Importance of religion by country

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Results of a 2008/2009 Gallup poll on whether respondents said that religion was "important in [their] daily life."
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90%-100%
80%-89%
70%-79%
60%-69%
50%-59%
40%-49%
30%-39%
20%-29%
10%-19%
0%-9%
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Results of a 2008/2009 Gallup poll on whether respondents said that religion was "important in [their] daily life."
  90%-100%
  80%-89%
  70%-79%
  60%-69%
  50%-59%
  40%-49%
  30%-39%
  20%-29%
  10%-19%
  0%-9%
  No data

This article charts a list of countries by importance of religion.

Contents

Methodology

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]

Countries/districts

Country/districtYes, important [1] No, unimportant [1]
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 97%3%
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 39%53%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 95%4%
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 66%33%
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 73%25%
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 50%49%
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 94%4%
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 99%1%
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 34%56%
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 89%10%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 77%21%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 87%13%
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 98%2%
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 96%3%
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 96%4%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42%57%
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 95%5%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 70%29%
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 83%16%
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 97%2%
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 79%19%
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire 88%12%
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 70%28%
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 75%24%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 94%5%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19%80%
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 87%13%
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 96%2%
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 82%17%
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 97%2%
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 83%16%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 16%78%
Flag of France.svg  France 30%69%
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 81%16%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 40%59%
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 95%5%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 71%28%
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 88%9%
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 84%15%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 24%74%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39%58%
Flag of India.svg  India 90%9%
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 99%0%
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 84%11%
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 54%46%
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 51%48%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 72%25%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 24%75%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 43%58%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 94%6%
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 90%8%
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 91%6%
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 72%25%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 39%58%
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 87%12%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 42%49%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 39%59%
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 99%1%
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 96%3%
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 95%4%
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 86%10%
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 98%2%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 73%25%
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 72%19%
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 71%28%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 97%1%
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 93%6%
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 84%15%
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 99%0%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 96%3%
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 76%22%
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 92%6%
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 93%7%
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 88%11%
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 92%8%
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 84%14%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 96%4%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 75%19%
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 95%4%
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 84%12%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 34%56%
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 95%5%
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 93%4%
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 96%4%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 54%44%
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 70%29%
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 47%52%
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 85%15%
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 43%56%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 49%50%
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 99%1%
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 93%7%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17%82%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 41%57%
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 89%9%
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 85%12%
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 89%11%
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 97%2%
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 93%5%
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 82%15%
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 80%18%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 93%7%
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 46%48%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 91%8%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27%73%
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 65%34%
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 41%59%
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 51%46%
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 79%21%
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 30%69%
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 99%1%
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 95%5%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 88%12%

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Crabtree, Steve (31 August 2010). "Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations". Gallup. Retrieved 27 May 2015. (in which numbers have been rounded)
    2. GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 January 2009