Most in Western Europe say belief in God not needed to be moral % who say belief in God in order to be moral and have good values
In the eight Western European publics surveyed, a median of just 22% say belief in God is necessary to be moral, while in the six Eastern European nations studied, a median of 33% share the same view. Prior research establishes the European continent as increasingly secular on the whole, though among Europeans, there are notable differences between Eastern and Western countries in attitudes toward religion and religious minorities.
Less than half in both Canada and the U.S. say belief in God is necessary to be moral (26% and 44%, respectively). (For more on religion in the U.S., go to “In a Politically Polarized Era, Sharp Divides in Both Partisan Coalitions.”)
By contrast, nearly everyone surveyed in Indonesia and the Philippines (96% each) draws a connection between belief in God and having good values. And nearly eight-in-ten (79%) in India say the same. But in East Asia, South Koreans are somewhat split on this question (53% say it is necessary, 46% say it is not), while smaller shares in Japan (39%) and Australia (19%) take the view that it’s necessary to believe in God to be a moral person.
Most in Western Europe say belief in  | God not needed to be moral  | % who say belief in God in order to be moral and  | have good values  | Is not necessary Is necessary  | U.S  | 54%  | 44%  | Canada  | 73  | 26  | Greece  | 46  | 53  | Germany  | 61  | 3  | Italy  | 68  | 30  | I 9  | Netherlands  | Spain  | 78  | UK  | 79  | France  | 84  | Sweden  | 90  | MEDIAN  | 78  | 22  | Bulgaria  | 45  | 50  | Slova kia  | 49  | 45  | Poland  | 62  | 36  | Lithuania  | 60  | 29  | Hungary  | 66  | 28  | Czech Hungary Republic  | 80  | 1.4  | MEDIAN  | 6.1  | 33  | Ukraine  | 44  | Russia  | 56  | Indonesia  | 96  | Philip pines  | 96  | India  | 18  | 79  | South Korea  | 53  | 45  | Japan  | 56  | 39  | Australia  | 79  | 19  | MEDIAN  | 36  | 62  | Tunisia Turkey  | 84  | Tunisia Turkey  | 20  | 75  | Lebanon  | 26  | 72  | Israel  | 48  | 48  | Kenya  | 95  | South Nigeria Africa  | 93  | South Nigeria Africa  | 84  | Brazil  | 15  | 84  | Mexico  | 43  | 55  | Arge ntina  | 45  | 55  | 34 COUNTRY  | 45  | 5.1  | MEDIAN  | Source: Spring 2019 Globa Attitudes Survey. Q30.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 