News in the Metro today reports that Polish people are more “British” than British people.

The findings are based on an internet survey on Facebook where people can undertake a ‘How British are you?’ test.

Of the 11,118 British people who took the exam on Facebook, only 1,585 or 14% achieved the pass mark.

Polish people managed better with a 15.2 percentage pass rate.

Also beating the British are Finland, Sweden, Germany and New Zealand.

The multiple-choice test is based on the Home Office’s ‘Life in the UK’ test. Most new migrants entering the UK must sit and pass the test on their way to earning their UK visa.

Henry Dillon, editor of Red Squirrel Publishing, which carried out the study, said: “What these statistics show is that walking into the test without proper preparation is a recipe for failure – even British nationals struggle answering many of the questions.

“But these figures reflect people who haven’t studied for the test. Our research shows that with effective study a pass is achievable.”

To satisfy my own curiosity I sat the test myself and failed. I only managed a pass-mark of 18 out of 24. I didn’t know there were so many Christians in the UK and that there were so few in Wales!

Have you taken the test, leave your thoughts below.

How they rank:

Rank Nation Average score Participants

1 Poland 15.20 49

2 Finland 15.14 169

3 Sweden 15.01 108

4 Germany 14.75 104

5 New Zealand 14.43 115

6 British 14.40 11,118

7 Spain 14.39 57

8 Denmark 14.08 66

9 Irish Republic 14.06 93

10 Italy 13.84 76

11 France 13.74 272

12 South Africa 13.68 97

13 Australia 13.67 283

14 Canada 13.16 528

15 USA 12.90 786