British dads spend the least amount of time with their kids, making them the worst in the world, study says

A GLOBAL study has claimed that British dads are the worst in the world because they spend the least amount of time with their kids compared to other countries.

A study commission by the Fatherhood Institute, the Fatherhood Institute’s Fairness In Families Index (FIFI) revealed that UK dads only spend 24 minutes looking after their child for every hour a mum invests.

The results ranked the UK at the bottom of 15 countries that were reviewed, which makes British dads the worst in the developed world.

At the top of the list were Portuguese dads, who spend 39 minutes for each hour of childcare a woman puts in.

Also the UK only finished 11th on the table of countries with the most equal parental leave system, despite the introduction of shared parental leave legislation that was brought in last April.

But, it's not all bad news for British parents as the study revealed that they are better at sharing chores.

UK men clocked up 34 minutes of housework and cooking compared to every hour a woman does, which ranks the nation fifth out of 15 countries.

The study which compared a parents from numerous countries and looked at a variety of factors to determine gender equality.

Overall, the UK came 12th on FIFI's list of 22 countries, which is a drop of three places since the 2010 study, while the top five countries in the 2016 index were all Scandinavian, with Sweden taking the top spot.