America is such a black sheep in the western world regarding this.
rzsman17 on
And that’s why we’re poor. Religion encroaches on so many decisions that could make our countries progress.
Shouldjustlurk on
Looks like a travel advisory map
Ok-Watch-975 on
27% in Canada? I don’t know anyone who believes in God. Maybe it’s mostly immigrants who come from religious countries…or the elderly.
timbomcchoi on
Ethiopia checks out, it was incredible how religious it was. Even in central Addis Ababa you’ll see pedestrians, taxi drivers, and light rail passengers do the hand cross thing every time they pass by a church.
As a Korean the most common question I got while I was living there was “Korea is Christian right?” because of how active Korean evangelicals were in much of Africa. I’d let them know, to their disappointment, that we’re probably one of the least religious societies on the planet.
Royal-Strawberry-601 on
It’s like a map of average iq
Ticklishchap on
It is interesting that Norway is considerably more ‘religious’ than Sweden or any of the other Northern European countries cited in this survey.
The real surprise for me is Uruguay on 29%. It has a very strong secular tradition, by global as well as Latin American standards; I can testify to this from experience as I spent time there as a (British) postgrad student. One of the main political parties, the centre-right Partido Nacional (aka Blanco) has Catholic roots, but many of its voters are not devout Catholics and some are agnostic. Most Uruguayans I met were agnostic, atheist or deist; only a small minority were practising Catholics. I admit to a metropolitan bias as I was based in Montevideo, but I did see a survey stating that Uruguay had one the highest (possibly the highest) global percentage of atheists and agnostics!
Whatevs56 on
US hit the sky daddy blunt pretty hard.
curiouslyjake on
Incredible how well this correlates with lattitude. Almost as if cold knocks God out of you. Yes, correlation is not causation and yes, it’s not really just the cold. Still, the *apparent* correlatiin is striking.
Deadly_Pancakes on
2018 was 8 years ago…
Ubiquitous1984 on
Massively out of date when it comes to accounting for European immigration. 2017 hardly accounts for any of the mass migration of the last decade.
imasay88 on
Hm that’s kind of bullshit. Speaking for Turkey.
cooperwoman on
For a country that doesn’t care about religion we sure have a lot of fuckwits in politics still.
alwaystenminutes on
Is NZ colourless because it wasn’t included in the surveys?
GreenGorilla8232 on
Really unintuitive color choices going from blue to grey to gold.
TTG4LIFE77 on
I’d like to see another poll by the same organization today, I imagine a lot of countries have dropped
fraujun on
I feel like this is much different in 2026. Despite republicans in charge of US government, religion is plummeting in the US
Who-said-that- on
Interesting how it’s mostly (Brazil I can’t explain but maybe because it’s Christian based) low socio economic countries that are highly religious…
I am making assumptions but would that be because they turn to a “god” because life is pretty shit here and they are suffering in this life in turn for the good life in the afterlife….
(Excuse all the lives please)
ArmThick7835 on
This is extremely inaccurate. There is no way on earth Israel is only 36%. No way. It is much much more, like Greece let’s say
cobawsky on
OP’s title states one thing while the the title on the map itself says the opposite.
Joseph20102011 on
People from developed countries don’t need religion as their social safety net.
Aftermoonic on
I have a theory on this map’s color schemes and who makes them(if it wasn’t evident enough, white atheist western european or american)
rxdlhfx on
Stupid question. I may not be a religious person at all, however, the fact that I live in a country where maybe 70% are… makes religion “very important in my life”.
__Tornado__ on
If they do Egypt now in 2026, we’d be 30% or something.
Puzzleheaded_Web7072 on
*percentage of uneducated and/ or low iq people per country.
TalhaAsifRahim on
top of map is confusing
ItsBazy on
ok who wrote the title on the map I was so confused for a while
andesmapitas on
Uhhh this was almost 10 years ago, I’m sure it has changed with important events like the covid 19
Caspica on
I sincerely doubt China’s numbers. Religion as we view it in the West might be not very important but that doesn’t mean that religious rituals, practices, beliefs, ethics, morals and sanctified places aren’t very pervasive throughout the Chinese society.
Madouc on
I am SO proud of Europe looking at this!
Lartnestpasdemain on
This map alone easily explains why China leads the world in every domain.
