With it being World Sleep Day today, we thought you might like to see the results of Polar’s study into 6-million nights worth of sleep from Polar users around the globe. The insights provided a unique look into the differences between men and women in 28 different countries around the globe.
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Key findings include:
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The average global sleep time is 7 hours and 22 minutes (see below for which country comes in with the longest time, and which country is going sleep deprived)
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Women across the globe sleep longer and better than men, averaging 7 hours and 35 minutes, 22 minutes longer than men.
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The age group that sleeps the soundest without interruptions are 18-29 year-olds, who log 7 hours of actual sleep time on average. The 40-64 year-olds log the least sleep time globally at 6 hours and 50 minutes.
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Finland ranks best for the best sleep continuity, whereas China has a pretty fragmented sleep!
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Hong Kong and Spain are the world’s night owls, falling asleep at 12:52 a.m. and 12:45 a.m., respectively. As far as the United Kingdom, on average, women in the UK go to sleep slightly earlier than men and sleep 15 minutes longer, clocking 7 hours and 34 minutes of sleep versus men’s 7 hours and 18 minutes. Generally, women and men in the UK wake up at the same time each morning, at 7:11 a.m. and 7:12 a.m. respectively.
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