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China Ranks Last in Importance of Religion, Research Shows
By Ruth Wang
on January 15, 2016 02:01 AM
A new report released by Pew Research Survey of Global Countries on Importance of Religions, lists out the attitudes of "the importance of religion in life" among over ten nations. It says Ethiopia is the most religious for 98% of them think religion is very important in their lives. China ranks in the bottom with the number of 3%.
The rest of the top ten nations in the following are respectively:
Uganda(94%)
Pakistan(93%)
Burk. Faso(92%)
Tanz.(90%)
Ghana(90%)
Nigeria(88%)
Phillippines(87%)
The global median is 55% and above the median are basically African nations and Indonesia, Pakistan, Phillippines, Malaysia, India in Asia-Pacific, Jordan and Brazil.
The western countries are below the median as US has 53%, Canada 27%, Italy, Germany, Spain and UK all 21%. Both Russia and South Korea shares 19%, Japan 11%.
China ranks in the bottom as 3%, meaning only 3% of Chinese respondents think religion is very important in their lives.
The report mentions that for most nations, the ratio shows a negative relationship with GDP per person meaning that more religious nations are poorer. But surprisingly China and US deviate from this rule the farthest.
redit: Pew Research Center
Last year a survey of UK published the similar result in which Tailand was the top religious while China was at the bottom (7%) in the ranking.
China Ranks Last in Importance of Religion, Research Shows
By Ruth Wang
on January 15, 2016 02:01 AM
A new report released by Pew Research Survey of Global Countries on Importance of Religions, lists out the attitudes of "the importance of religion in life" among over ten nations. It says Ethiopia is the most religious for 98% of them think religion is very important in their lives. China ranks in the bottom with the number of 3%.
The rest of the top ten nations in the following are respectively:
Uganda(94%)
Pakistan(93%)
Burk. Faso(92%)
Tanz.(90%)
Ghana(90%)
Nigeria(88%)
Phillippines(87%)
The global median is 55% and above the median are basically African nations and Indonesia, Pakistan, Phillippines, Malaysia, India in Asia-Pacific, Jordan and Brazil.
The western countries are below the median as US has 53%, Canada 27%, Italy, Germany, Spain and UK all 21%. Both Russia and South Korea shares 19%, Japan 11%.
China ranks in the bottom as 3%, meaning only 3% of Chinese respondents think religion is very important in their lives.
The report mentions that for most nations, the ratio shows a negative relationship with GDP per person meaning that more religious nations are poorer. But surprisingly China and US deviate from this rule the farthest.
redit: Pew Research Center
Last year a survey of UK published the similar result in which Tailand was the top religious while China was at the bottom (7%) in the ranking.
China Ranks Last in Importance of Religion, Research Shows
