Is religion an Most Religious

Country important part of Country (out of Major Religious Affiliations Government Type  Per Capita GDP Income Rank
your daily life? 112) (out of 112)

Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%,

Sri Lanka  99% 1 Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, republic  $4,500 71
unspecified 10%

Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%,

Indonesia  99% 1 Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8% republic  $4,000 74

Muslim, small numbers of Jewish,

Yemen  99% 1 Christian, and Hindu republic  $2,500 85

Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other

Bangladesh  99% 1 0.9% parliamentary democracy  $1,500 99

Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%,

Malawi  99% 1 multiparty democracy  $800 107
other 3%, none 4.3%

Muslim 80%, other (includes

Niger  99% 1 indigenous beliefs and Christian) republic  $700 108
20%

Djibouti  98% 7 Muslim 94%, Christian 6% republic  $2,700 82

Mauritania  98% 7 Muslim 100% military junta  $2,000 91

no permanent national
Somalia  98% 7 Sunni Muslim $600 109
government

Christian 67% (Roman Catholic

Burundi  98% 7 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous republic  $300 111
beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%

Thailand  97% 11 Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6% constitutional monarchy  $8,200 54

 Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%,
Egypt  97% 11 Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% republic  $6,000 64

Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%,

Morocco  97% 11 Jewish 0.2% constitutional monarchy  $4,700 68

Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim

Afghanistan  97% 11 Islamic republic  $1,000 105
19%, other 1%

Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%,

Malaysia 96% 15 Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, constitutional monarchy $14,900 32
Confucianism 2.6%

Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim

Philippines  96% 15 5%, EvangelicalChristian 2.8%, republic  $3,300 76
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan
2%, other Christian 4.5%

Cameroon  96% 15 indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian republic; multiparty presidential $2,300 86
40%, Muslim 20% regime 

Muslim 50%, Christian 40%,

Nigeria  96% 15 federal republic  $2,300 89
indigenous beliefs 10%

Cambodia  96% 15 Buddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, multiparty democracy under a $1,900 92
other 1.3% constitutional monarchy 

Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly

Senegal  96% 15 Roman Catholic), indigenous republic  $1,600 98
beliefs 1%

Qatar  95% 21 Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, emirate  $119,500 1

other 14%

Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%,

Algeria  95% 21 republic  $7,100 58
Christian and Jewish 1%

Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%,

Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%,
Chad  95% 21 republic  $1,900 93
other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%,
atheist 3.1%
 Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and
Zambia  95% 21 Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous republic  $1,600 97
beliefs 1%

Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%,
Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%,
Ghana  95% 21 other Christian 11%, Muslim constitutional democracy  $1,500 100
15.9%, traditional 8.5%, none
6.1%

Muslim 90%, Christian 1%,

Mali  95% 21 republic  $1,200 102
indigenous beliefs 9%

Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant

republic; presidential,
Rwanda  95% 21 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim $1,000 106
multiparty system 
4.6%

Bahrain  94% 28 Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, constitutional monarchy  $38,800 10
Christian 9%, other 9.8%

Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic

Kenya  94% 28 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous republic  $1,600 96
beliefs 10%, other 2%

Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant

Congo, Democratic
94% 28 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim republic $300 112
Republic of the 10%, other 10%

Saudi Arabia  93% 31 Muslim 100% monarchy  $20,600 25

Tunisia  93% 31 Muslim 98% republic  $8,200 55

Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran

Namibia  93% 31 50% at least), indigenous beliefs republic  $6,600 60
10% to 20%

Muslim 75% (predominantly

Palestinian
93% 31 Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and Parliamentary democracy $2,900 79
Territories other 8%

Sunni Muslim 70%, Christian 5%, power is sharing between 3

Sudan  93% 31 $2,300 88
indigenous beliefs 25% political parties
 Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%,
Nepal  93% 31 Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6% federal democratic republic  $1,200 103

Roman Catholic 41.9%, Anglican

Uganda  93% 31 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Muslim republic  $1,200 104
12.1%

Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant

Paraguay  92% 38 constitutional republic  $4,600 69
6.2%

Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia

Pakistan  92% 38 20%), other (includes Christian federal republic  $2,500 84
and Hindu) 5%

Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia

Kuwait  91% 40 30%), other (includes Christian, constitutional emirate  $52,800 3
Hindu, Parsi) 15%

federation with specified

United Arab 91% 40 Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other powers delegated to the UAE $38,900 9
Emirates  (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
federal government

Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%,

India  90% 42 federal republic  $3,100 77
Christian 2.3%

Kosovo 90% 42 Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, republic $2,500 83

Roman Catholic

republic; note – the new

Bolivia  89% 44 Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant constitution defines Bolivia as a $4,700 67
(Evangelical Methodist) 5%
“Social Unitarian State” 

Syria  89% 44 Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim republic under an authoritarian $4,600 70
16%, Christian 10% military-dominated regime 

Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, republic; multiparty presidential

Cote d’Ivoire 89% 44 $1,700 95
indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% regime

Christian 30%, Muslim 35%,

Tanzania  89% 44 republic  $1,400 101
indigenous beliefs 35%
 Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
Panama  88% 48 15% constitutional democracy  $12,100 41

Roman Catholic, Protestant, constitutional democratic

Guatemala  88% 48 indigenous Mayan beliefs republic  $5,100 66

syncretic (part Christian, part

Zimbabwe  88% 48 indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian parliamentary democracy  $355 110
25%, indigenous beliefs 24%

Muslim 59.7% , Christian 39% ,

Lebanon  87% 51 republic  $13,200 36
other 1.3%

Roman Catholic 73.6%,

Brazil  87% 51 Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist federal republic  $10,100 48
1.3%

Dominican 87% 51 Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% democratic republic  $8,300 53

Republic 

Malta  86% 54 Roman Catholic 98% republic  $24,300 24

Zion Christian 11.1%,

Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%,
South Africa  85% 55 Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, republic  $10,300 47
Dutch Reformed 6.7%, none
15.1%

Tajikistan  85% 55 Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim republic  $1,900 94

5%, other 10%

Peru  84% 57 Roman Catholic 81.3%, constitutional republic  $8,500 52

Evangelical Christian 12.5%

Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant democratic constitutional

Honduras  84% 57 $4,100 73
3% republic 

Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%,

Iraq  84% 57 Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or parliamentary democracy  $3,800 75
other 3%
 Roman Catholic 58.5%,
Nicaragua  84% 57 Evangelical Christian 21.6%, none republic  $2,800 80
15.7%

republic; executive branch

Colombia  83% 61 Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% dominates government $9,200 50
structure 

Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant

21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%,
El Salvador  83% 61 republic  $7,200 57
Mormon 0.7%, other religions
2.3%, none 16.8%

republican parliamentary
Turkey  82% 63 Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni) $11,400 43
democracy 

Ecuador  82% 63 Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% republic  $7,500 56

Georgia  81% 65 Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim republic  $4,400 72

9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%

displays authoritarian
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox presidential rule, with power
Turkmenistan  80% 66 $6,700 59
9% concentrated within the
executive branch 

Venezuela  79% 67 Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant federal republic  $13,000 38

2%

Roman Catholic 76.3%,

Costa Rica 79% 67 Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's democratic republic $10,900 44
Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant
0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Bosnia and 77% 69 Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, emerging federal democratic $6,400 62
Herzegovina  Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% republic 

Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%,

Macedonia  76% 70 parliamentary democracy  $9,100 51
Muslim 33.3%

Roman Catholic 89.8%, Eastern

Poland  75% 71 republic  $17,900 28
Orthodox 1.3%
 Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant
Mexico  73% 72 6.3%, none 3.1% federal republic  $13,200 37

Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other

Armenia 73% 72 Christian 4%, Yezidi 1.3% republic $5,500 65

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Italy  72% 74 (includes Protestant, Muslim and republic  $29,900 20
Jewish communities)

Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish

Moldova 72% 74 republic $2,300 87
1.5%

Kyrgyzstan  72% 74 Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox republic  $2,200 90

20%, other 5%

Greece  71% 77 Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim parliamentary republic  $31,000 19

1.3%, other 0.7%

Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%,

Montenegro 71% 77 republic $9,800 49
Catholic 3.5%

Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%,

Singapore  70% 79 Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic parliamentary republic  $52,200 4
4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, none
14.8%

Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox

Croatia  70% 79 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, presidential/parliamentary $17,500 29
Muslim 1.3%, other and democracy 
unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2%

Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical

Chile  70% 79 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, republic  $14,600 33
other Christian 1%, other 4.6%,
none 8.3%

Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant

Argentina  66% 82 republic  $13,400 35
2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic

23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Constitution-based federal
United States  65% 83 $46,000 5
Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, republic
Muslim 0.6%, unaffiliated 12.1%
 Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of
republic, parliamentary
Ireland  54% 84 Ireland 2.9%, other Christian democracy  $41,000 8
1.9%, none 4.2%

Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic

Serbia  54% 84 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim republic  $10,600 45
3.2%, atheist 2.6%

Jewish 75.5%, Muslim 16.8%,

Israel  51% 86 parliamentary democracy  $28,400 21
Christian 2.1%, Druze 1.7%

authoritarian presidential rule,

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis),
Uzbekistan  51% 86 with little power outside the $2,800 81
Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
executive branch 

Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox

Azerbaijan 50% 88 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, republic $10,400 46
other 1.8%

Spain  49% 89 Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% parliamentary monarchy  $33,600 16

Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%,

Slovenia  47% 90 parliamentary republic  $27,700 23
Orthodox 2.3%, none 10.1%

Ukraine  47% 90 Ukrainian Orthodox 83.7%, republic  $6,300 63

Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%

Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic

Korea, South  43% 92 6.6%, Buddhist 23.2%, none republic  $28,100 22
49.3%

republic; authoritarian
Kazakhstan  43% 92 Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox presidential rule, with little $11,800 42
44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% power outside the executive
branch 

Roman Catholic 42.6%, United

Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%,
a parliamentary democracy, a
Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%, other
Canada  42% 94 federation, and a $38,200 11
Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, Commonwealth realm 
other and unspecified 11.8%,
none 16%

Roman Catholic 79%, Russian

Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant 1.9%,
Lithuania  42% 94 parliamentary democracy  $15,500 30
other or unspecified 5.5%, none
9.5%
 formally a confederation but
Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant
Switzerland  41% 96 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, none 11.1% similar in structure to a federal $41,400 7
republic 

Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-

Catholic Christians 11.1%,
Uruguay  41% 96 nondenominational 23.2%, constitutional republic  $12,600 39
atheist or agnostic 17.2%

Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic

Germany  40% 98 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or federal republic  $34,100 15
other 28.3%

Roman Catholic 87%, other

Luxembourg  39% 99 (includes Protestant, Jewish, and constitutional monarchy  $79,600 2
Muslim) 13%

Hungary  39% 99 Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist parliamentary democracy  $18,800 26

15.9%, unaffiliated 14.5%

Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%,

Latvia  39% 99 other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, parliamentary democracy  $14,400 34
unspecified 63.7%

Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox

Albania  39% 99 republic $6,400 61
20%, Roman Catholic 10%

Russia  34% 103 Russian Orthodox 15-20%, federation  $15,100 31

Muslim 10-15%

Eastern Orthodox 80%, other

Belarus  34% 103 -Roman Catholic, Protestant, republic in name, although in $12,500 40
fact a dictatorship 
Jewish, and Muslim 20%

Roman Catholic 83%-88%,

France 30% 105 Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim republic $32,600 18
5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%

Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%,

Vietnam  30% 105 Communist state  $2,900 78
none 80.8%

Christian 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, constitutional monarchy and

United Kingdom  27% 107 $34,800 14
Hindu 1%, none 23.1% Commonwealth realm 
 eclectic mixture of local religions
Hong Kong  24% 108 90%, Christian 10% limited democracy  $42,800 6

Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism

a parliamentary government
Japan  24% 108 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other with a constitutional monarchy  $32,700 17
7.8%

Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other

Denmark  19% 110 constitutional monarchy  $36,000 13
Christian 3%, Muslim 2%

Lutheran 87%, other (includes

Roman Catholic, Orthodox,
Sweden  17% 111 constitutional monarchy  $36,600 12
Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and
Buddhist) 13%

Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%,

Estonia  16% 112 Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian parliamentary republic  $18,500 27
1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%