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This page charts a list of countries by importance of religion.

Methodology

The methodology in the country table is based upon global Gallup Poll research. The Gallup poll has a broad question: the question "Is religion important in your daily life?" was asked; 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	Yes, important	No, unimportant
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

• Religiosity and intelligence
• Demographics of atheism

General:

• List of religious populations

References

1. The Religiosity Index is a measure of the importance of religion for respondents and their self-reported attendance of religious services. For religions in which attendance at services is limited, care must be used in interpreting the data. (Gallup WorldView)
2. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Gallup asked representative samples in 143 countries and territories whether religion was an important part of their daily lives. This map is based on the results, and shows religiosity by country, ranging from the least religious to the most religious on a relative basis. Data from 2009 Gallup poll.
3. Pew Research Center Report, 2002
4. GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 january 2009

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