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The World Factbook. 2008.

Religions

CountryReligions
AfghanistanSunni Muslim 80%, Shi’a Muslim 19%, other 1%
AlbaniaMuslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
AlgeriaSunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
American SamoaChristian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
AndorraRoman Catholic (predominant)
Angolaindigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
AnguillaAnglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)
Antigua and BarbudaAnglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Argentinanominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
ArmeniaArmenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
ArubaRoman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10%
AustraliaCatholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
AustriaRoman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
AzerbaijanMuslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
Bahamas, TheBaptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
BahrainMuslim (Shi’a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
BangladeshMuslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
BarbadosProtestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
BelarusEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
BelgiumRoman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
BelizeRoman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
BeninChristian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5% (2002 census)
BermudaAnglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%, unspecified 1%, none 14% (2000 census)
BhutanLamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
BoliviaRoman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMuslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
BotswanaChristian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
BrazilRoman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
British Virgin IslandsProtestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)
BruneiMuslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
BulgariaBulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Burkina FasoMuslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
BurmaBuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
BurundiChristian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
CambodiaTheravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Cameroonindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
CanadaRoman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Cape VerdeRoman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Cayman IslandsUnited Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Central African Republicindigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
ChadMuslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
ChileRoman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah’s Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
ChinaDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Christmas IslandBuddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
ColombiaRoman Catholic 90%, other 10%
ComorosSunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of theRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Congo, Republic of theChristian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Cook IslandsCook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)
Costa RicaRoman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Cote d’IvoireMuslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
CroatiaRoman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Cubanominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
CyprusGreek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%
Czech RepublicRoman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
DenmarkEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
DjiboutiMuslim 94%, Christian 6%
DominicaRoman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Dominican RepublicRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
EcuadorRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
EgyptMuslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
El SalvadorRoman Catholic 83%, other 17%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Equatorial Guineanominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
EritreaMuslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
EstoniaEvangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
EthiopiaChristian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)
European UnionRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
Faroe IslandsEvangelical Lutheran
FijiChristian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census)
FinlandLutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
FranceRoman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
French PolynesiaProtestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
GabonChristian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Gambia, TheMuslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Gaza StripMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%
GeorgiaOrthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
GermanyProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
GhanaChristian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
GibraltarRoman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
GreeceGreek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
GreenlandEvangelical Lutheran
GrenadaRoman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
GuamRoman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
GuatemalaRoman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
GuernseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
GuineaMuslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Guinea-Bissauindigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
GuyanaChristian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
HaitiRoman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo
Holy See (Vatican City)Roman Catholic
HondurasRoman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Hong Kongeclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
HungaryRoman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
IcelandLutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004)
IndiaHindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
IndonesiaMuslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
IranMuslim 98% (Shi’a 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i) 2%
IraqMuslim 97% (Shi’a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
IrelandRoman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
Isle of ManAnglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
IsraelJewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
ItalyRoman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third regularly attend services), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
JamaicaProtestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Japanobserve both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
JerseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
JordanSunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi’a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
KazakhstanMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
KenyaProtestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
KiribatiRoman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha’i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
Korea, Northtraditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Korea, SouthChristian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
KosovoMuslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
KosovoMuslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
KuwaitMuslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi’a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
KyrgyzstanMuslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
LaosBuddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, Christian 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 census)
LatviaLutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
LebanonMuslim 59.7% (Shi’a, Sunni, Druze, Isma’ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
note: 17 religious sects recognized
LesothoChristian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
LiberiaChristian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
LibyaSunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
LiechtensteinRoman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
LithuaniaRoman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
LuxembourgRoman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
MacauBuddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
MacedoniaMacedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
Madagascarindigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
MalawiChristian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
MalaysiaMuslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
MaldivesSunni Muslim
MaliMuslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
MaltaRoman Catholic 98%
Marshall IslandsProtestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
MauritaniaMuslim 100%
MauritiusHindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
MayotteMuslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
MexicoRoman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Micronesia, Federated States ofRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
MoldovaEastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
MonacoRoman Catholic 90%, other 10%
MongoliaBuddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
MontenegroOrthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic
MontserratAnglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
MoroccoMuslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
MozambiqueCatholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
NamibiaChristian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
NauruChristian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
NepalHindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
note: only official Hindu state in the world
NetherlandsRoman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
Netherlands AntillesRoman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
New CaledoniaRoman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
New ZealandAnglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
NicaraguaRoman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)
NigerMuslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
NigeriaMuslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
NiueEkalesia Niue (Niuean Church – a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
Norfolk IslandAnglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Northern Mariana IslandsChristian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
NorwayChurch of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
OmanIbadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi’a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
PakistanMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi’a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%
PalauRoman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
PanamaRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Papua New GuineaRoman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
ParaguayRoman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
PeruRoman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
PhilippinesRoman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Pitcairn IslandsSeventh-Day Adventist 100%
PolandRoman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
PortugalRoman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
Puerto RicoRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
QatarMuslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
RomaniaEastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
RussiaRussian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
RwandaRoman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Saint BarthelemyRoman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah’s Witness
Saint HelenaAnglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
Saint Kitts and NevisAnglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Saint LuciaRoman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
Saint MartinRoman Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Protestant, Hindu
Saint Pierre and MiquelonRoman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAnglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
SamoaCongregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
San MarinoRoman Catholic
Sao Tome and PrincipeCatholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
Saudi ArabiaMuslim 100%
SenegalMuslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
SerbiaSerbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
SeychellesRoman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
Sierra LeoneMuslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
SingaporeBuddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
SlovakiaRoman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
SloveniaCatholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
Solomon IslandsChurch of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
SomaliaSunni Muslim
South AfricaZion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
SpainRoman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Sri LankaBuddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
SudanSunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
SurinameHindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
SwazilandZionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
SwedenLutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
SwitzerlandRoman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
SyriaSunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
Taiwanmixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
TajikistanSunni Muslim 85%, Shi’a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Tanzaniamainland – Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar – more than 99% Muslim
ThailandBuddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Timor-LesteRoman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
TogoChristian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
TokelauCongregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
TongaChristian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Trinidad and TobagoRoman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
TunisiaMuslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
TurkeyMuslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
TurkmenistanMuslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Turks and Caicos IslandsBaptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
TuvaluChurch of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha’i 1%, other 0.6%
UgandaRoman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
UkraineUkrainian Orthodox – Kyiv Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox – Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)
United Arab EmiratesMuslim 96% (Shi’a 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
United KingdomChristian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
United StatesProtestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
UruguayRoman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
UzbekistanMuslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
VanuatuPresbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Venezuelanominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
VietnamBuddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
Virgin IslandsBaptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Wallis and FutunaRoman Catholic 99%, other 1%
West BankMuslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Western SaharaMuslim
WorldChristians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%, Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha’is 0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32% (2007 est.)
YemenMuslim including Shaf’i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi’a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
ZambiaChristian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Zimbabwesyncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%