Is China a religious country or not? It’s a tricky question to answer
Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world – with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.
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Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world – with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.
The U.S. Muslim population has grown in the decades since 9/11, but views toward them have become increasingly polarized along political lines.
Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.
79 countries and territories out of the 198 studied around the world (40%) had laws or policies in 2019 banning blasphemy.
With Diwali celebrations underway, here are some facts about Hindus around the world.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the U.S., but the pattern appears to be changing.
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
Our new survey of 29,999 Indian adults takes a closer look at religious identity, nationalism and tolerance in Indian society.
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