ireland264.1417.311.111,450—IllegalNo
32Russia258.7218.79.019,24650IllegalNo
33Israel257.7216.710.69,45558IllegalNo
34Poland254.6519.06.011,86665PartialNo
35Singapore250.9922.87.214,815—PartialNo
36Croatia246.4917.37.513,750—IllegalNo
37Taiwan246.0418.96.618,042—IllegalNo
38South Korea238.2822.1——56IllegalNo
39Hong Kong236.6620.23.7——PartialNo
40Nigeria229.3319.7——16PartialNo
41Vietnam223.4219.73.219,382—IllegalNo
42Malaysia175.5523.05.818,9798PartialYes
43Indonesia174.6819.15.117,8552PartialYes
44China170.0422.13.1—29IllegalNo
45India169.7322.93.010,76321PartialNo

What correlates with Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score?

Pearson r against 2,035 other country metrics sharing at least 27 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Legal IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 44
    Plot
  2. Lifetime Sexual PartnersAverage Number of Sexual Partners by Country
    r = +0.70 · strong · n = 43
    Plot
  3. Equality IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 44
    Plot
  4. Gender Equality RankGender Roles by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 41
    Plot
  5. Global FavorabilityMost Famous Country in the World
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 43
    Plot
  6. Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)Most Homophobic CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 43
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Population Estimate 1939World War II Casualties by Country
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 31
    Plot
  2. Real Pct Change ProjectedGovernment Size by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 44
    Plot
  3. Avg. Age to Lose Virginity (Durex 2012)Average Age to Lose Virginity by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 35
    Plot
  4. Excess/Spanish Flu DeathsSpanish Flu Deaths by Country
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 27
    Plot
  5. GDP Growth IMFGDP Growth by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 45
    Plot
  6. Real GDP GrowthFastest Growing Economies
    r = −0.68 · strong · n = 43
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score?
Australia has the highest Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score, at 360.14, followed by Brazil (340.66) and Greece (336.53).
Which country has the lowest Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score?
India has the lowest Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score, at 169.73.
What is the median Global Promiscuity Index (GPI) Total Score across countries?
The median is 281.39 across the 45 countries with data.
Where does this most promiscuous countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Which Countries Are the Most Promiscuous - NapLab; A Global Survey of Sexual Behaviours - Journal of Family & Reproductive Health; 6 maps and charts that explain sex around the world - Vox.