Marital infidelity: Thailand still tops the global rankings

An international study reveals that Thailand has the highest rate of reported infidelity among married people.

The kingdom is often at the top of this shameful ranking.

See: Thailand tops the global infidelity ranking 2025: 51%

A recent analysis of global infidelity rates revealed by World Population Review shows marked differences between countries.

Some of them show significantly higher proportions of married people admitting to having been unfaithful to their partner.

According to the data, more than one in two adults say they have already had an extramarital relationship, placing Thailand ahead of several European countries.

Denmark ranks second, closely followed by Germany and Italy.

France, Norway, and Belgium are among other countries where the proportion of respondents reporting infidelity is relatively high, with figures exceeding 40% in many cases.

Rates are gradually decreasing in other countries, particularly in Spain, Finland, the United Kingdom, and Canada, where they are all around 35%.

Experts stress that these statistics reflect behaviors reported by respondents and should be interpreted with caution, as definitions of infidelity can vary significantly across cultures and surveys.

Nevertheless, these figures highlight general trends in the dynamics of relationships within different societies.

If infidelity is one of many factors that can affect relationships and family stability, the data from the World Population Review provides a comparative overview of the frequency with which this behavior is recognized by married people around the world.

The most unfaithful countries

Man sitting with two women. Photo: The Nation Thailand

1. 51 % — Thailand
2. 46 % — Denmark
3. 45 % — Germany, Italy
4. 43 % — France
5. 41 % — Norway
6. 40 % — Belgium
7. 39 % — Spain
8. 36 % — United Kingdom, Canada, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg

Infidelity: a practice that is nevertheless dangerous in Thailand

A woman cuts a banana.

In Thailand, infidelity not only jeopardizes the balance of a couple, in some extreme cases, it can also have dramatic physical consequences.

Over the years, several diverse facts have marked public opinion: deceived wives, pushed to the limit, have mutilated their husbands by cutting off their sex, sometimes during their sleep.

These cases, widely reported by the local press, have contributed to forging a reputation as crude as it is unexpected.

Faced with these situations, Thai surgeons have become, despite themselves, specialists in the reconstruction of male genitalia.

Some report having performed multiple reimplantation operations, with high success rates on a surgical level — even if full recovery of functions remains far from guaranteed.

But women have adapted: organs thrown into toilets, boiled, fed to ducks or attached to a helium balloon.

These facts remain rare, but they illustrate the emotional violence that betrayal within a couple can generate.

Moral of the story: in Thailand, infidelity can cost much more than a divorce.

Before taking unnecessary risks, it's better to remember that it's not just feelings that can be broken.

See: Penis cutting, another specialty of Thailand!

See also:

Marital infidelity, a hard habit to give up in Thailand

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