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| This page charts a '''list of countries by |
This page charts a '''list of countries by adherence of atheism or religion'''. | ||
| == Methodology == | == Methodology == | ||
| The methodology in the country table is based upon global |
The methodology in the country table is based upon global research. The poll has the broad question:- "Do you have any religion in your daily life?" The "yes" and "no" answers are represented below. Discrepancies are due to the "Don't Know" and "Refused" answers. | ||
| In terms of demographics, India ranks as the country with the largest number of highly religious people in the world, with an estimated 960 million to 1 billion believers. China, although its number is less than a fifth of its total population (~18-19%), ranks second, with an estimated 240-260 million believers, followed by Indonesia (~235 million), the United States (~205 million), Pakistan (~175 million), Brazil (~168 million), Nigeria (~163 million) and Bangladesh (~161 million). | In terms of demographics, India ranks as the country with the largest number of highly religious people in the world, with an estimated 960 million to 1 billion believers. China, although its number is less than a fifth of its total population (~18-19%), ranks second, with an estimated 240-260 million believers, followed by Indonesia (~235 million), the United States (~205 million), Pakistan (~175 million), Brazil (~168 million), Nigeria (~163 million) and Bangladesh (~161 million). | ||
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This page charts a list of countries by adherence of atheism or religion.
Methodology
The methodology in the country table is based upon global research. The poll has the broad question:- "Do you have any religion in your daily life?" The "yes" and "no" answers are represented below. Discrepancies are due to the "Don't Know" and "Refused" answers.
In terms of demographics, India ranks as the country with the largest number of highly religious people in the world, with an estimated 960 million to 1 billion believers. China, although its number is less than a fifth of its total population (~18-19%), ranks second, with an estimated 240-260 million believers, followed by Indonesia (~235 million), the United States (~205 million), Pakistan (~175 million), Brazil (~168 million), Nigeria (~163 million) and Bangladesh (~161 million).
Countries
| Country | Religious | Atheist |
|---|---|---|
 Germany |
13% | 87% |
 Estonia |
16% | 78% |
 Sweden |
16.5% | 83% |
 Denmark |
18% | 80.5% |
 Czech Republic |
20.5% | 74.5% |
 Norway |
20.5% | 78% |
 Hong Kong |
23% | 75.5% |
 Japan |
23.5% | 75% |
 Netherlands |
24.5% | 75.5% |
 United Kingdom |
26.5% | 73% |
 Finland |
28% | 70% |
 France |
29.5% | 69.5% |
 Vietnam |
29.5% | 69.5% |
 Australia |
32% | 67.5% |
 New Zealand |
33% | 66% |
 Belarus |
33% | 57.5% |
 Cuba |
33.5% | 64% |
 Russia |
33% | 60.5% |
 Albania |
32.5% | 62% |
 Bulgaria |
33.5% | 62% |
 Latvia |
39% | 58.5% |
 Belgium |
33% | 57.5% |
 Hungary |
39% | 58.5% |
 Slovenia |
47% | 52.5% |
 Azerbaijan |
49.5% | 48.5% |
 Spain |
49.5% | 50% |
 Taiwan |
45% | 54% |
 Uruguay |
40.5% | 59% |
 Switzerland |
