Dirty Germans

The title of "cleanest people on earth" may actually go to the Australians. However, research is difficult to come by on this point. According to an October 2006 survey of 400 people conducted by EnergyAustralia (the supplier of electricity for much of Australia), every Australian takes at least one shower each day. Specifically, "62 per cent of people showered once a day, 29 per cent twice a day, and nine per cent showered three times a day".

These figures imply that no Australian goes more than a day without a shower. This is arguably the highest rate of national showering anywhere in the world and qualifies Australians as the cleanest people on Earth. The survey also found that women take slightly longer showers than men (but only less than a minute more) and teenagers take longer showers than people over age 40.

Crazy Engineers - Who are the cleanest people on Earth?

My experience would be that the Swiss are the cleanest people in Europe. It is difficult to generalise about other people(s), but I find that the Germans tend to be rather cleaner than the British, although German women can get dirty, when required. For the record, I generally like to have a good bath before I go to bed, so I am generally clean then, if not now!