The 50 most attractive nationalities revealed: India is No.1, USA comes second and Britain has the most handsome men (while AI images show 'beautiful people' in each country)
- The ranking was produced by an analysis of thousands of Reddit posts
- Posts about attractive nations that referenced 'hot' and 'sexy' were scored
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The 50 most attractive nationalities in the world have been revealed – and it's India that is No.1, with the USA beating Sweden to the runner-up spot.
The ranking was produced by an analysis of thousands of Reddit posts about attractive nations. Any Reddit posts referencing 'attractive', 'sexy', 'beautiful', 'handsome', 'gorgeous', 'good looking', 'pretty' and 'hot' with a country were analysed. A score was then created using the number of posts, comments and upvotes.
According to the study, by the swimwear brand Pour Moi, Japanese people are the fourth most attractive, Canadians the fifth best-looking and Brazilians the sixth.
The rest of the top ten comprises France (seventh), Italy (eighth), Ukraine (ninth) and Denmark (10th).
The UK misses out on a top 10 spot – it comes 12th. But the study revealed that British men are thought of as the most attractive.
The 50 most attractive nationalities in the world have been revealed – and it's India that is No.1. The images above are what AI thinks an attractive Indian woman and a handsome Indian man look like
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive American woman and a handsome American man look like. The US comes second in the ranking of 50 most attractive nationalities
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive Swedish woman and a handsome Swedish man look like. Sweden comes third in the ranking of 50 most attractive nationalities
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive Japanese woman and a handsome Japanese man look like. Japan is fourth in the ranking
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive Canadian woman and a heart-throb Canadian man look like. Canada is fifth in the ranking
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In the most attractive male nationalities ranking, India comes second, followed by Italy, the USA and Sweden in fifth place.
The most attractive female nationalities table is topped by India, with Japan in second place, Sweden in third, Poland in fourth and Italy taking fifth place.
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive British woman and a good-looking British man look like. The UK is 12th in the global ranking, but tops the separate list for attractive men
The images above are what AI thinks an attractive Australian woman and a handsome Australian man look like. Australia is 23rd in the global ranking
As part of the study, Midjourney, an AI image generation tool, was tasked with producing images of what it believed attractive people in 14 of the countries look like.
Pour Moi said: 'When it comes to the most attractive women around the world, Indian women top the list for Reddit users. With an extremely successful Bollywood movie scene, with women wearing gorgeous gowns and wearing equally as eye-catching make-up and hair, it's easy to see why these women have been crowned the most attractive.
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful Brazilian woman and a handsome Brazilian man look like. Brazil is sixth in the ranking
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful French woman and a handsome French man look like. France comes seventh in the global ranking
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful Ukrainian woman and a handsome Ukrainian man look like. Ukraine comes ninth in the global ranking
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful New Zealand woman and a handsome New Zealand man look like. New Zealand is 24th in the global ranking
'Making up the remainder of the top three are Japanese and Swedish women. Both with their own uniquely distinctive looks, Japanese women often sport super clean looks that are the envy of fashionistas around the globe whilst Swedish women are regularly photographed opting for a more paired-back minimal style, often accompanied with their recognisable blonde locks.'
It added: 'For the most attractive male nationalities, the UK tops the list for users online who may be swooning over the quintessentially British handsome man you think of from classic period dramas such as Pride & Prejudice or a more modern-day heart-throb.
'Indian men are second in the list as the most attractive men, whether it's their sultry good looks drawing people in or their typically strong family values people find enticing.
'Rounding off the top three are Italian men, known for being quite passionate about life and more expressive with their feelings, it's easy to see why users would find them so attractive.'
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful Italian woman and a handsome Italian man look like. Italy is eighth in the global ranking
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful Danish woman and a handsome Danish man look like. Denmark is 10th in the global ranking
The images above are what AI thinks a beautiful Polish woman and a handsome Polish man look like. Poland is 11th in the global ranking
This article was originally published 03 March 2023.
