The UK is one of the least racist countries in the world, according to a new worldwide survey.

New research by the Policy Institute at King’s College London found that just two per cent of Britons feel uncomfortable about the idea of living next door to somebody of a different race.

The overall acceptance of religious minorities is even more tolerable with just one per cent of Britons would not want to live next door to someone of a different faith.

The data also shows that Britons are among the highest-ranking for tolerance of gay people and immigrants.

What this shows is we in Great Britain have built a pluralist, multi-racial nation to be proud of.

The analysis which forms part of the World Values Survey (WVS) compared 24 countries to judge global standards of trust and “acceptance of the people who live alongside us”.

Now only Brazil and Sweden score lower with just one per cent, which are essentially tied within the margin of error.

Other European countries such as Italy and Spain scored noticeably higher with 12 per cent and 13 per cent.

While the least tolerant country in the continent is Greece, where almost a quarter - 24 per cent - of respondents would not want a neighbour of a different race.

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