0The Laziest Countries in the WorldWith the word’s best athletes competing in Vancouver, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the most slothful nations on the planet. Welcome to the Couch Potato Olympics.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 11:26AM EDT / Published Feb. 15, 2010 1:50PM EST Steve Cole / Getty Images,Steve Cole #1, United States of AmericaSteve Cole / Getty Images #2, Canada #3, Belgium #4, Turkey Peter Adams / Getty Images #5, Great Britain #6, Poland Getty Images #7, Mexico #8, France Irina Bort #9, Germany Miguel Villagran / Getty Images #10. Portugal #11, Denmark #12, SpainDenis Doyle / Getty Images #13, Netherlands #14, Ireland Julien Behal / AP Photo #15, South Korea Paul Souders / Getty Images #16, Italy #17, Japan #18, Norway Thomas Pickard #19, AustraliaMark Higgins #20, Finland #21, Austria #22, New Zealand Vallarie Enriquez #23, Sweden Getty Images #24, Switzerland Gabriela Schaufelberger
#1, United States of AmericaSteve Cole / Getty Images #2, Canada #3, Belgium #4, Turkey Peter Adams / Getty Images #5, Great Britain #6, Poland Getty Images #7, Mexico #8, France Irina Bort #9, Germany Miguel Villagran / Getty Images #10. Portugal #11, Denmark #12, SpainDenis Doyle / Getty Images #13, Netherlands #14, Ireland Julien Behal / AP Photo #15, South Korea Paul Souders / Getty Images #16, Italy #17, Japan #18, Norway Thomas Pickard #19, AustraliaMark Higgins #20, Finland #21, Austria #22, New Zealand Vallarie Enriquez #23, Sweden Getty Images #24, Switzerland Gabriela Schaufelberger