Which countries shower and bathe the most?

Some prefer to shower first thing in the morning, others late at night. Some prefer to shower twice a day, while others are happy to go without. Some prefer to take their time, others go for a quick rinse. And then some people prefer not to shower at all…and opt for a bath instead.

Every single one of us will have our own bathroom routine, but have you ever looked into how habits vary from country-to-country? Well, the results are in.

According to research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, Brazil’s the keenest country when it comes to hopping in the shower. On average, they shower 14 times a week - to put that into context, the average for the rest of the world sits at five. And for those wondering, most of us Brits take six a week.

That must mean Brazilians are more hygiene-conscious then, right? Wrong.If you think about it, you probably naturally shower more during the summer months because it’s warmer, so you get more sticky, sweaty, hot and bothered. Well, imagine if you were exposed to that kind of heat all-year round. It’d bring your individual average up, and give the nation’s collective total a boost too.

If we’re to assume that logic’s correct, it makes sense that Brazil trumps us - and every other country in the study, for that matter. The average annual weather temperature there is 24,6 degrees.

Anyway, the point we’re making is the difference doesn’t make us any less clean. Generally speaking, the hotter the country the more showers its residents take.

It’ll perhaps come as no surprise that showers supersede baths in popularity, but the latter is by no means extinct:

Countries with the highest percentage of people showering each week:

Brazil: 99%

Germany: 92%

USA: 90%

China: 85%

UK: 83%

Countries with the highest percentage of people bathing each week:

UK: 32%

Germany: 20%

USA: 13%

China: 11%

Brazil: 7%