Countries With the Lowest Religion Very Important
Every country with a figure for religion very important, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are China (3.25%), Japan (4.58%) and Denmark (5.73%). 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 | China | 3.25% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Japan | 4.58% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Denmark | 5.73% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Estonia | 6.54% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Macao SAR, China | 6.63% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Czechia | 7.67% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Mongolia | 8.76% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Latvia | 8.84% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Andorra | 9.46% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Sweden | 9.48% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Korea, Rep. | 10.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Finland | 11% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Norway | 11.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Switzerland | 11.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Slovenia | 11.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Netherlands | 11.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Lithuania | 12.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 12.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Iceland | 13.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Belgium | 13.2% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Germany | 13.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Australia | 13.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Austria | 13.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | France | 14.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | New Zealand | 14.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Canada | 15.5% | 2022 | North America |
| 28 | Taiwan | 15.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 15.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 15.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Hungary | 16.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Spain | 17.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 17.4% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Uruguay | 19.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Ukraine | 19.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Belarus | 19.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Portugal | 20.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Croatia | 20.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Chile | 20.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 21.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Slovak Republic | 22.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Argentina | 24.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Albania | 24.4% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Italy | 24.9% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Serbia | 25.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Ireland | 27.7% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Haiti | 28% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 28.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Moldova | 32.9% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Singapore | 34% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | United States | 37.1% | 2022 | North America |
| 53 | Poland | 37.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Venezuela, RB | 39.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Rwanda | 40.3% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Thailand | 41.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Peru | 44.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Brazil | 45.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 45.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Kosovo | 47.1% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Romania | 48.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Mexico | 50.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Cyprus | 50.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Guatemala | 51.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Armenia | 52.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Ecuador | 53.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 53.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Greece | 54.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | South Africa | 55.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Kyrgyz Republic | 56% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Colombia | 58.4% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Bolivia | 58.4% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Malta | 58.7% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 60% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Turkiye | 60% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 63.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Montenegro | 63.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Lebanon | 64.1% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 80 | India | 64.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 81 | Puerto Rico (US) | 64.9% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Georgia | 69.6% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 70.5% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Malaysia | 72.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Zambia | 75.7% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78.5% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Myanmar | 81% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 82.9% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Kuwait | 86.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | Kenya | 86.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | 87.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | Iraq | 87.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 87.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Mali | 88.2% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Philippines | 88.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Morocco | 89% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Pakistan | 89.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 98 | Tunisia | 90.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 99 | Algeria | 90.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 100 | Ghana | 91.1% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 92.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Nigeria | 93.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 94.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 104 | Jordan | 95.4% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 105 | Maldives | 95.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 106 | Yemen, Rep. | 95.8% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 107 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 97.3% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 108 | Libya | 97.9% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 109 | Indonesia | 98.1% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Qatar | 98.9% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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