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Most Brits lose their v-plates at the age of 18.3, according to a study by Durex's Face of Global Sex report.

The study looked into the average age of first sex across 44 countries around the globe and the results might surprise you.

Liberal Iceland ranked the youngest with an average of 15.6 years and Malaysia had the oldest average age of 23.

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The UK came in 19th place with an average age of 18.3, just beating the French who tend to have sex for the first time at 18.5 years.

Other Scandinavian countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all had their first sexual experience at 16.

While India, Singapore and China all held out until the ripe age of 22.

To make it simple website Chartsbin.com have come up with an interactive sex map where you can view the average age of first sex by country.

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Here is the full list:

1. Malaysia: 232. India: 22.93. Singapore: 22.84. China: 22.15. Thailand: 20.56. Hong Kong: 20.27. Vietnam: 19.78. Nigeria: 19.79. Japan: 19.410. Spain: 19.211. Indonesia: 19.112. Poland: 1913. Italy: 18.914. Taiwan: 18.915. Russia: 18.716. Mexico: 18.717. South Africa: 18.718. France: 18.519. United Kingdom: 18.320. Switzerland: 18.2

21. Canada: 18.122. Netherlands: 18.123. Greece: 18.124. United States: 1825. Australia: 17.926. Turkey: 17.827. New Zealand: 17.828. Slovakia: 17.829. Germany: 17.630. Brazil: 17.431. Ireland: 17.332. Croatia: 17.333. Austria: 17.334. Czech Republic: 17.235. Chile: 17.236. Belgium: 17.237. Portugal: 16.938. Bulgaria: 16.939. Israel: 16.740. Finland: 16.541. Norway: 16.542. Sweden: 16.243. Denmark: 16.144. Iceland: 15.6