According to MORI, (those people who survey people), we're 10th on this index. The most ignorant were Italians, followed by Americans, South Koreans, the Polish, Hungarians, the French, Canadians, Belgians and Australians.
Here's what they found out....
The poll showed British people estimate 21% of their countrymen are Muslims, while the actual figure is 5%.
We also think 24% of people living here are immigrants. It's actually 13%.
Only 3% of girls aged 15 to 19 give birth a year. When asked for their best estimate on this, British people guessed 16%.
The proportion of UK citizens professing to be Christians was 39%, 20% lower than the actual figure
That 37% of us are over-65, which would come as news to the 17% who actually are
Nearly a quarter, 24%, of working-age people are unemployed, which, if true, would be one of the highest in the world. It's actually 7%
Only 49% of people voted in the last general election. That polling station may have looked quiet, but actually 66% turned out in 2010
Children born in 2014 have a life expectancy of 83. It's actually 80. Better than our other guesses though, well done Britain!
We're also a bit better clued up about crime - 49% of Brits polled correctly said the murder rate was falling, while 25% said it was rising |
