ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been ranked as the most religious country in Asiawith 94% of the people thinking that religion is very important in theirlives as per the report published by the Pew Research Center. Pakistan isamong the most religious countries worldwide, with Ethiopia topping thecharts with 98%.
The report found that religion holds great significance in South Asia,Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Russia has a 16% population which is religious, Australia 18%, Canada 27%,United States 53% and Brazil 75%. The European nations are far lessreligious with Sweden and the UK among the least religious countries on theplanet.
[image: importance of religion in different countries]Top 5 Religious Countries
India also among those countries where people (80%) think religion isextremely important in their lives.
1. Ethiopia 98% 2. Pakistan 94% 3. Indonesia 93% 4. Honduras 90% 5. Nigeria 88%
5 Least Religious Countries
China is the world’s least religious country with only 3% believing thatreligion plays a key role in their lives.
Here are the 5 countries which don’t pay much heed to religion:
1. China 3% 2. The United Kingdom 10% 3. Japan 10% 4. Sweden 10% 5. France 11%
A significant finding of the report suggests that the countries whosepopulations are increasing rapidly are highly religious, while those whichhave controlled their population rise are among the least religious.
Another revelation it made was that the younger adults tend to be lessreligious than older people which points to the fact that the world isbecoming less religious over time.
*Via Pew Forumlink*