Importance of religion by country explained

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

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.

Countries/districts

Country/districtYes, importantNo, unimportant
17%82%
19%80%
16%78%
24%75%
24%74%
27%73%
30%69%
30%69%
39%58%
41%57%
34%56%
34%56%
39%59%
39%58%
40%59%
41%59%
43%58%
42%57%
39%53%
43%56%
42%49%
47%52%
46%48%
49%50%
50%49%
51%48%
51%46%
54%46%
54%44%
65%34%
66%33%
70%29%
70%29%
70%28%
71%28%
Montenegro71%28%
72%25%
72%25%
64 Honduras84%15%
73%25%
73%25%
75%24%
72%19%
76%22%
75%19%
77%21%
79%21%
79%19%
Turkmenistan80%18%
81%16%
82%17%
82%15%
83%16%
83%16%
84%15%
84%14%
South Africa85%15%
84%12%
84%11%
Tajikistan85%12%
87%13%
Dominican Republic87%13%
Lebanon87%12%
Malta86%10%
Cote d'Ivoire88%12%
Zimbabwe88%12%
Panama88%11%
89%11%
Guatemala88%9%
89%10%
89%9%
90%9%
90%8%
United Arab Emirates91%8%
92%8%
Kuwait91%6%
92%6%
93%7%
Sudan93%7%
Uganda93%7%
Nepal93%6%
Tunisia93%5%
Kenya94%6%
93%4%
94%5%
Bahrain94%4%
95%5%
95%5%
95%5%
95%5%
95%4%
95%4%
95%4%
96%4%
96%4%
96%4%
96%3%
96%3%
96%3%
96%2%
97%3%
97%2%
97%2%
97%2%
97%1%
98%2%
98%2%
99%1%
99%1%
99%1%
Bangladesh99%0%
99%0%
99%0%

See also

General: