demographic2020
Share of the population who are religious
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
89.1percentage
Median: 96.0percentage
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
State of Palestine
100.0percentage
Lowest
People's Republic of China
10.4percentage
Top 5 Countries
1State of Palestine100.0percentage
2Bangladesh100.0percentage
3Islamic Republic of Iran100.0percentage
4Iraq100.0percentage
5Nepal100.0percentage
By Region
Africa98.5percentage(9 countries)
Other94.0percentage(118 countries)
Asia85.7percentage(27 countries)
South America81.6percentage(7 countries)
North America79.7percentage(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.4percentage)High (100.0percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 89.1percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (118)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Palestine | 100.0percentage |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 100.0percentage |
| 3 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 100.0percentage |
| 4 | Iraq | 100.0percentage |
| 5 | Nepal | 100.0percentage |
| 6 | India | 100.0percentage |
| 7 | Egypt | 100.0percentage |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 100.0percentage |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 100.0percentage |
| 10 | Thailand | 100.0percentage |
| 11 | Pakistan | 100.0percentage |
| 12 | Somalia | 100.0percentage |
| 13 | Republic of The Gambia | 100.0percentage |
| 14 | Lebanon | 100.0percentage |
| 15 | Senegal | 100.0percentage |
| 16 | Philippines | 100.0percentage |
| 17 | Bhutan | 100.0percentage |
| 18 | Jordan | 100.0percentage |
| 19 | Libya | 100.0percentage |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99.9percentage |
| 21 | Myanmar | 99.9percentage |
| 22 | Zambia | 99.9percentage |
| 23 | Yemen | 99.9percentage |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 99.9percentage |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 99.9percentage |
| 26 | Samoa | 99.9percentage |
| 27 | Maldives | 99.9percentage |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 99.9percentage |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 99.9percentage |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 99.9percentage |
| 31 | Cambodia | 99.9percentage |
| 32 | Indonesia | 99.9percentage |
| 33 | Uganda | 99.9percentage |
| 34 | Kiribati | 99.9percentage |
| 35 | Mauritania | 99.9percentage |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 99.9percentage |
| 37 | Comoros | 99.9percentage |
| 38 | Morocco | 99.9percentage |
| 39 | Oman | 99.9percentage |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.8percentage |
| 41 | Mayotte | 99.8percentage |
| 42 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.8percentage |
| 43 | Kuwait | 99.8percentage |
| 44 | Fiji | 99.7percentage |
| 45 | Western Sahara | 99.7percentage |
| 46 | Qatar | 99.7percentage |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 99.7percentage |
| 48 | Bahrain | 99.7percentage |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 99.7percentage |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 99.7percentage |
| 51 | Nigeria | 99.6percentage |
| 52 | South Sudan | 99.6percentage |
| 53 | Tunisia | 99.6percentage |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 99.5percentage |
| 55 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.5percentage |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 99.4percentage |
| 57 | Sudan | 99.4percentage |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 99.4percentage |
| 59 | Tonga | 99.4percentage |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 99.3percentage |
| 61 | Mauritius | 99.2percentage |
| 62 | Malaysia | 99.2percentage |
| 63 | Romania | 99.1percentage |
| 64 | Malawi | 99.1percentage |
| 65 | Georgia | 99.0percentage |
| 66 | Rwanda | 99.0percentage |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.0percentage |
| 68 | Eritrea | 98.9percentage |
| 69 | Liberia | 98.9percentage |
| 70 | Ghana | 98.9percentage |
| 71 | Djibouti | 98.9percentage |
| 72 | Montenegro | 98.9percentage |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8percentage |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.8percentage |
| 75 | Armenia | 98.8percentage |
| 76 | Niger | 98.8percentage |
| 77 | Burundi | 98.7percentage |
| 78 | Algeria | 98.7percentage |
| 79 | Guinea | 98.7percentage |
| 80 | Vanuatu | 98.6percentage |
| 81 | Kenya | 98.4percentage |
| 82 | Lesotho | 98.3percentage |
| 83 | Guam | 98.2percentage |
| 84 | Bahamas | 98.1percentage |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 98.0percentage |
| 86 | Cameroon | 97.9percentage |
| 87 | Reunion | 97.9percentage |
