Religion > Religions > All: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
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AfghanistanAfghanistan | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a 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% (1998 est.) |
AnguillaAnguilla | 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% (2001 Census) |
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic) |
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 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish |
AustraliaAustralia | Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) |
AustriaAustria | Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census) |
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) |
BahrainBahrain | Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census) |
BangladeshBangladesh | Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
BarbadosBarbados | Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
BelarusBelarus | Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
BelgiumBelgium | Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
BelizeBelize | Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000) |
BeninBenin | indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% |
BermudaBermuda | Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%, unspecified 1%, none 14% (2000 census) |
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% (2001 census) |
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% (2000 census) |
British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991) |
BruneiBrunei | Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10% |
BulgariaBulgaria | Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census) |
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% |
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 | Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
CameroonCameroon | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
CanadaCanada | Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including 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% (2001 census) |
Cape VerdeCape Verde | Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
Central African RepublicCentral Africa | indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% |
ChadChad | Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7% |
ChileChile | Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL% |
ChinaChina | Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% |
Christmas IslandXmas Island | Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997) |
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) |
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 | Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census) |
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 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001) |
CroatiaCroatia | Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census) |
CubaCuba | nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented |
CyprusCyprus | Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4% |
Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census) |
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10% |
DenmarkDenmark | Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2% |
DjiboutiDjibouti | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
DominicaDominica | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), other 6%, none 2% |
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | Roman Catholic 95% |
East TimorEast Timor | Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) |
EcuadorEcuador | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
EgyptEgypt | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% |
El SalvadorEl Salvador | Roman Catholic 83%, other 17% |
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% (2000 census) |
EthiopiaEthiopia | Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8% |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist |
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | Evangelical Lutheran |
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3% |
FijiFiji | Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2% |
FinlandFinland | Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003) |
FranceFrance | Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% |
French GuianaFrench Guiana | Roman Catholic |
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) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6% |
GeorgiaGeorgia | Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census) |
GermanyGermany | Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% |
GhanaGhana | Christian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21% |
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% (2001 census) |
GreeceGreece | Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
GreenlandGreenland | Evangelical Lutheran |
GrenadaGrenada | Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe | Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% |
GuamGuam | Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.) |
GuatemalaGuatemala | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
GuernseyGuernsey | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
GuineaGuinea | Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
GuyanaGuyana | Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5% |
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% (2001 census) |
IcelandIceland | Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004) |
IndiaIndia | Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) |
IndonesiaIndonesia | Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998) |
IranIran | Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% |
IraqIraq | Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
IrelandIreland | Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census) |
IsraelIsrael | Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003) |
ItalyItaly | approximately 90% Roman Catholic (about one-third regularly attend services); mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community |
JamaicaJamaica | Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Baptist 8.8%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 5.5%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Brethren 1.1%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other including some spiritual cults 34.7% |
JapanJapan | observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
JerseyJersey | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian |
JordanJordan | Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) |
KazakhstanKazakhstan | Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% |
KenyaKenya | Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2% |
KiribatiKiribati | Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God (1999) |
KuwaitKuwait | Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15% |
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5% |
LaosLaos | Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%) |
LatviaLatvia | Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
LebanonLebanon | Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, 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, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% |
LesothoLesotho | Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
LiberiaLiberia | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
LibyaLibya | Sunni Muslim 97% |
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002) |
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% (2001 census) |
LuxembourgLuxembourg | 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims (2000) |
MacauMacau | Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
MadagascarMadagascar | indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
MalawiMalawi | Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census) |
MalaysiaMalaysia | Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia |
MaldivesMaldives | Sunni Muslim |
MaliMali | Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% |
MaltaMalta | Roman Catholic 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% (1999 census) |
MartiniqueMartinique | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997) |
MauritaniaMauritania | Muslim 100% |
MauritiusMauritius | Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census) |
MayotteMayotte | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) |
MexicoMexico | nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
MoldovaMoldova | Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) |
MonacoMonaco | Roman Catholic 90% |
MongoliaMongolia | Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4% (2004) |
MontserratMontserrat | Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations |
MoroccoMorocco | Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2% |
MozambiqueMozambique | Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census) |
NamibiaNamibia | Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
NauruNauru | Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic) |
NepalNepal | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) |
NetherlandsNetherlands | Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002) |
Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census) |
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
New ZealandNew Zealand | Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census) |
NicaraguaNicaragua | Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census) |
NigerNiger | Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian |
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% (2001 census) |
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census) |
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 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004) |
OmanOman | Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu |
PakistanPakistan | Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% |
PalauPalau | Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other religion 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census) |
PanamaPanama | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
Papua New GuineaPapua NG | Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34% |
ParaguayParaguay | Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant 10% |
PeruPeru | Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.) |
PhilippinesPhilippines | Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census) |
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% (2002) |
PortugalPortugal | Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) |
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% |
QatarQatar | Muslim 95% |
ReunionReunion | Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) |
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% (2002 census) |
RussiaRussia | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) |
RwandaRwanda | Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) |
Saint HelenaSaint Helena | 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%, 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% (2001 census) |
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | Roman Catholic 99% |
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant |
SamoaSamoa | Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, other Christian 4.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) |
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% (2001 census) |
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Muslim 100% |
SenegalSenegal | Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
SeychellesSeychelles | Roman Catholic 82.3%, 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% (2002 census) |
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
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% (2000 census) |
SlovakiaSlovakia | Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census) |
SloveniaSlovenia | Catholic 57.8%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 2.4%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census) |
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census) |
SomaliaSomalia | Sunni Muslim |
South AfricaSouth Africa | Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) |
South KoreaSouth Korea | no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1% |
SpainSpain | Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
Sri LankaSri Lanka | Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) |
SudanSudan | Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum) |
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%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30% |
SwedenSweden | Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist |
SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census) |
SyriaSyria | Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
TaiwanTaiwan | mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
TajikistanTajikistan | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
TanzaniaTanzania | mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim |
ThailandThailand | Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census) |
The BahamasThe Bahamas | Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census) |
The GambiaThe Gambia | Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
TogoTogo | indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20% |
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%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census) |
TunisiaTunisia | Muslim 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+ | Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) |
TuvaluTuvalu | Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
UgandaUganda | Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% |
UkraineUkraine | Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.) |
United Arab EmiratesUAE | Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 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% (2001 census) |
United StatesUnited States | Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.) |
UruguayUruguay | Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% |
UzbekistanUzbekistan | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
VanuatuVanuatu | Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census) |
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% (1999 census) |
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, 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 including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), 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% |
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Posted on 07 May 2010

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