Overview
- A new cross-country ranking compiled by Infosalus finds that few nations reach an eight-hour nightly average and many fall below seven.
- Japan records about 6.14 hours per night and South Korea 6.25, placing them at the bottom of the list.
- Finland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland exceed 7.5 hours on average, while the United States averages 7.19 with lower sleep reported in Hawaii and along the East Coast.
- Argentina’s national time-use survey from INDEC reports an average of 8.27 hours of daily sleep.
- Despite that high mean, Argentine sources report widespread issues: more than half do not sleep adequately and 45% report some difficulty, according to the national sleep medicine association and a UBA observatory.