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Least Religious Countries

Vietnam has the highest Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) in 2022 (65.0%), followed by Thailand (65.0%) and United Kingdom (49.0%). Kenya has the lowest (2%).

Culture199 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Sep 19, 2025Original page
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Year 202260 of 235 countries
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Pct Non-Religious (Gallup), 2022

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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
23.5%
Middle half 13.0% – 35.3%
Average
25.1%
60 countries
Highest
65.0%
Vietnam
Lowest
2%
Kenya

Data

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199 countries · # = rank by Pct Non-Religious (Gallup)
#
1Vietnam65.0%9%63.0%66.4M67.7%
1Thailand65.0%4%2%5,0000.5%
3United Kingdom49.0%17.0%69.0%27.1M40.2%
4Sweden46.0%26.0%73.0%3M28.9%
5United Arab Emirates45.0%——30K0.5%
6Canada43.0%10.0%57.0%13.2M34.6%
7Japan42.0%30.0%60.0%72.6M57.5%
7Ireland42.0%13.0%56.0%780K15.6%
9Netherlands41.0%19.0%—9.5M54.1%
9Czechia41.0%30.0%72.0%7.7M72.8%
11Spain39.0%19.0%57.0%12.6M26.4%
11Luxembourg39.0%19.0%—160K25.3%
13Germany38.0%20.0%60.0%30.2M36.1%
13Austria38.0%13.0%53.0%2M22.4%
15Switzerland36.0%19.0%—2.7M30.8%
16France35.0%32.0%50.0%28.1M42.6%
17Hungary34.0%13.0%—2.6M27.0%
18Belgium33.0%27.0%29.0%4.5M39.0%
19Syria30.0%1%—420K2%
20Poland29.0%13.0%10.0%3.3M8.6%
20Portugal29.0%16.0%38.0%1.4M13.8%
20Bulgaria29.0%9%39.0%700K10.0%
23United States28.0%7%39.0%100.9M29.7%
23Bolivia28.0%4%—1.1M9.5%
25Philippines27.0%1%9%50K0.5%
25South Korea27.0%34.0%60.0%25M48.3%
27Libya25.0%——5,0000.5%
27Hong Kong25.0%47.0%—5.3M71.4%
27Croatia25.0%18.0%—260K6.7%
30Slovenia24.0%31.0%53.0%680K32.3%
31Argentina23.0%9%34.0%4.2M9.2%
32Jordan22.0%——5,0000.5%
33Italy21.0%11.0%26.0%8M13.3%
33Greece21.0%12.0%22.0%510K4.7%
35Nigeria20.0%—2%810K0.5%
36Indonesia19.0%—30.0%250K0.5%
36Mexico19.0%6%36.0%13.5M10.6%
36Peru19.0%2%23.0%1.7M5.1%
36Bosnia and Herzegovina19.0%5%22.0%30K0.5%
40India18.0%1%5%50K0.5%
40Ecuador18.0%3%18.0%1.5M8.4%
40Palestine18.0%—35.0%5,0000.5%
43Serbia17.0%3%21.0%280K4%
44Kazakhstan14.0%5%—490K2.5%
45Iraq13.0%1%34.0%5,0000.5%
45Ivory Coast13.0%2%—1.6M5.6%
45Romania13.0%6%9%180K0.5%
45Sierra Leone13.0%——5,0000.5%
49Cameroon12.0%5%—550K2.1%
50Ghana11.0%1%1%340K1.1%
50Slovakia11.0%19.0%—1.4M25.3%
52Moldova10.0%4%—5,0000.5%
53Russia8%10.0%30.0%29.6M20.2%
53Georgia8%——40K1%
53North Macedonia8%2%11.0%5,0000.5%
56Armenia7%2%6%30K1.2%
57Ethiopia6%——70K0.5%
58Pakistan4%—6%30K0.5%
59Senegal3%——5,0000.5%
60Kenya2%1%—840K1.6%
—China——90.0%1.3B89.6%
—Brazil——17.0%28.1M13.5%
—Bangladesh——19.0%5,0000.5%
—Egypt———5,0000.5%
—DR Congo——17.0%1.1M1.2%
—Iran——20.0%5,0000.5%
—Turkey——12.0%2.2M2.5%
—Tanzania———2.1M3.5%
—South Africa———1.9M3.1%
—Myanmar———30K0.5%
—Colombia——14.0%5M9.9%
—Sudan———260K0.5%
—Uganda———40K0.5%
—Algeria———560K1.3%
—Afghanistan———5,0000.5%
—Yemen———20K0.5%
—Angola———2.1M6.1%
—Ukraine——42.0%6.8M15.1%
—Morocco———50K0.5%
—Uzbekistan———190K0.5%
—Mozambique———4.4M14.3%
—Malaysia———290K0.5%
—Saudi Arabia———30K0.5%
—Madagascar———6.5M22.3%
—Nepal———5,0000.5%
—Niger———290K1.2%
—Venezuela———2.8M9.7%
—Australia——63.0%10.9M42.3%
—North Korea———19M72.9%
—Mali———550K2.5%
—Burkina Faso———120K0.5%
—Sri Lanka———20K0.5%
—Taiwan———5.5M23.1%
—Malawi———180K0.5%
—Zambia———10K0.5%
—Chad———540K3.1%
—Somalia———5,0000.5%
—Chile———5.9M30.3%
—Guatemala———1.1M6%
—Cambodia———10K0.5%
—Zimbabwe———1.6M10.5%
—Guinea———180K1.3%
—Benin———640K4.9%
—Rwanda———130K0.5%
—Burundi———160K1.3%
—South Sudan———50K0.5%
—Tunisia———50K0.5%
—Haiti———1.1M9.4%
—Dominican Republic———2.2M19.6%
—Honduras———990K9.7%
—Tajikistan———5,0000.5%
—Papua New Guinea——5%30K0.5%
—Cuba———2.4M21.6%
—Azerbaijan——64.0%480K4.8%
—Togo———690K8%
—Israel——58.0%380K4.4%
—Belarus———1.3M13.8%
—Laos———5,0000.5%
—Turkmenistan———5,0000.5%
—Kyrgyzstan———80K1.2%
—Nicaragua———870K13.3%
—Paraguay———280K4.2%
—Republic of the Congo———300K5.2%
—El Salvador———740K11.9%
—Denmark——61.0%970K16.6%
—Singapore———1.1M19.9%
—Lebanon——28.0%5,0000.5%
—Liberia———50K1.1%
—Central African Republic———20K0.5%
—Oman———5,0000.5%
—Norway——62.0%1.2M22.5%
—Finland——55.0%1.4M25.0%
—Mauritania———5,0000.5%
—New Zealand———2.6M51.4%
—Costa Rica———510K10.1%
—Kuwait———10K0.5%
—Panama——13.0%270K6.2%
—Eritrea———30K1.1%
—Mongolia——29.0%1.3M40.8%
—Uruguay———1.8M52.4%
—Puerto Rico———340K10.4%
—Qatar———5,0000.5%
—Namibia———150K5.6%
—Gambia———5,0000.5%
—Jamaica———670K23.7%
—Lithuania———200K7.1%
—Albania——39.0%220K7.7%
—Gabon———130K5.8%
—Botswana———350K14.7%
—Lesotho———40K1.7%
—Guinea-Bissau———230K11.6%
—Equatorial Guinea———90K5%
—Latvia——52.0%320K17.0%
—Bahrain———5,0000.5%
—Trinidad and Tobago———40K2.4%
—Timor-Leste———5,0000.5%
—Cyprus———90K6.6%
—Estonia——60.0%580K43.6%
—Eswatini———70K6.2%
—Mauritius———5,0000.5%
—Djibouti———10K1.1%
—Fiji——8%5,0000.5%
—Comoros———5,0000.5%
—Reunion———20K2.1%
—Solomon Islands———5,0000.5%
—Guyana———20K2.9%
—Bhutan———5,0000.5%
—Macau———460K67.6%
—Suriname———50K8.1%
—Montenegro———5,0001.1%
—Western Sahara———5,0000.5%
—Malta———30K5.2%
—Maldives———5,0000.5%
—Cape Verde———110K20.6%
—Brunei———5,0000.5%
—Belize———60K15.6%
—Bahamas———5,0001.9%
—Iceland——49.0%70K19.8%
—Guadeloupe———10K2.5%
—Mayotte———5,0000.5%
—Vanuatu———5,0001.4%
—Martinique———5,0002.7%
—French Guiana———5,0003.4%
—New Caledonia———30K10.5%
—French Polynesia———10K5%
—Barbados———60K20.1%
—Sao Tome and Principe———20K9.7%
—Samoa———5,0000.5%
—Curacao———10K5.9%
—Saint Lucia———10K5.9%
—Guam———5,0001.8%
—Kiribati———5,0000.5%
—Seychelles———5,0002.4%
—Grenada———5,0005.8%
—Micronesia———5,0000.5%
—Aruba———5,0005.9%
—Tonga———5,0000.5%
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines———5,0007.9%
—United States Virgin Islands———5,0004%

