Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Religious Diversity Around the World
In nearly all countries, a single religious group makes up a majority
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- Religious Diversity Around the World
- Singapore is the most religiously diverse country
- In the world’s most religiously diverse places, Christians are often the largest group
- 8 of the 10 least religiously diverse places have populations that are almost entirely Muslim
- Among the world’s most populous nations, the U.S. is the most religiously diverse
- In nearly all countries, a single religious group makes up a majority
- Countries where 90% of the population falls most evenly into a pair of religious categories
- Diversity levels and their corresponding Religious Diversity Index scores
- Countries with high levels of religious diversity are scattered around the world
- Religious diversity by region
- 77% of religious ‘nones’ live in countries or territories with a moderate level of religious diversity
- Examples of countries with changing levels of religious diversity