Countries With the Highest Religion Very Important
Every country with a figure for religion very important, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Qatar (98.9%), Indonesia (98.1%) and Libya (97.9%). The middle country of the 110 has 40.3%.
What this measures
Share saying religion is very important in their life, in % of respondents. Source: World Values Survey Association and European Values Study. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The strongest of four answers. The others are "rather", "not very" and "not at all" important. Thinking religion is important is different from attending services, and the gap between them is the interesting part. The United States reports high importance while attendance falls. Several Catholic countries show the reverse. No "better" direction is set, for the same reason as attendance. The survey runs in waves, not every year.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2022. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Religion very important | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 98.9% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Indonesia | 98.1% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Libya | 97.9% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 97.3% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 5 | Yemen, Rep. | 95.8% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 6 | Maldives | 95.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 7 | Jordan | 95.4% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 94.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 9 | Nigeria | 93.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 92.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Ghana | 91.1% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Algeria | 90.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 13 | Tunisia | 90.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Pakistan | 89.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 15 | Morocco | 89% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 16 | Philippines | 88.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Mali | 88.2% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 87.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Iraq | 87.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 20 | West Bank and Gaza | 87.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Kenya | 86.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Kuwait | 86.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 82.9% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Myanmar | 81% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78.5% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Zambia | 75.7% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Malaysia | 72.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 70.5% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 29 | Georgia | 69.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Puerto Rico (US) | 64.9% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | India | 64.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 32 | Lebanon | 64.1% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 33 | Montenegro | 63.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 63.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 60% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Turkiye | 60% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Malta | 58.7% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Bolivia | 58.4% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Colombia | 58.4% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Kyrgyz Republic | 56% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | South Africa | 55.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Greece | 54.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 53.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Ecuador | 53.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Armenia | 52.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Guatemala | 51.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Cyprus | 50.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Mexico | 50.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Romania | 48.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Kosovo | 47.1% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 45.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Brazil | 45.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Peru | 44.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Thailand | 41.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Rwanda | 40.3% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Venezuela, RB | 39.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Poland | 37.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | United States | 37.1% | 2022 | North America |
| 60 | Singapore | 34% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | Moldova | 32.9% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 28.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Haiti | 28% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Ireland | 27.7% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Serbia | 25.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Italy | 24.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Albania | 24.4% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Argentina | 24.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Slovak Republic | 22.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 21.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Chile | 20.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Croatia | 20.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Portugal | 20.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Belarus | 19.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Ukraine | 19.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Uruguay | 19.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 17.4% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Spain | 17.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Hungary | 16.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 15.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 15.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Taiwan | 15.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Canada | 15.5% | 2022 | North America |
| 85 | New Zealand | 14.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | France | 14.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Austria | 13.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Australia | 13.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 89 | Germany | 13.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Belgium | 13.2% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Iceland | 13.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 12.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Lithuania | 12.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Netherlands | 11.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Slovenia | 11.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Switzerland | 11.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Norway | 11.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Finland | 11% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 100 | Korea, Rep. | 10.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 101 | Sweden | 9.48% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Andorra | 9.46% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Latvia | 8.84% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Mongolia | 8.76% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Czechia | 7.67% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Macao SAR, China | 6.63% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Estonia | 6.54% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Denmark | 5.73% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Japan | 4.58% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | China | 3.25% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
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