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Which Country Swears the Most?

United States has the highest Swear Tweets per 1K (41.6), followed by United Kingdom (28.6) and Australia (26.6). Kuwait has the lowest (3.6).

Culture89 countries · 1 metricUpdated Mar 18, 2026Original page
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Swear Tweets per 1KBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Swear Tweets per 1K

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 89 countries.

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
14.9
Middle half 10.1 – 18.8
Average
15.1
89 countries
Highest
41.6
United States
Lowest
3.6
Kuwait

Data

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89 countries · # = rank by Swear Tweets per 1K
#
1United States41.6
2United Kingdom28.6
3Australia26.6
4New Zealand25.2
5Canada24.6
6Mexico24.5
7Jamaica23.7
8Colombia22.6
9Dominican Republic22.0
10Egypt21.9
11Ireland21.8
12Latvia21.7
13Angola21.5
14Sudan21.3
15Norway19.9
16Sweden19.6
16Panama19.6
18Denmark19.3
19Barbados19.2
20Singapore19.1
21Guatemala19.0
22Poland18.9
23Czechia18.8
23Hungary18.8
25Honduras18.7
26Spain18.5
26Malaysia18.5
28Lithuania18.4
29Italy18.0
30Germany17.7
31South Africa17.4
32France17.3
32Chile17.3
34Algeria17.1
34Netherlands17.1
36Indonesia16.7
37Morocco16.5
37Serbia16.5
39South Korea16.1
40Belgium15.8
41Japan15.4
42Finland15.3
43Ivory Coast15.2
44Iran15.1
45Iceland14.9
46Nigeria14.7
47Argentina14.6
48Switzerland14.3
49Ghana14.0
50Mongolia13.9
51Romania13.6
52United Arab Emirates13.4
52Austria13.4
54China13.3
54Mauritania13.3
54Bahamas13.3
57Greece12.6
58Kenya12.5
59Philippines12.1
60Afghanistan12.0
61Cameroon11.7
61Ecuador11.7
63Uruguay11.5
64Slovakia11.4
65Bulgaria11.2
66Haiti10.9
67Paraguay10.1
68Pakistan9.9
69Bolivia9.8
70India9.5
71Croatia9.3
72Sri Lanka9.1
72Slovenia9.1
74Myanmar9.0
75Jordan8.8
76Uganda8.6
76Belarus8.6
78Armenia8.3
79Cyprus8.2
80Israel7.9
81Oman7.8
82Bangladesh7.7
83Lebanon7.2
84Laos7.0
85Ethiopia6.9
86Nepal6.5
87Saudi Arabia5.6
88Bahrain4.3
89Kuwait3.6

What correlates with Swear Tweets per 1K?

Pearson r against 1,687 other country metrics sharing at least 54 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Swear Tweets per 1K tend to score higher on these

  1. Total Drug Use RateDrug Use by Country
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 89
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  2. Minimum # of Confirmed SpeakersWhat Country Speaks Esperanto
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 61
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  3. Total Nobel Prizes Since 1901Nobel Prizes by Country
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 55
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  4. Number of Top MathematiciansMath Rankings by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 55
    Plot
  5. Global Traffic ShareReddit Users by Country
    r = +0.60 · strong · n = 61
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  6. Netflix SubscribersNetflix Users by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 66
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Swear Tweets per 1K tend to score lower on these

  1. Country CodePhone Number Length by Country
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 89
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  2. Year First Franchise OpenedBurger King by Country
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 75
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  3. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 89
    Plot
  4. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 71
    Plot
  5. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 82
    Plot
  6. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 83
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Swear Tweets per 1K?
United States has the highest Swear Tweets per 1K, at 41.6, followed by United Kingdom (28.6) and Australia (26.6).
Which country has the lowest Swear Tweets per 1K?
Kuwait has the lowest Swear Tweets per 1K, at 3.6.
What is the median Swear Tweets per 1K across countries?
The median is 14.9 across the 89 countries with data.
Where does this which country swears the most? data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Countries That Swear the Most - Mental Floss.

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