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    [OC] Percentage of people who say that Religion is very or rather important in their life

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    2. oscarleo0 on

      Here are three patterns

      1. Countries that previously belonged to the Soviet Union, such as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Latvia, see an increase in the importance of religion. That makes sense because the Soviet Union heavily restricted religious practices.

      2. Most western countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Switzerland, see a decrease in the importance of religion, but the importance vary greatly.

      3. The prosperity of a country tends to increase as we move up the list with China as a clear exception.

    4. AskMrScience on

      Wow, Canada really plummeted. I’m surprised they’re so different from the US, too.

    5. -little-dorrit- on

      It’s interesting that for this type of question a 4-point scale is quite appropriate, as it seems to be a fairly binary decision, i.e. the case for one bring equivocal on the matter of religion seems quite rare.

      I like that the actual wording of the question is used as well. Sometimes the question is rephrased in order to make a chart title and it subtly but significantly departs from the original meaning.

    10. irie009 on

      Sad the US is still so high on this list. That being said I am proud that this country grants the freedom for individuals to worship if they wish. I would be more interested to see the breakdown of the different religions.

    11. abyssDweller1700 on

      There is a fundamental difference between monotheistic religions like christianity and islam against polytheistic dharmic religions like hinduism and buddhism.

      Most of these type of stats look through the lens of monotheistic top down cultures and ignore the complexities of polytheistic societies that have been built up over 1000s of years.

    13. Reddit-runner on

      The increased for Germany is really concerning.

      Not because of the absolute number, bit because of what it indicates.

    14. Sumthin-Sumthin44692 on

      Russia, Belarus, and Bulgaria are telling. Iron Curtain falls and Christo-nationalism rises.

    15. GiffelBaby on

      I’m surprised how high of a % some of the northern European countries have. I’m Danish, and it does NOT feel like the number should be that high, at least not for ethnically Danish people. My guess is that it is mostly Muslim immigrants who would say religion is important to them, not so much ethnically Danish people.