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Afghanistan has the highest % Muslim via Pew in 2020 (99.9%), followed by Yemen (99.9%) and Iran (99.8%). United States Virgin Islands has the lowest (0.5%).

Culture196 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Feb 13, 2025Original page
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% Muslim via PewBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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% Muslim via Pew, 2020

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 195 countries.

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
4.2%
Middle half 0.5% – 56.1%
Average
26.9%
195 countries
Highest
99.9%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.5%
United States Virgin Islands

Biggest changes · 2010 → 2020

195 countries have a value in both years.

Largest increases

Largest decreases

Data

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195 countries · # = rank by % Muslim via Pew
#
1AfghanistanFeb 1899.9%
1YemenFeb 1899.9%
3IranFeb 1999.8%
3SomaliaFeb 1899.8%
5MoroccoFeb 1999.7%
6Western SaharaFeb 1899.6%
7IraqFeb 1999.5%
8TunisiaFeb 1999.3%
9MauritaniaFeb 1999.2%
10LibyaFeb 1999.0%
10PalestineFeb 1999.0%
12SudanFeb 1898.9%
12TajikistanFeb 1998.9%
14MayotteFeb 1998.8%
15AlgeriaFeb 1998.4%
16ComorosFeb 1998.3%
17NigerFeb 1898.1%
18DjiboutiFeb 1897.7%
19SenegalFeb 1897.6%
20TurkeyFeb 1997.1%
20JordanFeb 1997.1%
22GambiaFeb 1897.0%
23PakistanFeb 1996.5%
24UzbekistanFeb 1995.6%
25EgyptFeb 1995.2%
26AzerbaijanFeb 1994.7%
27TurkmenistanFeb 1894.3%
28SyriaFeb 1994.2%
29MaliFeb 1894.1%
29MaldivesFeb 1894.1%
31Saudi ArabiaFeb 1892.7%
32KyrgyzstanFeb 1991.7%
33BangladeshFeb 1991.1%
34IndonesiaFeb 1987.0%
35GuineaFeb 1886.8%
36BruneiFeb 1982.2%
37OmanFeb 1981.8%
38KuwaitFeb 1880.2%
39Sierra LeoneFeb 1880.1%
40KazakhstanFeb 1977.9%
41QatarFeb 1875.9%
42AlbaniaFeb 1974.5%
43BahrainFeb 1874.0%
44United Arab EmiratesFeb 1872.9%
45LebanonFeb 1867.8%
46Burkina FasoFeb 1967.4%
47MalaysiaFeb 1964.1%
48ChadFeb 1856.4%
49NigeriaFeb 1856.1%
50Guinea-BissauFeb 1856.0%
51Bosnia and HerzegovinaFeb 1953.6%
52EritreaFeb 1951.7%
53Ivory CoastFeb 1846.3%
54Ethiopia—36.2%
55North MacedoniaFeb 1934.7%
56BeninFeb 1831.4%
57TanzaniaFeb 1929.9%
58CameroonFeb 1825.2%
59CyprusFeb 1824.4%
60MontenegroFeb 1921.3%
61GhanaFeb 1919.9%
62Mozambique—19.4%
63MauritiusFeb 2017.5%
64TogoFeb 1816.1%
64SingaporeFeb 1916.1%
66IndiaFeb 1915.2%
67IsraelFeb 1814.7%
68SurinameFeb 1813.1%
69Liberia—12.7%
70MalawiFeb 1911.6%
71UgandaFeb 1811.4%
72KenyaFeb 1910.9%
73Georgia—10.5%
74Bulgaria—10.3%
75Sri LankaFeb 1910.2%
76FranceFeb 189.1%
77GabonFeb 188.6%
78Austria—8.3%
79RussiaFeb 198.2%
80Sweden—8.1%
81Belgium—6.8%
82PhilippinesFeb 196.5%
82Germany—6.5%
82Guyana—6.5%
85United KingdomFeb 186.4%
86South SudanFeb 186.2%
86Central African RepublicFeb 186.2%
88Switzerland—6.1%
89Fiji—5.8%
90Netherlands—5.5%
90Trinidad and TobagoFeb 195.5%
92NepalFeb 195.1%
92Greece—5.1%
94CanadaFeb 184.9%
95Thailand—4.5%
96Italy—4.4%
96SerbiaFeb 194.4%
98Denmark—4.2%
99Norway—4.1%
100Equatorial Guinea—4%
101Spain—3.6%
101Malta—3.6%
103AustraliaFeb 193.5%
103Mongolia—3.5%
105Myanmar—3.3%
106BurundiFeb 183%
107New Caledonia—2.8%
108Cambodia—2%
109China—1.8%
109Rwanda—1.8%
109Luxembourg—1.8%
112Ireland—1.7%
113South AfricaFeb 191.6%
113Finland—1.6%
113Slovenia—1.6%
116Republic of the Congo—1.5%
117New Zealand—1.4%
117CroatiaFeb 191.4%
119United StatesFeb 181.2%
119MadagascarFeb 191.2%
119Iceland—1.2%
122Brazil—0.5%
122Mexico—0.5%
122Japan—0.5%
122Vietnam—0.5%
122Colombia—0.5%
122South Korea—0.5%
122ArgentinaFeb 180.5%
122Angola—0.5%
122Ukraine—0.5%
122Poland—0.5%
122Peru—0.5%
122Venezuela—0.5%
122North Korea—0.5%
122Taiwan—0.5%
122Zambia—0.5%
122Chile—0.5%
122Guatemala—0.5%
122Romania—0.5%
122Ecuador—0.5%
122Zimbabwe—0.5%
122Bolivia—0.5%
122Haiti—0.5%
122Dominican Republic—0.5%
122Honduras—0.5%
122Papua New Guinea—0.5%
122Cuba—0.5%
122Portugal—0.5%
122Hungary—0.5%
122Belarus—0.5%
122Laos—0.5%
122Hong Kong—0.5%
122Nicaragua—0.5%
122Paraguay—0.5%
122El Salvador—0.5%
122Slovakia—0.5%
122Costa Rica—0.5%
122Panama—0.5%
122Uruguay—0.5%
122Puerto Rico—0.5%
122Namibia—0.5%
122Moldova—0.5%
122Armenia—0.5%
122Jamaica—0.5%
122Lithuania—0.5%
122Botswana—0.5%
122Lesotho—0.5%
122Latvia—0.5%
122Timor-LesteFeb 190.5%
122Estonia—0.5%
122Eswatini—0.5%
122Solomon Islands—0.5%
122Bhutan—0.5%
122Macau—0.5%
122Cape Verde—0.5%
122Belize—0.5%
122Bahamas—0.5%
122Guadeloupe—0.5%
122Vanuatu—0.5%
122Martinique—0.5%
122French Guiana—0.5%
122French Polynesia—0.5%
122Barbados—0.5%
122Samoa—0.5%
122Curacao—0.5%
122Saint Lucia—0.5%
122Guam—0.5%
122Kiribati—0.5%
122Seychelles—0.5%
122Grenada—0.5%
122Micronesia—0.5%
122Aruba—0.5%
122Tonga—0.5%
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—0.5%
122United States Virgin Islands—0.5%

