Faiths by Country
A
Afghanistan Islam (Sunni 84%, Shi'ite 15%, other 1%)
Albania Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Algeria 99% Islam (Sunni)
Andorra Roman Catholic
Angola Roman Catholic 47%, Protestant 38%,Indigenous 15%
Antigua and Barbuda Anglican and Roman Catholic
Argentina Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Armenia Armenian Orthodox 94%
Australia Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26.0%, other Christian 24.3%
Austria Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 6%, other 9%
Azerbaijan Muslim 87%, Russian Orthodox 5.6%, Armenian Orthodox 2%
B
Bahamas Baptist 29%, Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 22%, others
Bahrain Islam
Bangladesh Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, other
Barbados Anglican 40%, Methodist 7%, Pentecostal 8%, Roman Catholic 4%
Belarus Orthodoxy is predominant
Belgium Roman Catholic 75%
Belize Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30%
Benin indigenous 70%, Christian 15%, Islam 15%
Bhutan Buddhist 75%, Hindu 25%
Bolivia Roman Catholic 85%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavic Muslim 44%, Orthodox 31%, Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 6%
Botswana indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
Brazil Roman Catholic 90% (nominal)
Brunei Darussalam Islam (official religion) 67%, Buddhist 12%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs and other 12%
Bulgaria Bulgarian Orthodox 85%, Muslim 13%, Jewish 0.8%, Roman Catholic 0.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 0.5%
Burkina Faso Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%, indigenous beliefs 40%
Burundi Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%, indigenous 32%
C
Cambodia Theravada Buddhist 95%, others 5%
Cameroon 51% indigenous beliefs, 33% Christian, 16% Muslim
Canada Roman Catholic 46%, United Church 16%, Anglican 10%
Cape Verde Roman Catholic fused with indigenous beliefs
Central African Republic indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant and Roman Catholic with animist influence 50%, Muslim 15%, other 11%
Chad Islam 44%, Christian 33%, traditional 23%
Chile Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, small Jewish and Muslim populations
China Officially atheist but traditional religion contains elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
Colombia Roman Catholic 95%
Comoros Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%
Congo Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Islam 10%; syncretic and traditional, 10%
Costa Rica Roman Catholic 95%
Côte d'Ivoire Indigenous 60%, Islam 23%, Christian 17%
Croatia Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Slavic Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others 10.8%
Cuba at least 85% nominally Roman Catholic before Castro assumed power
Cyprus Greek Orthodox 78%, Sunni Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian, Apostolic, Latin, and others 4%
Czech Republic atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%, other 13.4%
D
Denmark Evangelical Lutheran 91%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 2%, other 7%
Djibouti Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Dominica Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15%
Dominican Republic Roman Catholic 90%
E
Ecuador Roman Catholic 95%
Egypt Islam 94%, Christian (mostly Coptic) 6%
El Salvador Roman Catholic
Equatorial Guinea Roman Catholic, Protestant, traditional
Eritrea Islam and Eritrean Orthodox Christianity
Estonia Lutheran 78%, Orthodox 19%
Ethiopia Ethiopian Orthodox 35%–40%, Islam 40%–45%, animist 15%–20%, other 5%
F
Fiji Christian 52%, Hindu 38%, Islam 8%, other 2%
Finland Evangelical Lutheran 90%, Greek Orthodox 1.2%, none 9%, other 1%
France Roman Catholic 81%, Protestant 1.7%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 1.3%
G
Gabon Catholic 75%, Protestant 20%, Animist 4%
Gambia, The Islam 90%, Christian 9%, traditional 1%
Georgia Georgian Orthodox 65%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Orthodox 8%, Muslim 11%
Germany Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, Unaffiliated or other 26.3%
Ghana indigenous beliefs 38%, Islam 30%, Christian 24%