41.5% | 56% |
 Canada |
42% | 57% |
 South Korea |
32.5% | 65.5% |
 Ukraine |
45.5% | 48.5% |
 Lithuania |
41.5% | 49.5% |
 Slovakia |
46.5% | 51.5% |
 Israel |
49.5% | 49.5% |
 Singapore |
70% | 29% |
 Montenegro |
45.5% | 48% |
 Serbia |
50.5% | 46.5% |
 Kazakhstan |
43% | 48.5% |
 Austria |
55% | 43% |
 Ireland |
53.5% | 46.5% |
 Uzbekistan |
51% | 45.5% |
 Argentina |
66% | 33% |
 Chile |
69.5% | 29.5% |
 Belize |
61.5% | 33% |
 United States |
65% | 34.5% |
 Kyrgyzstan |
72.5% | 25% |
 Moldova |
71.5% | 19% |
 Venezuela |
79% | 20.5% |
 Croatia |
66.5% | 30.5% |
 Greece |
71.5% | 29.5% |
 Armenia |
72.5% | 25% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
66% | 29.5% |
 Jamaica |
70% | 29.5% |
 Mexico |
72% | 25.5% |
 Portugal |
71.5% | 26% |
 Italy |
71.5% | 26% |
 Kosovo |
63.5% | 31.5% |
 Cyprus |
75% | 24.5% |
 Poland |
74.5% | 19.5% |
 Botswana |
77% | 23% |
 Georgia |
80% | 16% |
 Haiti |
75% | 22.5% |
 Tajikistan |
84.5% | 12.5% |
 North Macedonia |
78.5% | 20.5% |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
92% | 8% |
 Romania |
84% | 12.5% |
 Zimbabwe |
87.5% | 12.5% |
 Dominican Republic |
86% | 13.5% |
 Ecuador |
82% | 17.5% |
 India |
79% | 17% |
 Iraq |
86% | 10.5% |
 Nicaragua |
84% | 15% |
 Iran |
82.5% | 15.5% |
 Costa Rica |
79% | 19.5% |
 El Salvador |
83% | 15.5% |
 Kuwait |
92.5% | 5.5% |
 Malaysia |
95.5% | 3.5% |
 Peru |
83.5% | 14.5% |
 Lebanon |
89.5% | 10% |
 Puerto Rico |
84.5% | 13.5% |
 Bolivia |
88.5% | 10.5% |
 Brazil |
86.5% | 13% |
 Burkina Faso |
87.5% | 12% |
 Colombia |
82.5% | 16% |
 South Africa |
84.5% | 15.5% |
 Algeria |
93% | 6.5% |
 Cambodia |
96% | 3.5% |
 Guatemala |
88% | 9% |
 Honduras |
84% | 15.5% |
 Panama |
88% | 10.5% |
 Philippines |
95.5% | 4% |
 Togo |
80% | 13% |
 Ethiopia |
91% | 9% |
 Rwanda |
95% | 4.5% |
 Mozambique |
86% | 14% |
 Palestine |
93% | 6% |
 Paraguay |
91.5% | 7.5% |
 Turkey |
89.5% | 9.5% |
 Burundi |
97.5% | 2.5% |
 Namibia |
91.5% | 8.5% |
 Tunisia |
93% | 5% |
 Uganda |
93% | 7% |
 Angola |
88% | 10.5% |
 Chad |
94% | 6% |
 Ghana |
94.5% | 5% |
 Madagascar |
93% | 7% |
 Nepal |
93% | 6% |
 Benin |
92.5% | 6.5% |
 Cameroon |
95.5% | 4.5% |
 Central African Republic |
94% | 6% |
 Liberia |
94% | 6% |
 Mali |
94.5% | 5.5% |
 Mauritania |
98% | 1.5% |
 Comoros |
96% | 2.5% |
 Nigeria |
95.5% | 2.5% |
 Jordan |
96.5% | 3.5% |
 Kenya |
94% | 6% |
 Sudan |
94% | 6% |
 Thailand |
94% | 5.5% |
 Yemen |
96% | 3.5% |
 Afghanistan |
97% | 3% |
 Guinea |
97% | 3% |
 Laos |
96.5% | 2.5% |
 Myanmar |
96.5% | 3% |
 Niger |
100% | 0% |
 Pakistan |
96.5% | 2.5% |
 Saudi Arabia |
94.5% | 3.5% |
 Zambia |
97% | 3% |
 Ivory Coast |
88% | 12% |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
98.5% | 1.5% |
 Djibouti |
98% | 1.5% |
 Malawi |
98.5% | 1.5% |
 Morocco |
98.5% | 1% |
 Senegal |
96.5% | 3.5% |
 Sierra Leone |
98% | 1.5% |
 Tanzania |
96.5% | 3.5 |
 United Arab Emirates |
91% | 8.5% |
 Qatar |
94.5% | 4.5% |
 Bahrain |
95.5% | 3.5% |
 Bangladesh |
100% | 0% |
 Indonesia |
99% | 1% |
 Sri Lanka |
99% | 1% |
 Egypt |
98% | 2% |
 Republic of the Congo |
94.5% | 5.5% |
 Somaliland |
98.5% | 1.5% |
See also
General:
References
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