List of 21 countries surveyed in order of most stressed women:
India (87%)
Mexico (74%)
Russia (69%)
Brazil (67%)
Spain (66%)
France (65%)
South Africa (64%)
Italy (64%)
Nigeria (58%)
Turkey (56%)
U.K. (55%)
U.S.A. (53%)
Japan (52%)
Canada (52%)
Australia (52%)
China (51%)
Germany (47%)
Thailand (45%)
South Korea (45%)
Malaysia (44%)
Sweden (44%)
A recent study released by the Nielsen Company that examines the consumer and media habits of women in emerging and developed countries has found that women in India are the most stressed – and they spend differently.
The Women of Tomorrow Study, which examined 6,500 women across 21 different nations from February through April 2011, found that an overwhelming 87% of Indian women said they felt stressed most of the time, with 82% claiming they had no time to relax.
Indian women are not alone. The vast majority of Mexican (74%) and Russian (69%) women surveyed also reported feeling stressed.