Generally, poorer nations tend to be religious; wealthy less so, except for U.S. % who say religion is very important in their lives 100 -Senegal Asla/Pacific the Burk. Uganda Pakistan Indonesia Uganda Pakistan Russia /Ukraine Tanz.
Religion is significantly less important to Europeans than to Americans. Just over half in the U.S. (53%) say religion is very important in their life, nearly double the share who hold this view in Poland, which registered the highest percentage among EU nations polled in 2015. In France, only 14% consider religion very important. Globally, there is a strong relationship between a country’s wealth and its level of religiosity. Nations with higher levels of gross domestic product per capita tend to have lower percentages saying religion is very important in their lives. However, the U.S. is a clear outlier to this pattern – a wealthy nation that is also relatively religious.
Generally, poorer nations tend to be religious; wealthy less so, except for U.S.  | % who say religion is very important in their lives  | Ethiopia  | 100  | -Senegal  | Asla/Pacific  | the Burk. Uganda Pakistan  | Indonesia  | Europe  | the Burk.  | Uganda Pakistan  | Russia /Ukraine  | Ghana  | Latin America  | Tanz.  | Philippines  | Middle East  | Kenya Nigeria  | Malaysia  | Jordan  | North America  | 80  | Sub-Saharan Africa  | India  | Palest ter.  | Brazil  | South Africa  | Peru  | 60  | Lebanon  | Turkey  | U.S.  | Venezuela  | 40  | Mexico  | Argentina  | Israel  | Vietnam  | Poland  | Canada  | Italy  | Chile  | UK  | Ukraine  | Spain  | Germany  | 20  | Russia  | South Korea  | Australia  | France  | Japan  | China  | $10. 000  | $20. .000  | $30 000  | $40 .000  | $50. 000  | $60. 000  | 2015 GDP per capita (PPP, current international $)  | Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes Survey, Data for GDP per capita (PPP) from IMF World Economic Outlook Database,  | October 2015 accessed Oct. 29, 2015 Data for Pa lestinian territories GDP per capita (PPP) is for West Bank and Gaza from  | World Bank 2014 accessed Oct. 29, 2015.  | "Americans are in the middle of the pack globally when it comes to importance of religion"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 