Map of how many people pray daily in countries around the world

[Kailash Kumar]

With high levels of prayer, U.S. is an outlier among wealthy nations

JEFF DIAMANT

MAY 1, 2019

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...ayer-u-s-is-an-outlier-among-wealthy-nations/

 

[war&peace]

This seems to be erroneous, how did they collect this data?

 

[Big Tank]

This seems to be erroneous, how did they collect this data?

"Surveys".

 

[war&peace]

"Surveys".

Unreliable

 

[Sanchez]

There are over 100 million Buddists, 38 million Christians and 23 million Muslims in China. Pew's figure is wrong about China.

 

[Kailash Kumar]

This seems to be erroneous, how did they collect this data?

Data
Figures on various measures of religious commitment presented in this report come from a variety of surveys carried out by the Pew Research Center between 2008 and 2017. These surveys use consistent wording in questionnaires to measure religious commitment across years and geographical areas:

Sub-Saharan Africa Survey (2008-2009). Results and methods reported in the 2010 report
Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Global Survey of Islam (2010-2011). Results and methods reported in the 2012 report “The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity.” This report also used data gathered as part of the sub-Saharan Africa survey.

Latin America Survey (2013-2014). Results and methods reported in the 2014 report “Religion in Latin America: Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region.”

Asian Americans Survey (2012). Results and methods reported in 2012 report “Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths.”

Jewish Americans Survey (2013). Results and methods reported in 2013 report “A Portrait of Jewish Americans.”

Religious Landscape Study (2014). Results and methods reported in 2015 report “America’s Changing Religious Landscape.”

Religion in Israel Survey (2014-2015). Results and methods reported in 2016 report “Israel’s Religiously Divided Society.”

Central and Eastern Europe Survey (2015-2016). Results and methods reported in 2017 report “Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe.”

Western Europe Survey (2017). Results and methods reported in 2018 report “Being Christian in Western Europe.”

Muslim Americans Survey (2017). Results and methods reported in 2017 report “S. Muslims Concerned About Their Place in Society, but Continue to Believe in the American Dream.”

Pew Research Center’s annual spring surveys that measure global attitudes in 25 to 40 countries also collect some data on religion. They measure up to four indicators of religious commitment: religious affiliation, prayer frequency, attendance frequency and how important religion is to a person. This report uses data on these indicators collected during the 2013, 2015 and 2017 global attitudes surveys for countries not covered in surveys that focus on religion. Details about methods used in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 Global Attitudes surveys are available online.

Using all the above sources, researchers measured differences between younger and older adults in religious affiliation in 106 countries as well as by other religious commitment measures in 102 to 106 countries. (The number of countries varies slightly for each indicator of religious commitment because data on some measures were not collected in all countries.) Together, results from these sources provide a comprehensive and up-to-date portrait of global age-related differences in religious commitment.

https://www.pewforum.org/2018/06/13/appendix-a-methodology-9/

 

[kris]

There are over 100 million Buddists, 38 million Christians and 23 million Muslims in China. Pew's figure is wrong about China.

Probably civilians are suspicious when others are asking about their daily prayers and lied

 

[Sanchez]

Probably civilians are suspicious when others are asking about their daily prayers and lied

No. These figures are China's official estimation of "true religious believers".

 

[Buddhistforlife]

With high levels of prayer, U.S. is an outlier among wealthy nations

JEFF DIAMANT

MAY 1, 2019

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...ayer-u-s-is-an-outlier-among-wealthy-nations/

Prayers be it Hindu prayers, Islamic prayers or Christian prayers are not beneficial. There are no advantages of praying. No one achieved anything through prayers.

Buddhism provides the most logical answer when it comes to prayers. Lord Buddha told that you are responsible for your own actions. Karma is also responsible for your ultimate fate. You will do good in exams if you study and if your karma supports it, you will become rich if you are smart and hard working and if your karma supports it.

Also Hindus/Islam/Christians believes that God removes a person's sins if he prays regularly which is again harmful as it would encourage more violence.

Hindus, Christians, Muslims have extremist elements because of such hardcore ideas like praying. RSS, Shiv Sena, Bajrang dal, Al qaeda, Taliban, ISIS, Crusaders, KKK are examples how strict religious beliefs can make a person animal like.

Meanwhile Buddhism did not have a history of promoting wars, slavery and rape. Buddhism is the most peaceful, logical and humane religion in this entire planet.

 

[Philip the Arab]

Prayers be it Hindu prayers, Islamic prayers or Christian prayers are not beneficial. There are no advantages of praying. No one achieved anything through prayers.

Buddhism provides the most logical answer when it comes to prayers. Lord Buddha told that you are responsible for your own actions. Karma is also responsible for your ultimate fate. You will do good in exams if you study and if your karma supports it, you will become rich if you are smart and hard working and if your karma supports it.

Also Hindus/Islam/Christians believes that God removes a person's sins if he prays regularly which is again harmful as it would encourage more violence.

Hindus, Christians, Muslims have extremist elements because of such hardcore ideas like praying. RSS, Shiv Sena, Bajrang dal, Al qaeda, Taliban, ISIS, Crusaders, KKK are examples how strict religious beliefs can make a person animal like.

Meanwhile Buddhism did not have a history of promoting wars, slavery and rape. Buddhism is the most peaceful, logical and humane religion in this entire planet.

Stop talking about that Indian religion please and look at Buddhist terrorists.

http://theconversation.com/violent-buddhist-extremists-are-targeting-muslims-in-sri-lanka-92951

https://theconversation.com/militan...-south-east-asia-where-did-it-come-from-86632

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

It seems like the more developed areas of the world are less likely to pray.

And the less developed and more unstable parts of the world (Africa and the Middle East) pray the most.

 

[Deathstar]

Stop talking about that Indian religion please and look at Buddhist terrorists.

http://theconversation.com/violent-buddhist-extremists-are-targeting-muslims-in-sri-lanka-92951

https://theconversation.com/militan...-south-east-asia-where-did-it-come-from-86632

That Indian religion is one of the oldest in the world nad still surviving , dont disrespect other's religion

 

[Philip the Arab]

That Indian religion is one of the oldest in the world nad still surviving , dont disrespect other's religion

He disrespected mine. Mine your F*cking buisness bi*tch.

 

[Deathstar]

There are over 100 million Buddists, 38 million Christians and 23 million Muslims in China. Pew's figure is wrong about China.

I thought the majority chinese were atheist but they are Buddhist , u are also a Buddhist?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

I thought the majority chinese were atheist but they are Buddhist , u are also a Buddhist?

Majority of Chinese are non-religious.