Belief in God or a supreme being worldwide, by country 2010

This statistic shows the results of a global survey on faith in God or a supreme being. The survey was conducted in 23 countries in September 2010. 70 percent of respondents in the United States stated they believe in God or a higher being.

Global share of people who believe in God or a supreme being, by country, as of 2010

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Indonesia	93%
Turkey	91%
Brazil	84%
South Africa	83%
Mexico	78%
USA	70%
Argentina	62%
Russia	56%
India	56%
Poland	51%
Italy	50%
Canada	46%
Overall	45%
Hungary	29%
Australia	29%
Spain	28%
Germany	27%
Great Britain	25%
Belgium	20%
France	19%
Sweden	18%
South Korea	18%
China	9%
Japan	4%

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Release date

May 2011

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September 7 to September 23, 2010

Number of respondents

18,531 respondents

Age group

16-64 years (USA and Canada 18 to 64 years)

Supplementary notes

For this survey, approximately 1,000 people were asked per country, except for Argentina, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Russia and Turkey with 500 polled persons each.

The source does not provide information on the type of survey.

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