The inhabitants of this country are the most tired in Europe (it is supposedly “good to live”)

After analyzing 19 European countries based on their sleep duration, exposure to noise and light pollution, anxiety levels and possible problems sleeping, a distributor of blinds and curtains reveals the best and worst European countries for a good night’s sleep.

We all know the importance of sleep on health, sleeping well improves physical and mental health. The problem is that sleep habits vary between countries and you can see big differences even within Europe. According to the results of the 123Jaloezie brand, the country in Europe where people sleep the best is Belgium. This country receives a score of 6.67/10. Next come Sweden (6.33/10), Finland (6/10) and the Netherlands (5.78/10).

“Swedes are the least concerned about sleep, as evidenced by only 890 sleep-related Google searches per 100,000 inhabitants” underline the authors. In Finland, only 9% of the population is exposed to road noise and residents sleep more than seven and a half hours on average – excellent for their health. Even longer nights in the Netherlands since the Dutch have the highest average sleep duration in Europe, over seven and a half hours.

Unlike these countries, the worst performers in terms of sleep are not necessarily those we think. According to the investigation of123Jaloezie, we sleep particularly poorly in Lithuania and Estonia (4.22/10). In this country, almost one in four inhabitants is exposed to road noise pollution. Worse still, in Ireland. “Ireland comes second on our list, with a score of 3.78/10. Across all factors considered, Ireland has almost 8,700 Google searches for sleep-related issues per 100,000 people , more than double the countries in our top three” comment the authors.

In last position in the ranking, a small country recognized in 2023 as “the richest in the world” by the IMF: Luxembourg. With a score of 3.67/10, it is the country where people sleep the worst in Europe. Surprising? Not really for the authors of the survey: “Residents have the lowest sleep duration in the ranking (7h23 compared to 7h29 in France (11th in the ranking out of 19 countries) and the worst light pollution score.”