There was a global study of 122 countries conducted by a scientific journal called The Lancet to find out which country is the laziest.  Nothing like all these other countries bringing home medals at the 2012 Olympics and your country gets named the laziest!  So, who came in at #1 and did the U.S. make the list?

Great news for Americans, I think!  We came in at #46 on the list, at least we’re not in the top 20!  The study included both men and women and their levels of inactivity among the 122 countries sampled.

Here are the Top 20 Laziest Countries in the World:

20 – Bhutan: 52.3% inactive
19 – South Africa: 52.4% inactive
18 – Ireland: 53.2% inactive
17 – Italy: 54.7% inactive
16 – Cyprus: 55.4% inactive
15 – Turkey: 56.0% inactive
14 – Iraq: 58.4% inactive
13 – Namibia: 58.5% inactive
12 – Dominican Republic: 60.0% inactive
11 – Japan: 60.2% inactive
10 – Malaysia: 61.4% inactive
9 – United Arab Emirates: 62.5% inactive
8 – Britain: 63.3% inactive
7 – Kuwait: 64.5% inactive
6 – Micronesia: 66.3% inactive
5 – Argentina: 68.3% inactive
4 – Serbia: 68.3% inactive
3 – Saudi Arabia: 68.8% inactive
2 – Swaziland: 69.0% inactive
1 – Malta: 71.9% inactive