(mailonline) British men and women are among the most promiscuous in the world, researchers have found. In an international index measuring one-night stands, total numbers of partners and attitudes to casual sex, Britain comes out ahead of America, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. The result has been linked to the decline of religious scruples, the growth of equal rights for women and a highly sexualised popular culture. Britain scored 40, placing it 11th overall, behind countries such as Latvia, Croatia and Slovenia - but it was highest among the major western industrial nations. The country with the highest rating was Finland, with an average of 51. Taiwan came lowest, with 19.

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