ThatBandicoot4769 on
So the UK is notably low, yet the propaganda suggests it’s an Islamic state.
Satur9kid on
I thought Mexico was extremely religious
Handsome_Bread_Roll on
Yeah, South Africa is about right.
AlanGeorgeS on
This is a joke leaving out Saudi Arabia
Soliquoy2112 on
Note how most of the religious countries are equatorial. Heat from the sun induced hysteria?
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America is such a black sheep in the western world regarding this.
And that’s why we’re poor. Religion encroaches on so many decisions that could make our countries progress.
Looks like a travel advisory map
27% in Canada? I don’t know anyone who believes in God. Maybe it’s mostly immigrants who come from religious countries…or the elderly.
Ethiopia checks out, it was incredible how religious it was. Even in central Addis Ababa you’ll see pedestrians, taxi drivers, and light rail passengers do the hand cross thing every time they pass by a church.
As a Korean the most common question I got while I was living there was “Korea is Christian right?” because of how active Korean evangelicals were in much of Africa. I’d let them know, to their disappointment, that we’re probably one of the least religious societies on the planet.
It’s like a map of average iq
It is interesting that Norway is considerably more ‘religious’ than Sweden or any of the other Northern European countries cited in this survey.
The real surprise for me is Uruguay on 29%. It has a very strong secular tradition, by global as well as Latin American standards; I can testify to this from experience as I spent time there as a (British) postgrad student. One of the main political parties, the centre-right Partido Nacional (aka Blanco) has Catholic roots, but many of its voters are not devout Catholics and some are agnostic. Most Uruguayans I met were agnostic, atheist or deist; only a small minority were practising Catholics. I admit to a metropolitan bias as I was based in Montevideo, but I did see a survey stating that Uruguay had one the highest (possibly the highest) global percentage of atheists and agnostics!
US hit the sky daddy blunt pretty hard.
Incredible how well this correlates with lattitude. Almost as if cold knocks God out of you. Yes, correlation is not causation and yes, it’s not really just the cold. Still, the *apparent* correlatiin is striking.
2018 was 8 years ago…
Massively out of date when it comes to accounting for European immigration. 2017 hardly accounts for any of the mass migration of the last decade.
Hm that’s kind of bullshit. Speaking for Turkey.
For a country that doesn’t care about religion we sure have a lot of fuckwits in politics still.
Is NZ colourless because it wasn’t included in the surveys?
Really unintuitive color choices going from blue to grey to gold.
I’d like to see another poll by the same organization today, I imagine a lot of countries have dropped
I feel like this is much different in 2026. Despite republicans in charge of US government, religion is plummeting in the US
Interesting how it’s mostly (Brazil I can’t explain but maybe because it’s Christian based) low socio economic countries that are highly religious…
I am making assumptions but would that be because they turn to a “god” because life is pretty shit here and they are suffering in this life in turn for the good life in the afterlife….
(Excuse all the lives please)
This is extremely inaccurate. There is no way on earth Israel is only 36%. No way. It is much much more, like Greece let’s say
OP’s title states one thing while the the title on the map itself says the opposite.
People from developed countries don’t need religion as their social safety net.
I have a theory on this map’s color schemes and who makes them(if it wasn’t evident enough, white atheist western european or american)
Stupid question. I may not be a religious person at all, however, the fact that I live in a country where maybe 70% are… makes religion “very important in my life”.
If they do Egypt now in 2026, we’d be 30% or something.
*percentage of uneducated and/ or low iq people per country.
top of map is confusing
ok who wrote the title on the map I was so confused for a while
Uhhh this was almost 10 years ago, I’m sure it has changed with important events like the covid 19
I sincerely doubt China’s numbers. Religion as we view it in the West might be not very important but that doesn’t mean that religious rituals, practices, beliefs, ethics, morals and sanctified places aren’t very pervasive throughout the Chinese society.
I am SO proud of Europe looking at this!
This map alone easily explains why China leads the world in every domain.
So the UK is notably low, yet the propaganda suggests it’s an Islamic state.
I thought Mexico was extremely religious
Yeah, South Africa is about right.
This is a joke leaving out Saudi Arabia
Note how most of the religious countries are equatorial. Heat from the sun induced hysteria?