Country rankings
Sufi Population by Country
Senegal has the highest % Sufi in 2013 (92.0%), followed by Chad (55.0%) and Cameroon (48.0%). Palestine has the lowest (1%).
Year 201336 of 235 countries
% Sufi, 2013
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Median
14.0%
Middle half 5.25% – 26.8%
Average
19.7%
36 countries
Highest
92.0%
Senegal
Lowest
1%
Palestine
Data
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54 countries · # = rank by % Sufi
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senegal | 92.0% | 95.0% | — |
| 2 |  Chad | 55.0% | — | — |
| 3 |  Cameroon | 48.0% | — | — |
| 4 |  Niger | 47.0% | — | — |
| 5 |  Liberia | 45.0% | — | — |
| 6 |  Guinea-Bissau | 40.0% | — | — |
| 7 |  Nigeria | 37.0% | — | — |
| 7 |  Ghana | 37.0% | — | — |
| 9 |  DR Congo | 29.0% | — | — |
| 10 |  Bangladesh | 26.0% | — | — |
| 10 |  Uganda | 26.0% | — | — |
| 12 |  Kenya | 25.0% | — | — |
| 13 |  Russia | 19.0% | — | — |
| 14 |  Ethiopia | 18.0% | — | — |
| 14 |  Tajikistan | 18.0% | 85.0% | 5% |
| 16 |  Pakistan | 17.0% | — | — |
| 16 |  Malaysia | 17.0% | — | — |
| 18 |  Tanzania | 15.0% | — | — |
| 19 |  Albania | 13.0% | — | — |
| 20 |  Djibouti | 12.0% | 99.0% | — |
| 21 |  Uzbekistan | 11.0% | 91.0% | — |
| 22 |  Egypt | 9% | 90.0% | — |
| 22 |  Lebanon | 9% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
| 24 |  Afghanistan | 8% | 79.0% | — |
| 24 |  Mali | 8% | — | — |
| 26 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7% | — | — |
| 27 |  Turkey | 6% | 76.0% | — |
| 28 |  Indonesia | 3% | 88.0% | — |
| 28 |  Iraq | 3% | 34.0% | 63.0% |
| 30 |  Jordan | 2% | 96.0% | — |
| 30 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2% | 48.0% | — |
| 32 |  Thailand | 1% | — | — |
| 32 |  Morocco | 1% | 100.0% | — |
| 32 |  Kazakhstan | 1% | — | — |
| 32 |  Tunisia | 1% | 100.0% | — |
| 32 |  Palestine | 1% | — | — |
| — |  India | — | 10.0% | 3% |
| — |  Iran | — | 9% | 90.0% |
| — |  Sudan | — | 68.0% | — |
| — |  Algeria | — | 100.0% | — |
| — |  Yemen | — | 62.0% | — |
| — |  Saudi Arabia | — | 84.0% | 16.0% |
| — |  Syria | — | 76.0% | 11.0% |
| — |  Somalia | — | 98.0% | — |
| — |  United Arab Emirates | — | 79.0% | 16.0% |
| — |  Azerbaijan | — | 29.0% | 59.0% |
| — |  Togo | — | 23.0% | — |
| — |  Libya | — | 98.0% | — |
| — |  Bulgaria | — | 11.0% | 1% |
| — |  Oman | — | 9% | — |
| — |  Kuwait | — | 57.0% | — |
| — |  Georgia | — | 10.0% | — |
| — |  Bahrain | — | 28.0% | 72.0% |
| — |  Comoros | — | 98.0% | — |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest % Sufi?
- Senegal has the highest % Sufi in 2013, at 92.0%, followed by Chad (55.0%) and Cameroon (48.0%).
- Which country has the lowest % Sufi?
- Palestine has the lowest % Sufi in 2013, at 1%.
- What is the median % Sufi across countries?
- The median is 14.0% across the 36 countries with data in 2013.
- Where does this sufi population by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Global Economy - Percent Shia Muslim - Country rankings; The Global Economy - Percent Sunni Muslim - Country rankings; Difference Between - Difference Between Sunni and Sufi; Religious Affiliation - Pew Research Center.