How well do people from different countries around the world sleep?

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Do you know where in the world people get the best - and the worst - sleep? A survey recently conducted by the popular mobile app "Sleep Cycle" revealed the sleeping habits of different countries. Let's take a look!

How much sleep do we need to stay healthy?

An adult needs to sleep for 7-9 hours per night to stay healthy. Anyway, an individual's healthy sleep pattern depends on genetics and lifestyle. Even 6 hours of sleep can be enough for some people. As we get older, we need less sleep. To stay healthy, people aged 65 and above should sleep approximately 1 hour less than they used to.

Where do people sleep the most?

Most New Zealanders go to bed at 11:30 PM at wake up at 7 in the morning.

Which country sleeps the least?

The Japanese also wake up at 7 AM, but they go to bed only at 12:50 AM.

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Where do the earliest risers live?

The citizens of South Africa are the earliest risers, anyway, most of them manage to get 7 hours of sleep per night.

Where do people get up late in the morning?

Even on weekdays, the Greeks prefer to stay in bed for a little longer than the rest of the world. On average, they go to bed at 1 AM.

The quality of sleep

The quality of sleep depends not only on its duration. If your sleep is interrupted all the time, your body doesn't recover properly. The time you get up and go to bed also plays an important role, as well as your level of physical activity during the day. Among the countries surveyed, Slovaks have the best sleep quality.

Best wake-up mood

People from the Middle East, Kuwait, UAE and Saudi Arabia sleep latest on Thursdays.

The users from the Western world are the happiest at the end of the week:

But it seems clear that...

Nearly 90% of the countries surveyed sleep late on Saturdays and wake up in the best mood. What about you?

How well do Americans sleep?

The USA ranks the 48th in the world sleep quality ranking.

How well do you sleep? Sleeping habits of which country surprised you the most? Do you have any specific sleep pattern?

What would you like to add? We are waiting for your comments!

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