What correlates with % Muslim via Pew (2020)?

Pearson r against 1,400 other country metrics sharing at least 117 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher % Muslim via Pew tend to score higher on these

  1. Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  2. TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  3. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  4. % of Men Who Are CircumcisedCircumcision by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  5. Birth Defect RateBirth Defect Rates by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 179
    Plot
  6. Average Household SizeNumber of Households by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 170
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher % Muslim via Pew tend to score lower on these

  1. % ChristiansMost Christian Countries
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 183
    Plot
  2. EIU Electoral Process ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.66 · strong · n = 130
    Plot
  3. GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)Global Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 146
    Plot
  4. Personal Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 161
    Plot
  5. GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 146
    Plot
  6. Equality IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 180
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest % Muslim via Pew?
Afghanistan has the highest % Muslim via Pew in 2020, at 99.9%, followed by Yemen (99.9%) and Iran (99.8%).
Which country has the lowest % Muslim via Pew?
United States Virgin Islands has the lowest % Muslim via Pew in 2020, at 0.5%.
What is the median % Muslim via Pew across countries?
The median is 4.2% across the 195 countries with data in 2020.
Where does this which countries celebrate ramadan? data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Ramadan: Saudi, 33 countries declare Saturday first day; Ramadan Start - Time And Date; Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050 - Pew Research Center.

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