Importance of religion by country

thumb|left|Importance of religion by the Gallup Poll (2006-2008)In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Gallup asked representative samples in 143 countries and territories whether religion was an important part of their daily lives. This map is based on the results, and shows religiosity by country, ranging from the least religious to the most religious on a relative basis. Data from [http://www.gallup.com/poll/114211/Alabamians-Iranians-Common.aspx 2009 Gallup poll].
This is a list of countries by importance of religion based on a Gallup Poll.GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 January 2009 The Gallup poll used a broad question: "Is religion important in your daily life?" was asked; the "yes" and "no" answers are represented below (any discrepancies are due to the "Don't Know" and "Refused" answers).
In terms of demographics, India ranks as the country with the largest number of highly religious people in the world, with an estimated 960 million to 1 billion believers. China, although with less than a fifth of its total population (~18-19%), ranks second, with an estimated 240-250 million believers, followed by Indonesia, the United States, Brazil, and Nigeria.
Country 	Yes, important	No, unimportant
Estonia 	16% 	78%
Sweden 	16.5% 	83%
Denmark 	18% 	80.5%
Czechia 	20.5% 	74.5%
Norway 	20.5% 	78%
Hong Kong 	23% 	75.5%
Japan 	23.5% 	75%
United Kingdom 	26.5% 	73%
Finland 	28% 	70%
France 	29.5% 	69.5%
Vietnam 	29.5% 	69.5%
Australia 	32% 	67.5%
The Netherlands 	33% 	66.5%
New Zealand 	33% 	66%
Belarus 	33% 	57.5%
Cuba 	33.5% 	64%
Russia 	33% 	60.5%
Albania 	32.5% 	62%
South Korea 	32.5% 	65.5%
Bulgaria 	33.5% 	62%
Latvia 	39% 	58.5%
Belgium 	33% 	57.5%
Hungary 	39% 	58.5%
Slovenia 	47% 	52.5%
Azerbaijan 	49.5% 	48.5%
Spain 	49.5% 	50%
Taiwan 	45% 	54%
Germany 	40.5% 	59%
Uruguay 	40.5% 	59%
Switzerland 	41.5% 	56%
Canada 	42% 	57%
Ukraine 	45.5% 	48.5%
Lithuania 	41.5% 	49.5%
Slovakia 	46.5% 	51.5%
Israel 	49.5% 	49.5%
Singapore 	70% 	29%
Montenegro 	45.5% 	48%
Serbia 	50.5% 	46.5%
Kazakhstan 	43% 	48.5%
Austria 	55% 	43%
Ireland 	53.5% 	46.5%
Uzbekistan 	51% 	45.5%
Argentina 	66% 	33%
Chile 	69.5% 	29.5%
Belize 	61.5% 	33%
United States of America 	65% 	34.5%
Kyrgyzstan 	72.5% 	25%
Moldova 	71.5% 	19%
Venezuela 	79% 	20.5%
Croatia 	66.5% 	30.5%
Greece 	71.5% 	29.5%
Armenia 	72.5% 	25%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 	66% 	29.5%
Jamaica 	70% 	29.5%
Mexico 	72% 	25.5%
Portugal 	71.5% 	26%
Italy 	71.5% 	26%
Kosovo 	63.5% 	31.5%
Cyprus 	75% 	24.5%
Poland 	74.5% 	19.5%
Botswana 	77% 	23%
Georgia 	80% 	16%
Haiti 	75% 	22.5%
Tajikistan 	84.5% 	12.5%
Macedonia 	78.5% 	20.5%
Trinidad and Tobago 	92% 	8%
Romania 	84% 	12.5%
Zimbabwe 	87.5% 	12.5%
Dominican Rebpublic 	86% 	13.5%
Ecuador 	82% 	17.5%
India 	79% 	17%
Iraq 	86% 	10.5%
Nicaragua 	84% 	15%
Iran 	82.5% 	15.5%
Costa Rica 	79% 	19.5%
El Salvador 	83% 	15.5%
Kuwait 	92.5% 	5.5%
Malaysia 	95.5% 	3.5%
Peru 	83.5% 	14.5%
Lebanon 	89.5% 	10%
Puerto Rico 	84.5% 	13.5%
Bolivia 	88.5% 	10.5%
Brazil 	86.5% 	13%
Burkina Faso 	87.5% 	12%
Colombia 	82.5% 	16%
South Africa 	84.5% 	15.5%
Algeria 	93% 	6.5%
Cambodia 	96% 	3.5%
Guatemala 	88% 	9%
Honduras 	84% 	15.5%
Panama 	88% 	10.5%
Philippines 	95.5% 	4%
Togo 	80% 	13%
Ethiopia 	91% 	9%
Rwanda 	95% 	4.5%
Mozambique 	86% 	14%
Palestinian Territories 	93% 	6%
Paraguay 	91.5% 	7.5%
Turkey 	89.5% 	9.5%
Burundi 	97.5% 	2.5%
Namibia 	91.5% 	8.5%
Tunisia 	93% 	5%
Uganda 	93% 	7%
Angola 	88% 	10.5%
Chad 	94% 	6%
Ghana 	94.5% 	5%
Madagascar 	93% 	7%
Nepal 	93% 	6%
Benin 	92.5% 	6.5%
Cameroon 	95.5% 	4.5%
Central African Republic 	94% 	6%
Liberia 	94% 	6%
Mali 	94.5% 	5.5%
Mauritania 	98% 	1.5%
Comoros 	96% 	2.5%
Nigeria 	95.5% 	2.5%
Jordan 	96.5% 	3.5%
Kenya 	94% 	6%
Sudan 	94% 	6%
Thailand 	94% 	5.5%
Yemen 	96% 	3.5%
Afghanistan 	97% 	3%
Guinea 	97% 	3%
Laos 	96.5% 	2.5%
Myanmar 	96.5% 	3%
Niger 	100% 	0%
Pakistan 	96.5% 	2.5%
Saudi Arabia 	94.5% 	3.5%
Zambia 	97% 	3%
Côte d'Ivoire 	88% 	12%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	98.5% 	1.5%
Djibouti 	98% 	1.5%
Malawi 	98.5% 	1.5%
Morocco 	98.5% 	1%
Senegal 	96.5% 	3.5%
Sierra Leone 	98% 	1.5%
Tanzania 	96.5% 	3.5
United Arab Emirates 	91% 	8.5%
Qatar 	94.5% 	4.5%
Bahrain 	95.5% 	3.5%
Bangladesh 	100% 	0%
Indonesia 	99% 	0%
Sri Lanka 	98.5% 	1%
Egypt 	98% 	2%
Republic of the Congo 	94.5% 	5.5%
Somalia 	98.5% 	1.5%
==References==
Category:Religion