The U.S. is not widely seen as highly religious
A modest share of people around the world see the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations – despite considerable evidence that it is.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
A modest share of people around the world see the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations – despite considerable evidence that it is.
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
In 2020, properties in 102 of the 198 countries and territories in the study were targeted in incidents tied to religion.
Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.
Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
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