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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 |
|---|---|---|
 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% |
 Germany |
40.5% | 59% |
 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
- 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)
- 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.
- Pew Research Center Report, 2002
- GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 january 2009
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