British people do not have a genuine idea about how many Muslims are there in the country. According to a new survey, the number of Muslims in the U.K. is hugely overestimated by its residents.

The Ipsos Mori survey reveals that the British think that one in every five people in the country is a Muslim. However, the reality is that one in every 20 people in the country is a Muslim. On the other hand, it is believed that there are 39 percent Christians in the U.K .while the actual number is 59 percent, The Independent reported. Further results of the research reveal, according to British people, there are 24.4 percent immigrants in the U.K. The real figure shows that the number of immigrants in the U.K. is 13 percent.

Italy was named to be the "most ignorant" country while the United States is the second in the list of ignorant countries. The other top countries that are among the "ignorant" list include South Korea, Poland, Hungary, France, Canada, Belgium and Australia, Huffington Post reported. Sweden was named as the least ignorant of them all. The research was conducted in 14 developed countries around the globe to know how much the citizen know about their country. CNBC reported that there were nine social topics which had been covered in the research. The questions involved social issues like immigration, teenage pregnancy, life expectancy and unemployment. The research is the first of its kind that based the findings against the actual figures of each country.

Italians believe that the unemployment in the country is 49 percent while the actual rate is 12 percent. The citizens also believe that 48 percent of the Italian population is over 65 while it is only 21 percent in reality. The U.S. citizens have hugely overestimated the rate of unemployment and teenage pregnancy in the country. Daily Mail reported that, according to Americans, 24 percent teenage girls get pregnant in the country every year. However, actual figures show that the rate is only 3 percent.

The research also reveals that Australia, the ninth ignorant country in the list, has the misconception that the murder rate is on the rise in the country.

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