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DEFINITION:
This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
Full definition.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
Full definition.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
| American SamoaAmerican Samoa | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
| AndorraAndorra | Roman Catholic (predominant) |
| AngolaAngola | indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% |
| AnguillaAnguilla | Protestant 83.1% (Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%), Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% |
| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | Protestant 76.4% (Anglican 25.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%), Roman Catholic 10.4%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% |
| ArgentinaArgentina | nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% |
| ArubaAruba | Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 7.8% (Evangelist 4.1%, Methodist 1.2%, other Protestant 2.5%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6% |
| AustraliaAustralia | Protestant 27.4% (Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%), Catholic 25.8%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% |
| AustriaAustria | Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% |
| BahrainBahrain | Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% |
| BangladeshBangladesh | Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% |
| BarbadosBarbados | Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% |
| BelarusBelarus | Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% |
| BelgiumBelgium | Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% |
| BelizeBelize | Roman Catholic 39.3%, Pentacostal 8.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, Anglican 4.5%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.5%, Methodist 2.8%, Nazarene 2.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.6%, other 9.9% (includes Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormon), other (unknown) 3.1%, none 15.2% |
| BeninBenin | Catholic 27.1%, Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, Protestant 10.4% (Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%), other Christian 5.3%, other 15.5% |
| BermudaBermuda | Protestant 49.2% (Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.7, other Protestant 18.1%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, other 12.4%, unspecified 6.2%, none 17.7% |
| BhutanBhutan | Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
| BoliviaBolivia | Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
| BotswanaBotswana | Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% |
| BrazilBrazil | Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/Voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% |
| British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | Protestant 84% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%, none 2% |
| BruneiBrunei | Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10% |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim (Sunni) 7.4%, Muslim (Shia) 0.4%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Judaism) 1.7%, other (unknown) 27.4%, none 3.7% |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4% |
| BurmaBurma | Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, Animist 1%, other 2% |
| BurundiBurundi | Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| CambodiaCambodia | Buddhist (official) 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% |
| CameroonCameroon | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| CanadaCanada | Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | Protestant 67.7% (Church of God 25.5%, Presbyterian/United Church 9.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 8.4%, Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 6.7%, Anglican 3.9%, non-denominational 5.7%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other religions 4%, other 6.5%, none 6.1%, unspecified 3.2% |
| Central African RepublicCentral Africa | indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% |
| ChadChad | Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% |
| ChileChile | Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% |
| ChinaChina | Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% |
| Christmas IslandXmas Island | Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% |
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% |
| ColombiaColombia | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
| ComorosComoros | Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
| Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% |
| Cook IslandsCook Islands | Protestant 69.6% (Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7.9%, other Protestant 5.8%), Roman Catholic 16.8%, Mormon 3.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% |
| CroatiaCroatia | Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% |
| CubaCuba | nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria |
| CyprusCyprus | Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4% |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Roman Catholic 10.3%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 0.8%, other and unspecified 54.6%, none 34.2% |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% |
| DenmarkDenmark | Evangelical Lutheran (official) 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2% |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
| DominicaDominica | Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 20.6% (Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| East TimorEast Timor | Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% |
| EcuadorEcuador | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| EgyptEgypt | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
| EritreaEritrea | Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| EstoniaEstonia | Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | Christian 67.2%, none 31.5%, other 1.3% |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 41.7% (Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%), other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8% |
| FijiFiji | Protestant 55.4% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% |
| FinlandFinland | Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% |
| FranceFrance | Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| GabonGabon | Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1% |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | Orthodox Christian (official) 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% |
| GermanyGermany | Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% |
| GhanaGhana | Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% |
| GibraltarGibraltar | Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% |
| GreeceGreece | Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
| GreenlandGreenland | Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs |
| GrenadaGrenada | Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
| GuamGuam | Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
| GuernseyGuernsey | Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic |
| GuineaGuinea | Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% |
| GuyanaGuyana | Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, Muslim 7.2%, other Christian 17.7%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% |
| HaitiHaiti | Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | Roman Catholic |
| HondurasHonduras | Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3% |
| Hong KongHong Kong | eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% |
| HungaryHungary | Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% |
| IcelandIceland | Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 80.7%, Roman Catholic 2.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.4%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other religions 3.6%, unaffiliated 3%, other or unspecified 6.2% |
| IndiaIndia | Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% |
| IranIran | Muslim (official) 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2% |
| IraqIraq | Muslim (official) 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
| IrelandIreland | Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% |
| Isle of ManIsle of Man | Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic |
| IsraelIsrael | Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% |
| ItalyItaly | Christian 80% (overwhelming Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehova Witnesses and Protestants), Muslims NEGL (about 700,000 but growing), Atheists and Agnostics 20% |
| JamaicaJamaica | Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9% |
| JapanJapan | Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8% |
| JerseyJersey | Protestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic |
| JordanJordan | Sunni Muslim 92% (official), Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% |
