Which country is the most lazy person in the world?

People in Indonesia only walk an average of 3,513 steps per day. Hong Kong people work hard when walking 6,880 steps a day.

Data assessing the level of assessment of the level of people's mobility was made by Stanford University researchers (UK), after conducting data collection from smartphones of more than 700,000 people at 46 countries in the world.

This study is based on the database of users of the Argus application on their phones, designed to monitor daily activity. After synthesizing the results obtained, the researchers made a ranking.

Map ranking the level of movement of people in countries.Red is a low level, blue is a high level.(Photo: Tim Althoff).

Hong Kong residents can be proud of being the most "hardworking" people. On average, each person walks 6,880 steps per day, equivalent to about 6km. Ranked in second place is China and the third is Ukraine with 6.189 and 6.107 steps per day.

According to the Stanford University rankings, people in Indonesia have the lowest index with 3,513 steps per day. Three of the total five positions at the bottom of the rankings belong to countries in Southeast Asia, in addition to Indonesia there are Philippines (4,008 steps) and Malaysia (3,963 steps).

According to data from a study published in Nature, the average number of steps an adult should take each day is 4,961 steps, equivalent to 4 km. Therefore, looking at the above rankings we can see that many countries do not meet the above criteria, including the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand.

Regular walks bring many health benefits.(Photo: Stafford Smoke Signal).

Professor Scott Delp, of Stanford University, said the team's new study is much larger than any previous study of human movement. Moreover, this study provides data in many countries, from many different subjects and is monitored continuously.

The great benefits to the health of physical activity, which here is walking, are unquestionable.Proper and regular walking helps control body weight, reduce excess fat, and protect the bone system, helping to have a healthy, balanced body. In addition, this activity also helps prevent cardiovascular, respiratory, anti-depressive diseases, bring good sleep, avoid memory loss in the elderly.

According to Professor Delp, the figures shown in the rankings cannot reflect the obesity rate in these 46 countries. Instead, the difference between 'hardworking' and 'lazy' groups moving in the same country is the most accurate measure of obesity rates.

Typically, Sweden has the smallest gap between 'hardworking' and 'lazy' movement and is also one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate in the world.