Paris and Rome may be famous for romance, but it’s Filipinos who get the most love. Gallup Organization has released a global love ranking on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. The survey, conducted in 136 countries, posed the question: “Did you experience love for a lot of the day yesterday?”

Philippines (93%), Rwanda (92%) and Puerto Rico (90%) were listed in the top three, with most pan-Caribbean countries receiving 80-60%.

According to the survey, Armenia bottomed the list, taking the 136th spot, with only 29% of the respondents giving a positive answer to the sociologists’ question. Georgia was ranked 132nd (43%), Azerbaijan – 123rd (47%), Turkey – 36th (78%) and Iran – 78th (68%), according to bloomberg.com.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we thought readers might be interested in seeing how the Caribbean and surrounding countries fared. So here goes. The first number after each country name is the percentage of respondents who said they had experienced love the previous day. The second (in parentheses) is the sample size for the country.

1. Philippines 93% (2193)

2. Rwanda 92% (1495)

3. Puerto Rico 90% (495)

6. Trinidad and Tobago 88% (506)

9. Costa Rica 85% (1985)

14. Mexico 82% (989)

17. Jamaica 82% (534)

18. Venezuela 82% (997)

19. Cuba 82% (978)

20. Brazil 82% (1038)

26. U.S. 81% (1224)

33. Colombia 79% (1994)

37. Dominican Republic 78% (1976)

45. Panama 75% (1995)

49. Nicaragua 74% (1988)

60. El Salvador 73% (2000)

63. Honduras 72% (1947)

72. Belize 70% (464)

81. Haiti 68% (471)

85. Guatemala 67% (1988)

134. Mongolia 32% (928)

135. Uzbekistan 32% (962)

136. Armenia 29% (1954)

You can get the full list at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/where-do-you-stand-in-the-global-love-ranking-.html

For the original report go to http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/145930/