Which country has the highest % Buddhists?

Cambodia has the highest % Buddhists in 2020, at 97.1%, followed by Thailand (94.4%) and Myanmar (89.1%).

Which country has the lowest % Buddhists?

United States Virgin Islands has the lowest % Buddhists in 2020, at 0.09%.

What is the median % Buddhists across countries?

The median is 0.09% across the 199 countries with data in 2020.

Where does this buddhist countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Religious Composition by Country 2020 - Pew Research Center; Global Religious Landscape: Buddhists - Pew Research Center; Field Listing—Religions - CIA World Factbook 2021; Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence - United Nations.

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Cambodia has the highest % Buddhists in 2020 (97.1%), followed by Thailand (94.4%) and Myanmar (89.1%). United States Virgin Islands has the lowest (0.09%).

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% Buddhists, 2020

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

0.09%

Middle half 0.09% – 0.09%

Average

3.83%

199 countries

Highest

97.1%

Cambodia

Lowest

0.09%

United States Virgin Islands

Biggest changes · 2010 → 2020

199 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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199 countries · # = rank by % Buddhists

#
1	Cambodia	97.1%	16.2M
2	Thailand	94.4%	67.6M
3	Myanmar	89.1%	47.2M
4	Bhutan	74.7%	580K
5	Sri Lanka	69.6%	15.7M
6	Laos	64.2%	4.7M
7	Mongolia	51.1%	1.7M
8	Japan	37.2%	47M
9	Singapore	30.8%	1.7M
10	Vietnam	23.0%	22.6M
11	Macau	19.6%	130K
12	Taiwan	19.2%	4.5M
13	South Korea	19.0%	9.9M
14	Malaysia	18.9%	6.4M
15	Hong Kong	8.4%	630K
16	Nepal	8.2%	2.4M
17	Brunei	6.3%	30K
18	China	3.7%	53.4M
19	Australia	2.6%	670K
20	Canada	1.7%	660K
21	North Korea	1.5%	400K
22	United States	1.3%	4.4M
22	Maldives	1.3%	5,000
22	Iceland	1.3%	5,000
25	New Zealand	1.2%	60K
26	Guam	1.1%	5,000
27	DR Congo	0.5%	5,000
27	Sao Tome and Principe	0.5%	5,000
29	India	0.09%	9.6M
29	Indonesia	0.09%	1.9M
29	Pakistan	0.09%	20K
29	Nigeria	0.09%	5,000
29	Brazil	0.09%	220K
29	Bangladesh	0.09%	1M
29	Russia	0.09%	520K
29	Ethiopia	0.09%	5,000
29	Mexico	0.09%	20K
29	Egypt	0.09%	5,000
29	Philippines	0.09%	40K
29	Iran	0.09%	5,000
29	Turkey	0.09%	50K
29	Germany	0.09%	290K
29	Tanzania	0.09%	5,000
29	United Kingdom	0.09%	310K
29	France	0.09%	470K
29	South Africa	0.09%	20K
29	Italy	0.09%	370K
29	Kenya	0.09%	5,000
29	Colombia	0.09%	5,000
29	Sudan	0.09%	5,000
29	Uganda	0.09%	5,000
29	Algeria	0.09%	5,000
29	Iraq	0.09%	5,000
29	Spain	0.09%	5,000
29	Argentina	0.09%	10K
29	Afghanistan	0.09%	5,000
29	Yemen	0.09%	5,000
29	Angola	0.09%	5,000
29	Ukraine	0.09%	150K
29	Morocco	0.09%	5,000
29	Poland	0.09%	5,000
29	Uzbekistan	0.09%	5,000
29	Mozambique	0.09%	5,000
29	Ghana	0.09%	5,000
29	Saudi Arabia	0.09%	20K
29	Peru	0.09%	10K
29	Madagascar	0.09%	5,000
29	Ivory Coast	0.09%	5,000
29	Cameroon	0.09%	5,000
29	Niger	0.09%	5,000
29	Venezuela	0.09%	5,000
29	Syria	0.09%	5,000
29	Mali	0.09%	5,000
29	Burkina Faso	0.09%	5,000
29	Malawi	0.09%	5,000
29	Zambia	0.09%	5,000
29	Chad	0.09%	5,000
29	Kazakhstan	0.09%	20K
29	Somalia	0.09%	5,000
29	Chile	0.09%	5,000
29	Senegal	0.09%	5,000
29	Guatemala	0.09%	5,000
29	Romania	0.09%	5,000
29	Netherlands	0.09%	50K
29	Ecuador	0.09%	5,000
29	Zimbabwe	0.09%	5,000
29	Guinea	0.09%	10K
29	Benin	0.09%	5,000
29	Rwanda	0.09%	5,000
29	Burundi	0.09%	5,000
29	Bolivia	0.09%	5,000
29	South Sudan	0.09%	5,000
29	Tunisia	0.09%	5,000
29	Haiti	0.09%	5,000
29	Belgium	0.09%	20K
29	Dominican Republic	0.09%	5,000
29	Jordan	0.09%	5,000
29	United Arab Emirates	0.09%	20K
29	Honduras	0.09%	5,000
29	Tajikistan	0.09%	5,000
29	Papua New Guinea	0.09%	5,000
29	Cuba	0.09%	5,000
29	Sweden	0.09%	90K
29	Czechia	0.09%	5,000
29	Azerbaijan	0.09%	5,000
29	Portugal	0.09%	20K
29	Togo	0.09%	5,000
29	Greece	0.09%	5,000
29	Israel	0.09%	5,000
29	Hungary	0.09%	20K
29	Austria	0.09%	30K
29	Switzerland	0.09%	50K
29	Sierra Leone	0.09%	5,000
29	Belarus	0.09%	5,000
29	Turkmenistan	0.09%	5,000
29	Libya	0.09%	20K
29	Kyrgyzstan	0.09%	5,000
29	Nicaragua	0.09%	5,000
29	Paraguay	0.09%	5,000
29	Bulgaria	0.09%	5,000
29	Serbia	0.09%	5,000
29	Republic of the Congo	0.09%	5,000
29	El Salvador	0.09%	5,000
29	Denmark	0.09%	40K
29	Lebanon	0.09%	5,000
29	Liberia	0.09%	5,000
29	Central African Republic	0.09%	5,000
29	Palestine	0.09%	5,000
29	Oman	0.09%	5,000
29	Norway	0.09%	40K
29	Finland	0.09%	20K
29	Mauritania	0.09%	5,000
29	Slovakia	0.09%	5,000
29	Ireland	0.09%	5,000
29	Costa Rica	0.09%	5,000
29	Kuwait	0.09%	5,000
29	Panama	0.09%	5,000
29	Croatia	0.09%	5,000
29	Georgia	0.09%	5,000
29	Eritrea	0.09%	5,000
29	Uruguay	0.09%	5,000
29	Puerto Rico	0.09%	5,000
29	Qatar	0.09%	5,000
29	Namibia	0.09%	5,000
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.09%	5,000
29	Moldova	0.09%	5,000
29	Armenia	0.09%	5,000
29	Gambia	0.09%	5,000
29	Jamaica	0.09%	5,000
29	Lithuania	0.09%	5,000
29	Albania	0.09%	5,000
29	Gabon	0.09%	5,000
29	Botswana	0.09%	5,000
29	Lesotho	0.09%	5,000
29	Guinea-Bissau	0.09%	5,000
29	Slovenia	0.09%	5,000
29	Equatorial Guinea	0.09%	5,000
29	Latvia	0.09%	5,000
29	North Macedonia	0.09%	5,000
29	Bahrain	0.09%	5,000
29	Trinidad and Tobago	0.09%	5,000
29	Timor-Leste	0.09%	5,000
29	Cyprus	0.09%	5,000
29	Estonia	0.09%	5,000
29	Eswatini	0.09%	5,000
29	Mauritius	0.09%	5,000
29	Djibouti	0.09%	5,000
29	Fiji	0.09%	5,000
29	Comoros	0.09%	5,000
29	Reunion	0.09%	5,000
29	Solomon Islands	0.09%	5,000
29	Guyana	0.09%	5,000
29	Luxembourg	0.09%	5,000
29	Suriname	0.09%	5,000
29	Montenegro	0.09%	5,000
29	Western Sahara	0.09%	5,000
29	Malta	0.09%	5,000
29	Cape Verde	0.09%	5,000
29	Belize	0.09%	5,000
29	Bahamas	0.09%	5,000
29	Guadeloupe	0.09%	5,000
29	Mayotte	0.09%	5,000
29	Vanuatu	0.09%	5,000
29	Martinique	0.09%	5,000
29	French Guiana	0.09%	5,000
29	New Caledonia	0.09%	5,000
29	French Polynesia	0.09%	5,000
29	Barbados	0.09%	5,000
29	Samoa	0.09%	5,000
29	Curacao	0.09%	5,000
29	Saint Lucia	0.09%	5,000
29	Kiribati	0.09%	5,000
29	Seychelles	0.09%	5,000
29	Grenada	0.09%	5,000
29	Micronesia	0.09%	5,000
29	Aruba	0.09%	5,000
29	Tonga	0.09%	5,000
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.09%	5,000
29	United States Virgin Islands	0.09%	5,000

What correlates with % Buddhists (2020)?

Pearson r against 1,390 other country metrics sharing at least 120 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher % Buddhists tend to score higher on these

Freshwater Fish per CapitaFish Consumption by Country
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 170
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Rice Consumption per CapitaRice Consumption by Country
r = +0.50 · moderate · n = 169
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Exported HS6Digit ProductsChina Exports by Country
r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 188
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CRLiver Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 185
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B+ Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 124
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% Risk at 74Liver Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 185
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher % Buddhists tend to score lower on these

Erect Length (cm)Penis Size by Country
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 141
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Erect Length (in)Penis Size by Country
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 141
Plot
Average Penis LengthCondom Size by Country
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 141
Plot
VolumePenis Size by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 141
Plot
Average Women's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 156
Plot
Order of New Year ArrivalWhich Country Celebrates the New Year First?
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 196
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest % Buddhists?: Cambodia has the highest % Buddhists in 2020, at 97.1%, followed by Thailand (94.4%) and Myanmar (89.1%).
Which country has the lowest % Buddhists?: United States Virgin Islands has the lowest % Buddhists in 2020, at 0.09%.
What is the median % Buddhists across countries?: The median is 0.09% across the 199 countries with data in 2020.
Where does this buddhist countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Religious Composition by Country 2020 - Pew Research Center; Global Religious Landscape: Buddhists - Pew Research Center; Field Listing—Religions - CIA World Factbook 2021; Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence - United Nations.