What correlates with Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,755 other country metrics sharing at least 36 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Immigration IndexEasiest Countries to Immigrate To
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 46
    Plot
  2. Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020Gay-Friendly Countries
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 57
    Plot
  3. Global Acceptance IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 59
    Plot
  4. Public Opinion IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.70 · strong · n = 59
    Plot
  5. Global Innovation Index Business Sophistication RankMost Innovative CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.67 · strong · n = 54
    Plot
  6. % of Population Who Took 1 or More COVID BoosterCOVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.67 · strong · n = 53
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Brain Drain IndexBrain Drain Countries
    r = −0.66 · strong · n = 59
    Plot
  2. Brain DrainFailed States
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 58
    Plot
  3. External InterventionFailed States
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 58
    Plot
  4. DVD RegionNTSC Countries
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. EconomyFailed States
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 58
    Plot
  6. Public ServicesFailed States
    r = −0.60 · strong · n = 58
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Pct Non-Religious (Gallup)?
Vietnam has the highest Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) in 2022, at 65.0%, followed by Thailand (65.0%) and United Kingdom (49.0%).
Which country has the lowest Pct Non-Religious (Gallup)?
Kenya has the lowest Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) in 2022, at 2%.
What is the median Pct Non-Religious (Gallup) across countries?
The median is 23.5% across the 60 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this least religious countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: More Prone to Believe in God than Identify as Religious. More Likely to Believe in Heaven than in Hell. - Gallup International; Religious Composition by Country 2010 - Pew Research Center; Religion Prevails in the World - Win-Gallup 2017; Global Religious Landscape - Pew Research Center.