Which Countries Believe in the Afterlife?

What We're Showing

This visualization shows both the percentage of adults in 36 countries who say there is "definitely" or "probably" life after death.

Survey results are extrapolated across the country's population of adults for the number of adults, with data from a Pew Research Center survey of 12,693 adults worldwide.

Key Takeaways

• Indonesia has the largest number of believers at 182 million adults, with 85% of its population affirming belief in an afterlife.
• More secular countries with rationalist traditions like Germany (50%), the Netherlands (51%), and Sweden (38%) show significantly lower levels of belief compared to countries in Africa and Asia where rates exceed 70%.