Countries with higher GDP per capita less likely to tie belief in God to morality % who say it is necessary to believe in God in ooder to be moral and have good values 100 % Kenya Indonesia
Overall, respondents in nations with lower gross domestic product are more likely to say that belief in God is necessary to be moral and have good values. In other words, there is an inverse relationship between GDP per capita and the percentage of the public that draws this connection between belief in God and morality. Statistical analysis shows a strong inverse correlation, with a coefficient of -0.86.
Countries with higher GDP per capita less likely to tie belief in God to morality  | % who say it is necessary to believe in God in ooder to be moral and have good values  | 100 % Kenya  | Philippines  | % Kenya  | Indonesia  | Nigeria  | Tunisia Brazil  | South Africa  | India  | Turkey  | Advanced economies  | Lebanon  | Emerging and developing economies  | Correlation : 0.86  | Mexico Argentina  | Mexico Argentina  | Greece  | Ukraine  | Bulgaria  | Israel  | Slovakia  | South Korea  | U.S.  | Japan  | Russia  | Germany  | Poland  | Hungary  | Italy  | Lithuania  | Canada  | Spain  | Netherlands  | UK  | Australia  | France  | Czech Republic  | Sweden  | $0  | $10 000  | $20, 000  | $30 000  | $40 000  | $50 000  | $60 000  | $70, 000  | 2019 GDP per capita (PPP, current international $)  | Note: Figures for gross domestic product per capita, measured by purchasing power parity (PPP) in current international $ from the World  | Development Indicators database, World Bank. capita, Data accessed July 6, 2020, For more details, see Appendix B,  | Source: Spring 2019 Global Attitudes Survey, Q30.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 