Greece Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Grenada Roman Catholic 64%, Anglican 21%
Guatemala Roman Catholic, Protestant, Mayan
Guinea Islam 85%, indigenous 7%, Christian 8%
Guinea-Bissau Traditional 65%, Islam 30%, Christian 5%
Guyana Hindu 34%, Protestant 18%, Islam 9%, Roman Catholic 18%, Anglican 16%
H
Haiti Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%, Vaudou 95%
Honduras Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant minority
Hungary Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 25%, atheist and others 7.5%
I
Iceland Church of Iceland (Evangelical Lutheran) 96%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, none 1%
India Hindu 82.6%, Islam 11.3%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhists 0.71%, Jains 0.48%
Indonesia Islam 87%, Christian 9%, Hindu 2%, other 2%
Iran Shi'ite Muslim 95%, Sunni Muslim 4%
Iraq Muslim 97% (Shi'ite60%–65%, Sunni 32%–37%), Christian or other 3%
Ireland Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1%
Israel Judaism 82%, Islam 14%, Christian 2%, others 2%
Italy Roman Catholic 98%, other 2%
J
Jamaica Protestant 55.9%, Roman Catholic 5%, other 39.1%
Japan Shintoist, Buddhist, Christian
Jordan Islam 92%, Christian 6%, other 2%
K
Kazakhstan Muslim, 47%; Russian Orthodox, 44%; Protestant, 2%; other, 7%
Kenya Protestant, 40%; Roman Catholic, 36%; traditional, 6%; Islam, 16%; others, 2%
Kiribati Roman Catholic 52.6%, Protestant 40.9%
Korea, North Buddhism and Confucianism; religious activities almost nonexistent
Korea, South Christian, 48.2%; Buddhist, 48.8%; Confucianist, 0.8%; Chondogyo (religion of the Heavenly Way), 0.2%; other, 2%
Kuwait Islam, 85% (Shi'ite 30%, Sunni 45%, other 10%); Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other, 15%
Kyrgyzstan Muslim, 75%; Russian Orthodox, 20%; other, 5%
L
Laos Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
Latvia Lutheran, Catholic, and Baptist
Lebanon Islam, 60%; Christian, 40% (17 recognized sects); Judaism, negl. (1 sect)
Lesotho Christian, 80%; indigenous beliefs, Muslim, and Bahai
Liberia traditional 70%, Christian 10%, Islam 20%
Libya Islam
Liechtenstein Roman Catholic, 80%; Protestant, 6.9%; unknown, 5.6%; other, 7.5%
Lithuania Catholic 85%, others include Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, evangelical Christian Baptist, Islam, Judaism
Luxembourg Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant and Jewish 3%
M
Macedonia Eastern Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%
Madagascar Traditional 52%, Christian 41%, Islam 7%
Malawi Christian 75%, Islam 20% Malaysia Malays (all Muslims), Chinese (predominantly Buddhists), Indians (predominantly Hindus)
Maldives Islam (Sunni Muslim)
Mali Islam 90%, traditional 9%, Christian 1%
Malta Roman Catholic 98%
Marshall Islands predominantly Christian, mostly Protestant
Mauritania Islam
Mauritius Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3%, Islam 16.6%, other 3.1%
Mexico nominally Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Moldova Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members)
Monaco Roman Catholic 95%
Mongolia predominantly Tibetan Buddhist; Islam about 4%
Morocco Islam 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Mozambique traditional 60%, Christian 30%, Islam 10%
Myanmar Buddhist 89.5%, Christian 4.9%, Muslim 3.8%, Hindu 0.05%, Animist 1.3%
N
Namibia Predominantly Christian
Nauru Protestant 58%, Roman Catholic 24%, Confucian and Taoist 8%
Nepal Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Islam 3%
The Netherlands Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36%
New Zealand Christian 81%, none or unspecified 18%, Hindu, Confucian, and other 1%
Nicaragua Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
Niger Islam 80%, Animist and Christian 20%
Nigeria Islam 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous 10%
Norway Evangelical Lutheran 87.8% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3.8%, none 3.2%, unknown 5.2%
O
P
Pakistan Islam 97%, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi
Palau Christian. About one-third of the islanders observe Modekngei religion, indigenous to Palau
Palestinian State (proposed)
