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Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor
<ul><li>In some countries, religions follow ethnic groups.</li>
<li>In countries where religious freedom is limited, minority religions may not be recognised.</li>
<li>In countries which have a national religion, the number of actual practicing adherents may be less than the proportion indicated by this statistic.</li>
<li>In some countries there are financial or social benefits and detriments connected with adherence to certain religions.</li></ul><p>For further information on some of the countries where these considerations apply see <a href=
/graph/rel_rel>religions - A note</a>.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| Albania | Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%; note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice |
| Algeria | Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
| American Samoa | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
| Andorra | Roman Catholic (predominant) |
| Angola | indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% |
| Anguilla | Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% |
| Argentina | nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
| Armenia | Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% |
| Aruba | Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 9%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 5.6%, none or unspecified 4.6% |
| Australia | Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) |
| Austria | Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% |
| Azerbaijan | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%; note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower |
| Bahrain | Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% |
| Bangladesh | Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% |
| Barbados | Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% |
| Belarus | Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% |
| Belgium | Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% |
| Belize | Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% |
| Benin | Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5% |
| Bermuda | Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%, unspecified 1%, none 14% |
| Bhutan | Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
| Bolivia | Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
| Botswana | Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% |
| Brazil | Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% |
| British Virgin Islands | Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% |
| Brunei | Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10% |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% |
| Burkina Faso | Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% |
| Burma | Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% |
| Burundi | Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| Cambodia | Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
| Cameroon | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| Canada | Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% |
| Cape Verde | Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
| Cayman Islands | Church of God 25.5%, Roman Catholic 12.6%, Presbyterian / United Church 9.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.4%, Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 6.7%, Anglican 3.9%, other religions 4%, non-denominational 5.7%, other 6.5%, none 6.1%, unspecified 3.2% |
| Central African Republic | indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%; note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority |
| Chad | Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% |
| Chile | Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% |
| China | Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%; note: officially atheist |
| Christmas Island | Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% |
| Colombia | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
| Comoros | Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
| Congo, Republic of the | Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% |
| Costa Rica | Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% |
| Croatia | Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, others and unknown 6.2% |
| Cuba | nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented |
| Cyprus | Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4% |
| Czech Republic | Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% |
| Denmark | Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2% |
| Djibouti | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
| Dominica | Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% |
| Dominican Republic | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| East Timor | Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% |
| Ecuador | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| Egypt | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% |
| El Salvador | Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% |
| Equatorial Guinea | nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
| Eritrea | Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| Estonia | Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% |
| Ethiopia | Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% |
| European Union | Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Christian 67.2%, none 31.5%, other 1.3% |
| Faroe Islands | Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data) |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3% |
| Fiji | Christian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% |
| Finland | Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% |
| France | Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% |
| French Guiana | Roman Catholic |
| French Polynesia | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| Gabon | Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1% |
| Gaza Strip | Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% |
| Georgia | Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% |
| Germany | Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% |
| Ghana | Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% |
| Gibraltar | Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% |
| Greece | Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
| Greenland | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Grenada | Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
| Guadeloupe | Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% |
| Guam | Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% |
| Guatemala | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
| Guernsey | Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
| Guinea | Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
| Guinea-Bissau | Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% |
| Guyana | Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% |
| Haiti | Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Roman Catholic |
| Honduras | Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3% |
| Hong Kong | eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% |
| Hungary | Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% |
| Iceland | Lutheran Church of Iceland 82.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2.4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.3%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other Christian 2.8%, other religions 0.9%, unaffiliated 2.6%, other or unspecified 5.5% |
| India | Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% |
| Indonesia | Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% |
| Iran | Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2% |
| Iraq | Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
| Ireland | Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% |
| Israel | Jewish 75.5%, Muslim 16.8%, Christian 2.1%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.9% |
| Italy | Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community) |
| Jamaica | Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9% |
| Japan | observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
| Jersey | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian |
| Jordan | Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) |
| Kazakhstan | Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% |
| Kenya | Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%; note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely |
| Kiribati | Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%, Mormon 3.1%, Bahai 2.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.9%, other 1.8% |
| Kuwait | Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15% |
| Kyrgyzstan | Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% |
| Laos | Buddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other and unspecified 31.5% |
| Latvia | Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% |
| Lebanon | Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%; note: 17 religious sects recognized |
| Lesotho | Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
| Liberia | Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% |
| Libya | Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3% |
| Liechtenstein | Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002) |
| Lithuania | Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% |
| Luxembourg | Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% |
| Macau | Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% |
| Madagascar | indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
| Malawi | Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% |
| Malaysia | Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% |
| Maldives | Sunni Muslim |
| Mali | Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% |
| Malta | Roman Catholic 98% |
| Marshall Islands | Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% |
| Martinique | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% |
| Mauritania | Muslim 100% |
| Mauritius | Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% |
| Mayotte | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3% |
| Mexico | Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% |
| Moldova | Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% |
| Monaco | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
| Mongolia | Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% |
| Montserrat | Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations |
| Morocco | Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2% |
| Mozambique | Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% |
| Namibia | Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| Nauru | Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% |
| Nepal | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%; note: only official Hindu state in the world |
| Netherlands | Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% |
| Netherlands Antilles | Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% |
