But these figures are based on people saying that they belong to a certain faith regardless of whether they actually practice it. Christians are especially bad for this.
Many people claim to be Christian because their grandparents used to go to church.
Perhaps they have also been christened. But most are far more likely to spend Sunday mornings watching TV whilst nursing a hangover rather than attending church. Agnostic is a term much more suitable for describing many 'Christians'. But if we moderate this figure with the number of non-practising Christians then it would almost certainly claim league domination. Football is becoming more and more popular throughout the world.