According to the dating website BeautifulPeople.com, people who are British are rated the least attractive.

Anyone who applies to Beautiful People must send in a photograph of themselves with a brief profile, which is rated by existing members of the website.

Less than 12 per cent of British men and 15 per cent of British women who have applied have been accepted as members.

Out of the total number of applicants from all countries, only one out of every six will be accepted as members.

Beautiful People’s managing director Greg Hodge suggested unlike other countries, Britain puts less emphasis on beach culture and less time and effort into working out.

“The weather in Britain isn’t as nice and the British tend to focus their time more on relaxing and kicking back for a few drinks in the pubs after work,” he said.

Applicants are given ratings spanning from “Hmmm no, not really” and “No definitely not” for the less beautiful to “Yes definitely” for the more attractive.

Swedish men, as well as applicants from Britain and Norway, have proved to be the most beautiful, with hopefuls from Germany and the U.K. the least likely to be accepted.

—Mike Macdonald