This article charts a list of countries by importance of religion.
90%-100% 80%-89% 70%-79% 60%-69% | 50%-59% 40%-49% 30%-39% 20%-29% | 10%-19% 0%-9% No data |
The table below is based on the global Gallup Poll in 2009 research which asked "Is religion important in your daily life?". Percentages for "yes" and "no" answers are listed below; they often do not add up to 100% because some answered "don't know" or did not answer.[1]
Country/district | Yes, important[1] | No, unimportant[1] |
---|---|---|
Sweden | 17% | 82% |
Denmark | 19% | 80% |
Estonia | 16% | 78% |
Japan | 24% | 75% |
Hong Kong | 24% | 74% |
United Kingdom | 27% | 73% |
France | 30% | 69% |
Vietnam | 30% | 69% |
Latvia | 39% | 58% |
Switzerland | 41% | 57% |
Belarus | 34% | 56% |
Russia | 34% | 56% |
Luxembourg | 39% | 59% |
Hungary | 39% | 58% |
Germany | 40% | 59% |
Uruguay | 41% | 59% |
Kazakhstan | 43% | 58% |
Canada | 42% | 57% |
Albania | 39% | 53% |
South Korea | 43% | 56% |
Lithuania | 42% | 49% |
Slovenia | 47% | 52% |
Ukraine | 46% | 48% |
Spain | 49% | 50% |
Azerbaijan | 50% | 49% |
Israel | 51% | 48% |
Uzbekistan | 51% | 46% |
Ireland | 54% | 46% |
Serbia | 54% | 44% |
United States | 65% | 34% |
Argentina | 66% | 33% |
Chile | 70% | 29% |
Singapore | 70% | 29% |
Croatia | 70% | 28% |
Greece | 71% | 28% |
Montenegro | 71% | 28% |
Italy | 72% | 25% |
Kyrgyzstan | 72% | 25% |
Armenia | 73% | 25% |
Mexico | 73% | 25% |
Cyprus | 75% | 24% |
Moldova | 72% | 19% |
North Macedonia | 76% | 22% |
Poland | 75% | 19% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77% | 21% |
Venezuela | 79% | 21% |
Costa Rica | 79% | 19% |
Turkmenistan | 80% | 18% |
Georgia | 81% | 16% |
Ecuador | 82% | 17% |
Turkey | 82% | 15% |
Colombia | 83% | 16% |
El Salvador | 83% | 16% |
Nicaragua | 84% | 15% |
Peru | 84% | 14% |
South Africa | 85% | 15% |
Romania | 84% | 12% |
Iraq | 84% | 11% |
Tajikistan | 85% | 12% |
Brazil | 87% | 13% |
Dominican Republic | 87% | 13% |
Lebanon | 87% | 12% |
Malta | 86% | 10% |
Cote d'Ivoire | 88% | 12% |
Zimbabwe | 88% | 12% |
Panama | 88% | 11% |
Tanzania | 89% | 11% |
Guatemala | 88% | 9% |
Bolivia | 89% | 10% |
Syria | 89% | 9% |
India | 90% | 9% |
Kosovo | 90% | 8% |
United Arab Emirates | 91% | 8% |
Paraguay | 92% | 8% |
Kuwait | 91% | 6% |
Pakistan | 92% | 6% |
State of Palestine | 93% | 7% |
Sudan | 93% | 7% |
Uganda | 93% | 7% |
Nepal | 93% | 6% |
Tunisia | 93% | 5% |
Kenya | 94% | 6% |
Saudi Arabia | 93% | 4% |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 94% | 5% |
Bahrain | 94% | 4% |
Chad | 95% | 5% |
Ghana | 95% | 5% |
Rwanda | 95% | 5% |
Zambia | 95% | 5% |
Algeria | 95% | 4% |
Mali | 95% | 4% |
Qatar | 95% | 4% |
Cameroon | 96% | 4% |
Philippines | 96% | 4% |
Senegal | 96% | 4% |
Cambodia | 96% | 3% |
Malaysia | 96% | 3% |
Nigeria | 96% | 3% |
Djibouti | 96% | 2% |
Afghanistan | 97% | 3% |
Comoros | 97% | 2% |
Egypt | 97% | 2% |
Thailand | 97% | 2% |
Morocco | 97% | 1% |
Burundi | 98% | 2% |
Mauritania | 98% | 2% |
Malawi | 99% | 1% |
Sri Lanka | 99% | 1% |
Yemen | 99% | 1% |
Bangladesh | 99% | 0% |
Indonesia | 99% | 0% |
Niger | 99% | 0% |
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