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Ghana is most religious nation on earth

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Sat, 11 Aug 2012 Source: catholicculture.org

A new survey conducted by the Gallup International Association has ranked citizens of 57 countries by their religiosity.

Overall, 59% of those surveyed described themselves as religious, 23% said they are not religious, and 13% said they are convinced atheists.


The nations with the highest percentages of self-described religious persons are Ghana, Nigeria, Armenia, Fiji, Macedonia, Romania, Iraq, Kenya, Peru, and Brazil.

The nations with the highest percentages of self-described “convinced atheists” are China, Japan, the Czech Republic, France, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Iceland, Australia, and Ireland.

Source: catholicculture.org