West Bank: Muslim 75%, Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%;
Gaza Strip: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
Panama Roman Catholic over 93%, Protestant 6%
Papua New Guinea over half are Christian, remainder indigenous
Paraguay Roman Catholic 90%
Peru Roman Catholic
The Philippines Roman Catholic 84%, Protestant 10%, Islam 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Poland Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
Portugal Roman Catholic 97%, 1% Protestant, 2% other
Q
R
Romania Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6% (of which 3% are Uniate), Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%
Russia Russian Orthodox, Muslim, others
Rwanda Roman Catholic 56%, Protestant 18%, Islam 1%, Animist 25%
S
St. Lucia Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%
St. Vincent and The Grenadines Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%
Samoa Christian 99.7%
San Marino Roman Catholic
São Tomé and Príncipe Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist
Saudi Arabia Islam 100%
Senegal Islam 92%, indigenous 6%, Christian 2%
Seychelles Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%
Sierra Leone Islam 40%, Christian 35%, Indigenous 20%
Singapore Islam, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist
Slovakia Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%,Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
Slovenia Roman Catholic 70.8% (including 2% Uniate), Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, other 27.2%
Solomon Islands Anglican, Roman Catholic, South Seas Evangelical, Seventh-Day Adventist, United (Methodist) Church, other Protestant
Somalia Islam (Sunni)
South Africa Christian; Hindu; Islam
Spain Roman Catholic 99%
Sri Lanka Buddhist 69%, Hindu 15%, Islam 8%, Christian 8%
Sudan Islam (Sunni) 70%, indigenous 20%, Christian 5%
Suriname Protestant 25.2%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Hindu 27.4%, Islam 19.6%, indigenous about 5%
Swaziland Christian 60%, indigenous 40%
Sweden Evangelical Lutheran 94%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Pentecostal 1%, other 3.5%
Switzerland Roman Catholic 49%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, no religion 8.3%
Syria Islam 90%, Christian 10%
T
Taiwan Buddhist 4.86 million, Taoist 3.3 million, Protestant 422,000, Catholic 304,000
Tajikistan Sunni Muslim 80%
Tanzania Christian 40%, Muslim 33%
Thailand Buddhist 94.4%, Islam 4%, Hindu 1.1%, Christian 0.5%
Togo Indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Islam 10%
Tonga Christian; Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents
Trinidad and Tobago Roman Catholic 33%, Hindu 25%, Anglican 15%, other Christian 14%, Muslim 6%
Tunisia Islam (Sunni) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish, less than 1%
Turkey Islam (mostly Sunni) 98%
Turkmenistan Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Tuvalu Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%
U
Uganda Christian 66%, Islam 16%
Ukraine Orthodox 76%, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate) 13.5%, Jewish 2.3%, Baptist, Mennonite, Protestant, and Muslim 8.2%
United Arab Emirates Islam (Sunni 80%, Shi'ite 16%), others 4%
United Kingdom Church of England (established church), Church of Wales (disestablished), Church of Scotland (established church—Presbyterian), Church of Ireland (disestablished), Roman Catholic, Methodist, Congregational, Baptist, Jewish
United States Protestant, 61%; Roman Catholic, 25%; Jewish, 2%; other, 5%; none, 7%
Uruguay Roman Catholic 66%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%
Uzbekistan Muslim (mostly Sunnis) 88%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
V
Vanuatu Presbyterian 36.7%, Roman Catholic 15%, Anglican 15%, other Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, other 15.7%
Vatican City (Holy See) Roman Catholic.
Venezuela Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%
Vietnam Buddhist, Roman Catholic, Islam, Taoist, Confucian, Animist
W
Y
Yemen Islam (Sunni and Shi'ite)
Yugoslavia Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Z
Zambia Christian 50%–75%, Islam and Hindu 24$–49%, remainder indigenous beliefs
Zimbabwe Christian 25%, Animist 24%, Syncretic 50%
