THE laziest 20 nations in the world were named and shamed, according to a major new report on exercise levels across the globe released Friday.

Kuwait has the lowest level of physical activity — with 67 percent. At the other end of the scale, just 5.5 percent of people in Uganda don’t do enough exercise to keep themselves healthy.

The findings, released by the World Health Organization, also rank Britain as 46th out of 168 countries in its league table. The United States is even higher.

New Zealand has been ranked the 14th “laziest country in the world,” with 42.4 percent of its population failing to hit recommended targets.

The WHO urges people to do least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week, such as cycling or brisk walking, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as running.

While, alongside Uganda, there are six other nations where insufficient activity is below 10 percent: Mozambique, Lesotho, Tanzania, Niue, Vanuatu and Togo. Globally, 32 percent of women and 23 percent of men fail to hit the activity target.

(SD-Agencies)