Countries With the Highest Christian Shares
Every country with a figure for christian share, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Timor-Leste (99.5%), Moldova (99.5%) and Papua New Guinea (99.1%). The middle country of the 195 has 65.9%.
What this measures
Share of the population identifying as Christian, in % of population. Source: Pew Research Center. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
All Christian traditions together. The world's largest religion, and the one whose spread most closely follows income. Adjusting for GDP is there to remove that. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2020–2020. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Christian share | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 99.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Moldova | 99.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 99.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 98.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Romania | 98.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Zambia | 98.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Tonga | 97.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Samoa | 97.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Bahamas, The | 97.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | Kiribati | 97.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Lesotho | 97.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Armenia | 97.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Rwanda | 97% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 96.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 95% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Burundi | 95% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Peru | 94.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 94.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 19 | Guam | 94% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Seychelles | 94% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Paraguay | 93.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 93.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Eswatini | 93.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Angola | 93% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Congo, Rep. | 92.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Lithuania | 92.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Guatemala | 92% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | St. Lucia | 91.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Serbia | 91.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Philippines | 91.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 31 | Poland | 91.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Panama | 91.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Croatia | 90.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 90.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Curacao | 90.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Namibia | 90.5% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Greece | 89.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Mexico | 89.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Bolivia | 88.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Puerto Rico (US) | 88.8% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Haiti | 88.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 88.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Malta | 88.6% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Ecuador | 88.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Honduras | 88.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Argentina | 88.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Georgia | 88.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Venezuela, RB | 88.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 87.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Uganda | 87.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Grenada | 87.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Malawi | 87.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 87.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | El Salvador | 87.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Colombia | 86.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Kenya | 85.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | South Africa | 85.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Channel Islands | 85.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Liberia | 85.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Belarus | 85.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 85.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 63 | Portugal | 85.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 84.8% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Gabon | 83.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 83.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Ukraine | 83.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Botswana | 82.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Aruba | 81.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Ireland | 81.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Brazil | 80.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Italy | 80.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 79.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Cabo Verde | 78.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 77.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Barbados | 77.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Latvia | 77.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Denmark | 76.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Montenegro | 76% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Iceland | 74.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Belize | 74.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Madagascar | 74.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Slovak Republic | 73.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Hungary | 72.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Finland | 72.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Norway | 71.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Ghana | 71.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 69.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Cameroon | 69.8% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Fiji | 69.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Spain | 69.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Jamaica | 68.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Chile | 68.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Austria | 68.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Cyprus | 67.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 65.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Guyana | 65.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Slovenia | 65.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Tanzania | 64.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 64.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | United States | 64% | 2020 | North America |
| 104 | Switzerland | 61.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 61.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Mozambique | 61.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Sweden | 60.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Cuba | 60.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | South Sudan | 60.5% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Togo | 56.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Germany | 56.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Canada | 53.3% | 2020 | North America |
| 113 | Benin | 53.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Suriname | 52.8% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Estonia | 52.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Belgium | 51% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 49.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Australia | 46.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Eritrea | 46.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | France | 46.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Uruguay | 44.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Nigeria | 43.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | New Zealand | 40.3% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 126 | Chad | 38.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Netherlands | 35.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Mauritius | 32.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Korea, Rep. | 32% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 28% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Lebanon | 27.9% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Czechia | 26.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 19.8% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 19.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Singapore | 18.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 137 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 18.7% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 138 | Albania | 17.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 14.3% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Bahrain | 13.7% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 142 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Kuwait | 10.5% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 144 | Indonesia | 10.3% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Macao SAR, China | 10.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Malaysia | 9.15% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 147 | Viet Nam | 8.33% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 148 | Oman | 8.07% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.69% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Myanmar | 6.14% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.75% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 5.62% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Kosovo | 5.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 5.59% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 155 | Taiwan | 5.54% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.82% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 4.38% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.84% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 159 | Gambia, The | 2.89% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Jordan | 2.81% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 2.78% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Mali | 2.57% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Senegal | 2.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Japan | 2.25% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | India | 2.21% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 166 | Israel | 1.88% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 167 | China | 1.78% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Nepal | 1.76% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 169 | Maldives | 1.65% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 170 | Lao PDR | 1.54% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Mongolia | 1.34% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 172 | Pakistan | 1.27% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 173 | Djibouti | 1.1% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Thailand | 1.03% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | West Bank and Gaza | 1% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Tajikistan | 1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Niger | 0.556% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 178 | Bhutan | 0.55% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 179 | Libya | 0.525% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 180 | Comoros | 0.51% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Sudan | 0.488% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | 0.42% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.384% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 184 | Iraq | 0.375% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.316% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 186 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 187 | Algeria | 0.295% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 188 | Tunisia | 0.247% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 189 | Mauritania | 0.234% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.143% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 191 | Turkiye | 0.136% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 192 | Morocco | 0.0855% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 193 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.0557% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 194 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.0262% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.0194% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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