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Facts and figures regarding religion in a variety of nations.
See here for a list of religions.
Statistics
The following statistics indicate the percentage of followers of each religion per country, ranked from highest to lowest percentage. Some of these are official government statistics; others (where indicated) are estimates. Please note that the definition of religious adherence may vary from country to country.
Religious population total
Total percentage of the population who express some form of religious or spiritual belief, and/or adhere to a religion.
Christianity
Christianity total
Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism (total)
This category includes a large variety of religions.
Other Christian
Islam
Islam total
Judaism
Judaism total
Atheism
Atheism total
Nation
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Percentage
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Comments
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Maji
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98.6%
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Statistics include all persons who express disbelief in the existence of the supernatural and who do not follow any religion.
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South Lorenya
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94.18%
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Plutoni
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86%
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Swilatia
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77%
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Includes all persons who deny the existance of a god or supreme being, whether or not they follow a religion. However, the vast majority of persons in this group are also of no religion.
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Ariddia
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76.6%
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estimate; does not include persons who define themselves as atheists and as members of a religion simultaneously. Such persons are included solely in the statistics of their respective religions.
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Bashenk
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72.7%
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San Adriano
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59.2%
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Asyhlo AO
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45%
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2007 Estimate
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Zwangzug
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32%
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but actual amount is higher
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Maraque
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12%
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official census data
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The Phoenix Milita
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5.4%
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Granade Turquesa Isla
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5%
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Northrop-Grumman
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3.1%
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Nasuti
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0.1%
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official census data
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Kirav
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0.001%
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Official Data, Percentage for the whole Empire is 0.00001. Includes only seculars who do not believe in God, the soul, or any form of higher existance.
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Snǿĵgẻrd
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0%
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Kurona
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1%<
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Statistics aren't guaranteed accurate, Atheism wasn't counted in faith statistics research untill 1990
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Agnosticism
Agnosticism total
Animism
Animism total
Buddhism
Buddhism total
Sikhism
Sikhism total
All other
All other total
Nation
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Percentage
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Comments
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Maraque
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90%
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Xenthism; although 12% and 78% claim to be atheist and agnostic respectively, this indigenous belief has never left the culture of Maraque despite the increase in secular thought
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Snǿĵgẻrd
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85.71%
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indigenous beliefs
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Pa'atua
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59.9%
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indigenous beliefs
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Kiravian Empire
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47%
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Coscivian Theism
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Zwangzug
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52%
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Hinduism (2%) and assorted other world religions (< 1%), but mainly "Other" with various degrees of adherence (vs. parody)
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Bashenk
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19.0%
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various indigenous religions (18.4%) and unspecified other (06%)
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The Phoenix Milita
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12%
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may include Hinduism, Buddhism, Druidism, Confucianism, Rastafarian and other beliefs
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Swilatia
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7%
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mostly Frinastism
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Plutoni
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6%
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mostly deism and Hinduism
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Northrop-Grumman
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1.93%
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Various other religions (1.38%) and Daedreth (.55%)
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South Lorenya
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1.69%
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Includes FSM worship (1.19%), IPU worship (0.42%), and Church of the Holy Dingleberry (0.07%)
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Asyhlo AO
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1-2%
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2007 Estimate. Most of these are Jainists in the island's northeast
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Nasuti
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< 0.1%
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official census data
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San Adriano
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0%
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In the last census, all Sanadrianese defined themselves as part of one of the categories above.
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Ariddia
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n/a
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no available statistics; includes a tiny number of Ropatopianists
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AHSCA
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n/a
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Most identify with some sort of various indiginous belife, or not at all
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Snǿĵgẻrd Islander indigenous beliefs
Religious freedom per country
Sorted alphabetically:
- Aqua Anu Religion is protected by the constitution.
- Ariddia legally protects freedom of religious belief, conscience, expression and worship. Although a majority of the population is atheist, a wide variety of religions are present.
- Asyhlo AO Freedom of religion is guaranteed by law, but religious organizations are treated as businesses and taxed. In order to be allowed to collect religious donations, a religious group must register with the national government. Only the Roman Catholic and United Protestant churches have done so; the Buddist and Jainist minorities are thus forbidden from collecting money for religious purposes.
- Granade Turquesa Isla There is no written documents to protect the freedom of religion, with a strong Roman Catholic population, it's almost implied. However some defacto opression occures.
- Kanami Freedom of Religion is perhaps one of the most sacred held constitutional rights in the whole country. This is especially evident with The Mormon Refuge Act of 1849
- The Kiravian Empire allows for total religious freedom on the Imperial level. Colonies, however, may be chartered with an official religion. Religious persecution is outlawed, but some violence persists amongst fundamentalist groups. In some colonies, like Kotavora, religious leaders are granted power in government.
- Kurona Promises the practice of free religion. Unfortunately due to the fact Kurona is 70% wilderness, religious abridgment has played, and the Government has in the past supressed minority religions.
- Maraque’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms specifically grants the populous the freedom to practice any religion they see fit. Even so, only 10% of the population officially subscribes to a religion of any kind. Additionally, it is illegal to publicly display religious symbols or texts, which include a cross in the form of jewelry, clothing in the form of a burqa or turban, and scripture such as the ten commandments.
- In Nasuti the religion is a fundamental appearance of the life of the state and of the citizens. The Official State Religion is Roman Catholic (professed by 99% of citizens): Nasuti is a nation of Christians loyal to the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church and obedient to Supreme Pontiff Pope Benedict XVI. The Nasutian are faithful to the moral and to the teachings of Jesus Christ and of His Church. Other Religions is professed by 1% and to them is guaranteed the freedom of religion and the independence from Catholic Church authority with special law.
- Pa'atua recognises only two religions: indigenous beliefs and Roman Catholicism.
- Plutoni protects freedom of its citizens' many religions.
- San Adriano’s laws recognise and protect religious freedom. A variety of religions are present. Due to the country’s small size, members of different religions share a single “multi-faith prayer building”, or make free use of religious facilities across the border in Uhuh-Topia.
- Snǿĵgẻrd’s laws protect freedom of religion, which has never been a contentious issue in this minuscule country.
- South Lorenya is a mostly atheist nation that allows nearly all religions but requires them to follow the same laws as businesses.
- Swilatia is mostly atheist, although many religions exist in Swilatia. While Swilatian law allows people to follow whatever religion they want, the government is avowedly atheist and anti-religion.
- Tika Vanu is a Catholic theocracy. The ni-Tika Vanu population must comply with theocratic legislation. For example, blasphemy is a legal offence, and various activities are prohibited on Sundays.
- The Phoenix Milita Allows almost any religion to be practiced, as long as taxes are paid. Religion is discouraged in society, but not in any legal capacity.
- Zwangzug’s laws protect religious freedom, but is wholly secular in governmental affairs.
See also
- Roman Catholicism
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Protestantism