# The most sexiest population(s) in the world?... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 22, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885 "2003-05-22T20:30:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/1 "2003-05-22T20:30:43Z")
Are there any global surveys that attempt to determine which country’s population is voted the best-looking or most attractive in the world by the majority of other populations (from other countries)? Obviously the survey would have to be split up into male-female preferences. A while back I remember a TV program that put Italians males and Finnish girls on top, but I’m not sure of the validity of the report. Are there any recorded (and therefore confirmed) survey figures in existence? ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/2 "2003-05-22T20:32:53Z")
[pedant] Most sexiest? Either most sexy or sexiest please [/pedant] ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/3 "2003-05-22T20:58:22Z")
I frequently hear that Brazilians are the prettiest/sexiest people around. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/4 "2003-05-22T21:02:16Z")
I was going to say Brazil. In my experience the Brazilian women are by far the _friendliest_, and that counts a lot toward their attractiveness. ---
**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/5 "2003-05-22T21:21:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UnwrittenNocturne \* > \*\*[pedant] > Most sexiest? Either most sexy or sexiest please > [/pedant] \*\* Most sexy? Is that considered an acceptable comparative form of _sexy_? Sounds more silly than _sexier_ to me :dubious:. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/6 "2003-05-22T21:34:20Z")
As far as women go, Venezuela always seems to be prominent. For men, well it’d have t’ be Australia, I reckon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/7 "2003-05-22T22:28:51Z")
Oh…‘sexiest’, I was all ready to join a rant about women earning 70% of what men earn, the lack of female multi national CEOs, women forced into prostitution to live and when was there going to be a woman president of the US! ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/8 "2003-05-22T22:44:18Z")
I think per capita there are more attractive people in Spain than anywhere else I’ve been, with the possible exception of Downtown NYC. For any size queens out there who blur the line between male size and sexiness: I’ve heard (from 3 different sources) the east coast of Adriatic Sea; from Albania up to Slovenia has the best equipped gents…Just be careful & tiptoe through the minefields ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/9 "2003-05-22T23:03:52Z")
Colombia’s main exports are coffee, blow, and swimsuit models. They get my vote! ---
**Author:** ![Skeptico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Skeptico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeptico)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/10 "2003-05-22T23:22:34Z")
As someone who lived in Brazil for a decade, I can tell you that I didn’t see that many Jordana Brewsters around… ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/11 "2003-05-22T23:43:06Z")
Put your pants back on, folks. The OP is not asking who _you_ think is sexy.He’s asking if there exist any global surveys on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![syntax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@syntax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syntax)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/12 "2003-05-23T00:48:24Z")
gotta be afganistan, right? those women just look so mysterious under those full body yashmaks… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/13 "2003-05-23T02:13:31Z")
From the OP: [[A while back I remember a TV program that put Italians males and Finnish girls on top]] I’m confused. Who was on top of whom? For best-looking people, I vote for Trinidad and Tobago. We’ve got the African/East Indian (with a smattering of Syrians and Chinese) blends. Spain isn’t bad, either. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/14 "2003-05-23T02:28:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*I frequently hear that Brazilians are the prettiest/sexiest people around. \*\* I’m always pleased to see comments like this; it reaffirms my good fortune in having married a Brazilian woman. Now I feel bad because I can’t offer any facts for this GQ. Anyway, I’m looking forward to a nice long trip to Rio this summer 🆒. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/15 "2003-05-23T04:11:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by manhattan \* > \*\*Put your pants back on, folks. The OP is not asking who _you_ think is sexy.He’s asking if there exist any global surveys on the subject. \*\* Will do Durex (Brit condom maker) does an annual global sex survey. Here are the results for 2002 [http://www.durex.com/uk/sexsurvey/globalsexsurvey2002/global\_sex2002b.htm](http://www.durex.com/uk/sexsurvey/globalsexsurvey2002/global_sex2002b.htm) While it doesn’t directly answer the question “what nation is the sexiest?”, you could use some of this to draw your own conclusions. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/16 "2003-05-23T04:11:36Z")
I’d say Denmark. Back in architecture school, there were always several exchange students from Denmark who would attend each semester. They were ALWAYS, without exception, tall, blonde, blue-eyed, abnormally thin, abnormally busty, drop-dead gorgeous supermodel type uber-Nordic women. ALWAYS. Oh, surveys … nope. Don’t know of any. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/17 "2003-05-23T05:23:34Z")
Obviously this is highly subjective and it is almost unanswerable if you don’t narrow the scope somewhat (such as what women American men find most attractive). Beauty standards around the world vary drastically. I show I watched on human sexuality mentioned that there are only TWO traits universally agreed upon worldwide…health and youth (not children of course but rather young adults). According to this site ( [http://www.clairol.co.uk/Survey\_Results.jsp](http://www.clairol.co.uk/Survey_Results.jsp) ) you might draw some conclusions about what American men like best. A few ponts of note: [ul] [li]#1 beauty factor cited by men (and women) – _Personality_[/li][li]#1 physical attribute cited by men – _Eyes_ (women answered _smile_)[/li][li]#1 personality trait that expresses beauty by men – \*Sense of humor (women answered _compassion_)[/li][li]#1 preferred hair color men prefer – _Black_ (women answered _brunette_)[/li][li]#1 hair length (both men and women) – _Medium_[/li][/ul] Given those admittedly broad parameters (above) one can see why Brazilian and Spanish women rank high (dark hair, beautiful eyes, easy-going personalities, etc.). I’ve been to Spain and the women were indeed beautiful. My friend recently got back from Brazil and she said the women were the most beautiful she has ever seen. However, I will say I think America has the best selection. Probably our Melting Pot past but there is something here for everyone…whatever your tastes, gender or sexual orientation. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/18 "2003-05-23T06:32:56Z")
Every one knows it’s **Canada**. ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/19 "2003-05-23T07:13:20Z")
Wait a minute – what’s all this focus on what _men_ like? We women like to have our eye candy and eat it too! My aunt claims the best looking men she ever saw were on the French Riviera and Monaco. According to her, Parisians weren’t anything special, but go to the Riviera and – WOW! .:Nichol:. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885/20 "2003-05-23T09:59:43Z")
Any survey is likely to be: - highly politically skewed - totally inconclusive This is because, of course, “sexiness” is subjective and consideration varies from region to region. But the moral of this thread is; if you ask a daft factual question in GQ you get a whole heap of IMHO answers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexiest-population-s-in-the-world/176885.md?page=2)