Percent Christian - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Christians as percent of the total population, 2013:

The average for 2013 based on 145 countries was 51.1 percent. The highest value was in Brazil: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Algeria: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2013. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Cline Center for Democracy
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Countries Percent Christian, 2013 Global rank Available data
Brazil 100 1 1960 - 2013
Costa Rica 100 2 1960 - 2013
Guatemala 100 3 1960 - 2013
Honduras 100 4 1960 - 2013
Peru 100 5 1960 - 2013
Argentina 99 6 1960 - 2013
Romania 98.8 7 1960 - 2013
Poland 98.5 8 1960 - 2013
Greece 97.8 9 1960 - 2013
Paraguay 97.2 10 1960 - 2013
Panama 97.1 11 1960 - 2013
Croatia 95.8 12 1991 - 2013
Ireland 95.1 13 1960 - 2013
Ecuador 94.9 14 1960 - 2013
Serbia 94.7 15 1992 - 2013
Cape Verde 94.4 16 1960 - 2013
Colombia 94.1 17 1960 - 2013
Belarus 94 18 1991 - 2013
Ukraine 94 19 1991 - 2013
Bolivia 93 20 1960 - 2013
Nicaragua 91.1 21 1960 - 2013
Slovakia 91 22 1993 - 2013
Philippines 90 23 1960 - 2013
DR Congo 89.8 24 1960 - 2013
Venezuela 89.7 25 1960 - 2013
Denmark 88.8 26 1960 - 2013
Spain 88.8 27 1960 - 2013
Mexico 88.6 28 1960 - 2013
Lithuania 88.3 29 1991 - 2013
Sweden 88 30 1960 - 2013
Georgia 87.1 31 1991 - 2013
Bulgaria 87 32 1960 - 2013
Portugal 86.6 33 1960 - 2013
Chile 86.4 34 1960 - 2013
El Salvador 86.4 35 1960 - 2013
Solomon Isl. 86.4 36 1978 - 2013
Finland 84.4 37 1960 - 2013
Domin. Rep. 84.2 38 1960 - 2013
Italy 84 39 1960 - 2013
Rwanda 83.7 40 1962 - 2013
Haiti 82.7 41 1960 - 2013
Norway 82.4 42 1960 - 2013
Switzerland 82.2 43 1960 - 2013
Hungary 81.9 44 1960 - 2013
Austria 81 45 1960 - 2013
Cyprus 80.9 46 1960 - 2013
Canada 80.3 47 1960 - 2013
Lesotho 78.7 48 1966 - 2013
Burundi 78.6 49 1962 - 2013
France 77.7 50 1960 - 2013
Papua N.G. 77.6 51 1975 - 2013
Malawi 77.1 52 1964 - 2013
USA 76 53 1960 - 2013
Zambia 75.8 54 1964 - 2013
Kenya 73.3 55 1963 - 2013
Gabon 72.2 56 1960 - 2013
Australia 71.9 57 1960 - 2013
Germany 71.4 58 1960 - 2013
Botswana 70.4 59 1966 - 2013
North Macedonia 70.2 60 1991 - 2013
Zimbabwe 69.1 61 1965 - 2013
Namibia 68.9 62 1990 - 2013
Uganda 68.3 63 1962 - 2013
Uruguay 66.1 64 1960 - 2013
Ghana 65.7 65 1960 - 2013
South Africa 63.1 66 1960 - 2013
Jamaica 63 67 1962 - 2013
Liberia 62.1 68 1960 - 2013
R. of Congo 61 69 1960 - 2013
Swaziland 61 70 1968 - 2013
Latvia 58.8 71 1991 - 2013
Angola 58.4 72 1975 - 2013
Russia 57.6 73 1991 - 2013
C.A. Republic 56.6 74 1960 - 2013
Fiji 54.9 75 1970 - 2013
New Zealand 53.2 76 1960 - 2013
Cuba 52 77 1960 - 2013
Bosnia & Herz. 50.9 78 1992 - 2013
Guyana 48.8 79 1966 - 2013
Cameroon 48.3 80 1960 - 2013
UK 48.1 81 1960 - 2013
Madagascar 47.7 82 1960 - 2013
Netherlands 46.3 83 1960 - 2013
Benin 46.1 84 1960 - 2013
Nigeria 45.4 85 1960 - 2013
Mozambique 44.9 86 1975 - 2013
Tanzania 44.3 87 1961 - 2013
Eritrea 43.5 88 1993 - 2013
Slovenia 42.6 89 1991 - 2013
Chad 39.7 90 1960 - 2013
Tr.&Tobago 37.5 91 1962 - 2013
South Korea 35 92 1960 - 2013
Togo 32.5 93 1960 - 2013
Ivory Coast 32.3 94 1960 - 2013
Mauritius 27.6 95 1968 - 2013
Lebanon 26.9 96 1960 - 2013
Albania 26.7 97 1960 - 2013
Estonia 25.3 98 1991 - 2013
Czechia 25.1 99 1992 - 2013
Sierra Leone 24.3 100 1961 - 2013
Sudan 20.6 101 1960 - 2013
G.-Bissau 17.3 102 1960 - 2013
Ethiopia 15.9 103 1960 - 2013
Singapore 15.1 104 1965 - 2013
Kuwait 14.2 105 1961 - 2013
Gambia 12.9 106 1965 - 2013
Guinea 12.6 107 1960 - 2013
Kazakhstan 11.3 108 1991 - 2013
Kyrgyzstan 10.8 109 1991 - 2013
Qatar 10.5 110 1971 - 2013
Egypt 8.9 111 1960 - 2013
Vietnam 8.9 112 1960 - 2013
Burkina Faso 8.8 113 1960 - 2013
Indonesia 8.7 114 1960 - 2013
Malaysia 7.5 115 1960 - 2013
Burma 7.4 116 1960 - 2013
Syria 7.4 117 1960 - 2013
Taiwan 5.6 118 1960 - 2013
