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Share of people who pray frequently

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data81 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
59.1%
Median: 68.3%
Countries Covered
81
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
98.4%
Lowest
People's Republic of China
0.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria98.4%
2Libya97.6%
3Trinidad and Tobago96.8%
4Egypt96.6%
5Ghana95.5%
By Region
Africa89.4%(8 countries)
Other66.5%(25 countries)
South America63.8%(7 countries)
North America60.7%(4 countries)
Asia56.2%(20 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.8%)High (98.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 59.1%)

Africa (8)
Other (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (20)
Europe (15)
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 2022; 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
1Nigeria98.4%
2Libya97.6%
3Trinidad and Tobago96.8%
4Egypt96.6%
5Ghana95.5%
6Haiti95.4%
7Indonesia95.3%
8Ethiopia94.9%
9Zimbabwe94.2%
10Maldives93.5%
11Kenya93.3%
12Philippines92.4%
13State of Palestine90.5%
14Pakistan89.8%
15Colombia87.9%
16Jordan86.9%
17Puerto Rico85.7%
18Iraq84.1%
19Myanmar83.3%
20Ecuador82.9%
21Bolivia82.7%
22Algeria81.8%
23Islamic Republic of Iran80.9%
24Lebanon80.9%
25Morocco80.9%
26Malaysia79.7%
27Bangladesh78.0%
28Brazil77.4%
29Tunisia76.5%
30Nicaragua76.3%
31Rwanda73.7%
32South Africa73.6%
33Guatemala73.2%
34Uzbekistan72.6%
35Mexico71.9%
36Armenia71.7%
37Venezuela71.2%
38Türkiye71.0%
39Cyprus69.4%
40India68.4%
41Kyrgyzstan68.3%
42Tajikistan67.6%
43Peru66.6%
44Greece66.4%
45Romania65.2%
46Poland63.2%
47United States of America62.3%
48Georgia60.6%
49Argentina54.0%
50Singapore53.1%
51Yemen48.3%
52Slovakia41.5%
53Thailand41.4%
54Uruguay40.6%
55Ukraine39.0%
56Chile37.4%
57Canada35.5%
58Kazakhstan35.2%
59Taiwan, Province of China34.8%
60Germany30.2%
61New Zealand29.6%
62Serbia28.7%
63Australia28.6%
64Andorra27.5%
65Belarus27.4%
66Russian Federation27.0%
67Japan25.0%
68United Kingdom24.1%
69Netherlands23.0%
70Slovenia22.5%
71Spain20.2%
72South Korea19.0%
73Hong Kong18.6%
74Sweden18.3%
75Azerbaijan17.9%
76Mongolia17.8%
77Macao15.8%
78Czech Republic13.8%
79Estonia12.4%
80Vietnam11.6%
81People's Republic of China0.8%
Showing 81 of 81 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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