| 88 | Seychelles | 97.6percentage |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.6percentage |
| 90 | Guadeloupe | 97.5percentage |
| 91 | Mali | 97.5percentage |
| 92 | Türkiye | 97.5percentage |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 97.5percentage |
| 94 | Martinique | 97.3percentage |
| 95 | Guyana | 97.1percentage |
| 96 | South Africa | 96.9percentage |
| 97 | Chad | 96.9percentage |
| 98 | French Guiana | 96.6percentage |
| 99 | United Republic of Tanzania | 96.5percentage |
| 100 | Serbia | 96.0percentage |
| 101 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 96.0percentage |
| 102 | Paraguay | 95.8percentage |
| 103 | Israel | 95.6percentage |
| 104 | Greece | 95.3percentage |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 95.2percentage |
| 106 | Benin | 95.1percentage |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 95.0percentage |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 95.0percentage |
| 109 | Peru | 94.9percentage |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 94.8percentage |
| 111 | Malta | 94.8percentage |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | 94.4percentage |
| 113 | Namibia | 94.4percentage |
| 114 | Gabon | 94.2percentage |
| 115 | Grenada | 94.2percentage |
| 116 | Aruba | 94.1percentage |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 94.1percentage |
| 118 | Curaçao | 94.1percentage |
| 119 | Guatemala | 94.0percentage |
| 120 | Angola | 93.9percentage |
| 121 | Eswatini | 93.8percentage |
| 122 | Panama | 93.8percentage |
| 123 | Cyprus | 93.4percentage |
| 124 | Croatia | 93.3percentage |
| 125 | Lithuania | 92.9percentage |
| 126 | Albania | 92.3percentage |
| 127 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92.1percentage |
| 128 | Togo | 92.0percentage |
| 129 | Suriname | 91.9percentage |
| 130 | Ecuador | 91.6percentage |
| 131 | Poland | 91.4percentage |
| 132 | Argentina | 90.8percentage |
| 133 | Haiti | 90.6percentage |
| 134 | Bolivia | 90.5percentage |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 90.3percentage |
| 136 | Venezuela | 90.3percentage |
| 137 | Honduras | 90.3percentage |
| 138 | Colombia | 90.1percentage |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 90.0percentage |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 89.9percentage |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 89.6percentage |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 89.5percentage |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 89.5percentage |
| 144 | Mexico | 89.4percentage |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 88.4percentage |
| 146 | El Salvador | 88.1percentage |
| 147 | Italy | 86.7percentage |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 86.7percentage |
| 149 | Brazil | 86.5percentage |
| 150 | Belarus | 86.2percentage |
| 151 | Portugal | 86.2percentage |
| 152 | Mozambique | 85.7percentage |
| 153 | Botswana | 85.3percentage |
| 154 | Ukraine | 84.9percentage |
| 155 | Ireland | 84.4percentage |
| 156 | Belize | 84.4percentage |
| 157 | Denmark | 83.4percentage |
| 158 | Latvia | 83.0percentage |
| 159 | Dominican Republic | 80.4percentage |
| 160 | Iceland | 80.2percentage |
| 161 | Singapore | 80.1percentage |
| 162 | Barbados | 79.9percentage |
| 163 | Russian Federation | 79.8percentage |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 79.4percentage |
| 165 | Cuba | 78.4percentage |
| 166 | Madagascar | 77.7percentage |
| 167 | Austria | 77.6percentage |
| 168 | Norway | 77.5percentage |
| 169 | Taiwan, Province of China | 76.9percentage |
| 170 | Jamaica | 76.3percentage |
| 171 | Finland | 75.0percentage |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 74.7percentage |
| 173 | Slovakia | 74.7percentage |
| 174 | Spain | 73.6percentage |
| 175 | Hungary | 73.0percentage |
| 176 | Sweden | 71.1percentage |
| 177 | United States of America | 70.3percentage |
| 178 | Chile | 69.7percentage |
| 179 | Switzerland | 69.2percentage |
| 180 | Slovenia | 67.7percentage |
| 181 | Canada | 65.4percentage |
| 182 | Germany | 63.9percentage |
| 183 | Belgium | 61.0percentage |
| 184 | United Kingdom | 59.8percentage |
| 185 | Mongolia | 59.2percentage |
| 186 | Australia | 57.7percentage |
| 187 | France | 57.4percentage |
| 188 | Estonia | 56.4percentage |
| 189 | South Korea | 51.7percentage |
| 190 | New Zealand | 48.6percentage |
| 191 | Uruguay | 47.6percentage |
| 192 | Netherlands | 45.9percentage |
| 193 | Japan | 42.5percentage |
| 194 | Macao | 32.4percentage |
| 195 | Vietnam | 32.3percentage |
| 196 | Hong Kong | 28.6percentage |
| 197 | Czech Republic | 27.2percentage |
| 198 | North Korea | 27.1percentage |
| 199 | People's Republic of China | 10.4percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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