Azerbaijan 4.6 119 1991 - 2013
Oman 4.4 120 1960 - 2013
Jordan 3.7 121 1960 - 2013
Iraq 3.6 122 1960 - 2013
Pakistan 3.6 123 1960 - 2013
Saudi Arabia 3.5 124 1960 - 2013
India 3.3 125 1960 - 2013
Senegal 3.1 126 1960 - 2013
Turkmenistan 2.6 127 1991 - 2013
Somalia 2.5 128 1960 - 2013
Japan 2.4 129 1960 - 2013
Israel 2.2 130 1960 - 2013
Mali 2.2 131 1960 - 2013
Uzbekistan 2.1 132 1991 - 2013
Laos 2 133 1960 - 2013
Djibouti 1 134 1977 - 2013
Bangladesh 0.8 135 1971 - 2013
Thailand 0.6 136 1960 - 2013
Niger 0.4 137 1960 - 2013
Turkey 0.2 138 1960 - 2013
Belgium 0.1 139 1960 - 2013
Morocco 0.1 140 1960 - 2013
Algeria 0 141 1962 - 2013
Bahrain 0 142 1971 - 2013
Comoros 0 143 1975 - 2013
Iran 0 144 1960 - 2013
Sri Lanka 0 145 1960 - 2013


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1. Brazil
2. Costa Rica
3. Guatemala
4. Honduras
5. Peru
6. Argentina
7. Romania
8. Poland
9. Greece
10. Paraguay
11. Panama
12. Croatia
13. Ireland
14. Ecuador
15. Serbia
16. Cape Verde
17. Colombia
18. Belarus
19. Ukraine
20. Bolivia
21. Nicaragua
22. Slovakia
23. Philippines
24. DR Congo
25. Venezuela
26. Denmark
27. Spain
28. Mexico
29. Lithuania
30. Sweden
31. Georgia
32. Bulgaria
33. Portugal
34. Chile
35. El Salvador
36. Solomon Isl.
37. Finland
38. Domin. Rep.
39. Italy
40. Rwanda
41. Haiti
42. Norway
43. Switzerland
44. Hungary
45. Austria
46. Cyprus
47. Canada
48. Lesotho
49. Burundi
50. France
51. Papua N.G.
52. Malawi
53. USA
54. Zambia
55. Kenya
56. Gabon
57. Australia
58. Germany
59. Botswana
60. North Macedonia
61. Zimbabwe
62. Namibia
63. Uganda
64. Uruguay
65. Ghana
66. South Africa
67. Jamaica
68. Liberia
69. R. of Congo
70. Swaziland
71. Latvia
72. Angola
73. Russia
74. C.A. Republic
75. Fiji
76. New Zealand
77. Cuba
78. Bosnia & Herz.
79. Guyana
80. Cameroon
81. UK
82. Madagascar
83. Netherlands
84. Benin
85. Nigeria
86. Mozambique
87. Tanzania
88. Eritrea
89. Slovenia
90. Chad
91. Tr.&Tobago
92. South Korea
93. Togo
94. Ivory Coast
95. Mauritius
96. Lebanon
97. Albania
98. Estonia
99. Czechia
100. Sierra Leone
101. Sudan
102. G.-Bissau
103. Ethiopia
104. Singapore
105. Kuwait
106. Gambia
107. Guinea
108. Kazakhstan
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Qatar
111. Egypt
112. Vietnam
113. Burkina Faso
114. Indonesia
115. Malaysia
116. Burma
117. Syria
118. Taiwan
119. Azerbaijan
120. Oman
121. Jordan
122. Iraq
123. Pakistan
124. Saudi Arabia
125. India
126. Senegal
127. Turkmenistan
128. Somalia
129. Japan
130. Israel
131. Mali
132. Uzbekistan
133. Laos
134. Djibouti
135. Bangladesh
136. Thailand
137. Niger
138. Turkey
139. Belgium
140. Morocco
141. Algeria
142. Bahrain
143. Comoros
144. Iran
145. Sri Lanka
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88.6
88.3
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87.0
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86.4
86.4
86.4
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84.2
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82.7
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82.2
81.9
81.0
80.9
80.3
78.7
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77.1
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75.8
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72.2
71.9
71.4
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68.9
68.3
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65.7
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63.0
62.1
61.0
61.0
58.8
58.4
57.6
56.6
54.9
53.2
52.0
50.9
48.8
48.3
48.1
47.7
46.3
46.1
45.4
44.9
44.3
43.5
42.6
39.7
37.5
35.0
32.5
32.3
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26.9
26.7
25.3
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20.6
17.3
15.9
15.1
14.2
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12.6
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10.8
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