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This chart ranks countries that pray the most, based on the share of the population and the number of people who pray at least once a day. The data comes from the Pew Research Center, with population figures from the World Bank.
Key Takeaways
- Indonesia leads in terms of population share, with 95% of Indonesians saying they pray daily, more than any other country on the list.
- India has the highest absolute number of daily prayer participants, with over 1 billion people (71% of the population) praying every day.
- Other highly religious countries by both size and proportion include Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Bangladesh.
- In contrast, many Western nations have much lower rates of daily prayer. In France, Poland, and Germany, only 16–18% of people pray daily.
- Sweden (8%) and Hungary (11%) have the lowest share of praying populations.