| New Caledonia | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
| New Zealand | Anglican 13.8%, Roman Catholic 12.6%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% |
| Nicaragua | Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% |
| Niger | Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20% |
| Nigeria | Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Niue | Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% |
| Norfolk Island | Anglican 31.8%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% |
| North Korea | traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) |
| Norway | Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% |
| Oman | Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25% |
| Pakistan | Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |
| Palau | Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% |
| Panama | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
| Papua New Guinea | Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% |
| Paraguay | Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% |
| Peru | Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% |
| Philippines | Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% |
| Pitcairn Islands | - |
| Poland | Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% |
| Portugal | Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% |
| Puerto Rico | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
| Qatar | Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% |
| Reunion | Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist |
| Romania | Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% |
| Russia | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2%; note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule |
| Rwanda | Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% |
| Saint Barthelemy | Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness |
| Saint Helena | Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| Saint Lucia | Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% |
| Saint Martin | Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12% |
| Samoa | Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% |
| San Marino | Roman Catholic |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% |
| Saudi Arabia | Muslim 100% |
| Senegal | Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% |
| Seychelles | Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% |
| Sierra Leone | Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30% |
| Singapore | Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% |
| Slovakia | Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% |
| Slovenia | Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% |
| Solomon Islands | Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% |
| Somalia | Sunni Muslim |
| South Africa | Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% |
| South Korea | Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% |
| Spain | Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| Sri Lanka | Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% |
| Sudan | Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25% |
| Suriname | Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% |
| Swaziland | Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30% |
| Sweden | Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% |
| Switzerland | Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% |
| Syria | Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
| Taiwan | mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| Tajikistan | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% |
| Tanzania | mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim |
| Thailand | Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% |
| The Bahamas | Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% |
| The Gambia | Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2% |
| Togo | Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51% |
| Tokelau | Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%; note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant |
| Tonga | Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% |
| Tunisia | Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
| Turkey | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Turkmenistan | Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% |
| Tuvalu | Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Uganda | Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% |
| United Kingdom | Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% |
| United States | Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% |
| Uruguay | Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% |
| Uzbekistan | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
| Vanuatu | Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census) |
| Venezuela | nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2% |
| Vietnam | Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% |
| Virgin Islands | Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7% |
| Wallis and Futuna | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| West Bank | Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% |
| Western Sahara | Muslim |
| Yemen | Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
| Zambia | Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Zimbabwe | syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
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Statistics for Religion > Religions
Agriculture
Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.
TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more
Background
What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.
TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more
Conflict
TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more
Cost of living
TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more
Crime
No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.
TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more
Culture
TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more
Disasters
The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...
TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more
Economy
This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.
TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more
Education
Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.
TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more
Energy
How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.
TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more
Environment
How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.
TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more
Geography
All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.
TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more
Government
This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.
TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more
Health
Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.
TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more
Industry
Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.
TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more
Labor
You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.
TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more
Language
What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..
TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more
Lifestyle
Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.
TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more
Media
Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.
TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more
Military
Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.
TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more
People
Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.
TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more
Religion
Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.
TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more
Sports
Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.
TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more
Terrorism
This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.
TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more
Transport
Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.
TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more
Travel
TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more
Weather
TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more
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| A note | 14 |
| All | 233 |
| Hindu | 17 |
| Jewish | 12 |
| Muslim | 99 |
| Note | 13 |
| Protestant | 51 |
| Roman Catholic | 96 |
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Posted on 28 Feb 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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<p>The largest religious group in South Africa are <a href=/encyclopedia/Christian>Christians</a> (mainly protestants) who account for 68% of the population. Other religions include indigenous beliefs and <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Animism>animism</a> 28.5%, <a href=/encyclopedia/Islam>Islam</a> 2% and <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Hinduism>Hinduism</a> 1.5%. </p>
<p>Religious practices in South Africa are influenced along racial lines with Christianity being the religion of most whites and coloureds (mixed European and African descent), about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians. Hinduism is the religion of 60% of Indians and indigenous beliefs and animism are most common amoung blacks.</p>
<p>To view this information click the <a href=/red/graph/rel_rel&int=-1>view all counries</a> link. To list the countries in alphabetical order, click the <a href=/red/graph/rel_rel&ob=ws>country</a> link at the top of the list of countries.</p>
Posted on 26 May 2005
Edria Murray, Staff Editor
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<ul><li>In some countries, religions follow ethnic groups.</li>
<li>In countries where religious freedom is limited, minority religions may not be recognised.</li>
<li>In countries which have a national religion, the number of actual practicing adherents may be less than the proportion indicated by this statistic.</li>
<li>In some countries there are financial or social benefits and detriments connected with adherence to certain religions.</li></ul><p>For further information on some of the countries where these considerations apply see <a href=
/graph/rel_rel>religions - A note</a>.
Posted on 08 Mar 2005
Edria Murray, Staff editor
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The main religious group in the Philippines are Roman Catholics who account for 83% of the population, Other religions include Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%. You can view this information by clicking the <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_rel&int=-1>view all countries</a> link at the top of this page.
Posted on 20 May 2005
Edria Murray, Staff Editor
