Percent Christian - Country rankings
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Christians as percent of the total population, 2013:
The average for 2013 based on 43 countries was 46.5 percent. The highest value was in Cape Verde: 94.4 percent and the lowest value was in the Comoros: 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 |
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Cape Verde | 94.4 | 1 | 1960 - 2013 |
DR Congo | 89.8 | 2 | 1960 - 2013 |
Rwanda | 83.7 | 3 | 1962 - 2013 |
Lesotho | 78.7 | 4 | 1966 - 2013 |
Burundi | 78.6 | 5 | 1962 - 2013 |
Malawi | 77.1 | 6 | 1964 - 2013 |
Zambia | 75.8 | 7 | 1964 - 2013 |
Kenya | 73.3 | 8 | 1963 - 2013 |
Gabon | 72.2 | 9 | 1960 - 2013 |
Botswana | 70.4 | 10 | 1966 - 2013 |
Zimbabwe | 69.1 | 11 | 1965 - 2013 |
Namibia | 68.9 | 12 | 1990 - 2013 |
Uganda | 68.3 | 13 | 1962 - 2013 |
Ghana | 65.7 | 14 | 1960 - 2013 |
South Africa | 63.1 | 15 | 1960 - 2013 |
Liberia | 62.1 | 16 | 1960 - 2013 |
R. of Congo | 61 | 17 | 1960 - 2013 |
Swaziland | 61 | 18 | 1968 - 2013 |
Angola | 58.4 | 19 | 1975 - 2013 |
C.A. Republic | 56.6 | 20 | 1960 - 2013 |
Cameroon | 48.3 | 21 | 1960 - 2013 |
Madagascar | 47.7 | 22 | 1960 - 2013 |
Benin | 46.1 | 23 | 1960 - 2013 |
Nigeria | 45.4 | 24 | 1960 - 2013 |
Mozambique | 44.9 | 25 | 1975 - 2013 |
Tanzania | 44.3 | 26 | 1961 - 2013 |
Eritrea | 43.5 | 27 | 1993 - 2013 |
Chad | 39.7 | 28 | 1960 - 2013 |
Togo | 32.5 | 29 | 1960 - 2013 |
Ivory Coast | 32.3 | 30 | 1960 - 2013 |
Mauritius | 27.6 | 31 | 1968 - 2013 |
Sierra Leone | 24.3 | 32 | 1961 - 2013 |
Sudan | 20.6 | 33 | 1960 - 2013 |
G.-Bissau | 17.3 | 34 | 1960 - 2013 |
Ethiopia | 15.9 | 35 | 1960 - 2013 |
Gambia | 12.9 | 36 | 1965 - 2013 |
Guinea | 12.6 | 37 | 1960 - 2013 |
Burkina Faso | 8.8 | 38 | 1960 - 2013 |
Senegal | 3.1 | 39 | 1960 - 2013 |
Somalia | 2.5 | 40 | 1960 - 2013 |
Mali | 2.2 | 41 | 1960 - 2013 |
Niger | 0.4 | 42 | 1960 - 2013 |
Comoros | 0 | 43 | 1975 - 2013 |
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