| KenyaKenya | Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% |
| KiribatiKiribati | Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%, Mormon 3.1%, Baha'i 2.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.9%, other 1.8% |
| KosovoKosovo | Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic |
| KuwaitKuwait | Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15% |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% |
| LaosLaos | Buddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other and unspecified 31.5% |
| LatviaLatvia | Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% |
| LebanonLebanon | Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Coptic, Protestant), other 1.3% |
| LesothoLesotho | Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
| LiberiaLiberia | Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% |
| LibyaLibya | Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3% |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | Roman Catholic (official) 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% |
| MacauMacau | Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% |
| MadagascarMadagascar | indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
| MalawiMalawi | Christian 82.7%, Muslim 13%, other 1.9%, none 2.5% |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Muslim (or Islam - official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% |
| MaldivesMaldives | Sunni Muslim (official) |
| MaliMali | Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% |
| MaltaMalta | Roman Catholic (official) 98% |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% |
| MauritaniaMauritania | Muslim (official) 100% |
| MauritiusMauritius | Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% |
| MayotteMayotte | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3% |
| MexicoMexico | Roman Catholic 82.7%, Protestant 1.6%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% |
| MoldovaMoldova | Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% |
| MonacoMonaco | Roman Catholic 90% (official), other 10% |
| MongoliaMongolia | Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% |
| MontenegroMontenegro | Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% |
| MontserratMontserrat | Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations), Roman Catholic |
| MoroccoMorocco | Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000 |
| MozambiqueMozambique | Catholic 28.4%, Protestant 27.7% (Zionist Christian 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal 10.9%, Anglican 1.3%), Muslim 17.9%, other 7.2%, none 18.7% |
| NamibiaNamibia | Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| NauruNauru | Protestant 45.8% (Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%), Roman Catholic 33.2%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% |
| NepalNepal | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Roman Catholic 30%, Protestant 20% (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%), Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% |
| NigerNiger | Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20% |
| NigeriaNigeria | Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
| NiueNiue | Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% |
| Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | Protestant 45.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.5%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) |
| Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana | Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) |
| NorwayNorway | Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% |
| OmanOman | Ibadhi Muslim (official) 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25% |
| PakistanPakistan | Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |
| PalauPalau | Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, Mormon 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% |
| PanamaPanama | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 69.4% (Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%), Baha'i 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% |
| ParaguayParaguay | Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% |
| PeruPeru | Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% |
| Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn | Seventh-Day Adventist 100% |
| PolandPoland | Roman Catholic 89.8% [about 75% practicing], Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% |
| PortugalPortugal | Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
| QatarQatar | Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% |
| RomaniaRomania | Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% |
| RussiaRussia | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% |
| RwandaRwanda | Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% |
| Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy | Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Saint HelenaSaint Helena | Protestant (Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist), Roman Catholic |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Protestant (Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist), Roman Catholic |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% |
| Saint MartinSaint Martin | Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestant, Hindu |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12% |
| SamoaSamoa | Protestant 59.9% (Congregationalist 34.8%, Methodist 15%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, Mormon 12.7%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Roman Catholic |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Muslim (official) 100% |
| SenegalSenegal | Muslim 94% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| SerbiaSerbia | Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% |
| SeychellesSeychelles | Roman Catholic 82.3%, Protestant 7.5% (Anglican 6.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.1%), other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30% |
| SingaporeSingapore | Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% |
| SomaliaSomalia | Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter) |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Christian 31.6% (Protestant 24%, Roman Catholic 7.6%), Buddhist 24.2%, other or unknown 0.9%, none 43.3% (2010 survey) |
| South SudanSouth Sudan | animist, Christian |
| SpainSpain | Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Buddhist (official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) |
| SudanSudan | Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority |
| SurinameSuriname | Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% |
| SwazilandSwaziland | Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Baha'i, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30% |
| SwedenSweden | Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% |
| SyriaSyria | Sunni Muslim (Islam - official) 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
| TaiwanTaiwan | mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% |
| TanzaniaTanzania | mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim |
| ThailandThailand | Buddhist (official) 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | Protestant 67.6% (Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%), Roman Catholic 13.5%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% |
| The GambiaThe Gambia | Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2% |
| TogoTogo | Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51% |
| TokelauTokelau | Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2% |
| TongaTonga | Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 25.8% (Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4%), Hindu 22.5%, Muslim 5.8%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% |
| TunisiaTunisia | Muslim (Islam - official) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
| TurkeyTurkey | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14% |
| TuvaluTuvalu | Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| UgandaUganda | Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% |
| UkraineUkraine | Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Muslim (Islam - official) 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% |
| United StatesUnited States | Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% |
| UruguayUruguay | Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
| VanuatuVanuatu | Protestant 55.6% (Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%), Roman Catholic 13.1%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2% |
| VietnamVietnam | Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | Protestant 59% (Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%), Roman Catholic 34%, other 7% |
| Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| West BankWest Bank | Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | Muslim |
| YemenYemen | Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
| ZambiaZambia | Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
