Those who say religion is very important are much more likely to say it plays a more important role than it did 20 years ago Compared to 20 years ago, religion has a more important role North America
Opinions vary widely across the countries surveyed on whether religion plays a more or less important role compared with 20 years ago. Those saying religion is more important ranges from 7% in Spain and 8% in Japan to 83% in Indonesia and 65% in Nigeria.
But overall, there is a strong correlation between those who see religion’s role in society growing and those who think religion is very important in their lives (+0.73).
Those who say religion is very important are much more likely to say it plays a more  | important role than it did 20 years ago  | Compared to 20 years ago, religion has a more important role  | 100%  | North America  | Europe  | 90  | Russia  | Asia Pacific  | Indonesia  | 80  | Middle East  | Sub Saharan Africa  | 70  | Latin America  | Nigeria  | 60  | Kenya  | Philippines  | India  | Brazil  | 50  | Russia  | Israel  | South Africa  | 40  | France  | Tunisia  | 30 Sweden  | South Germany  | Hungary Korea  | Argentina  | Mexico  | Poland  | UK  | 20  | Netherlands  | U.S.  | Italy  | Greece  | Australia  | Canada  | 10  | Japan  | Spain  | Correlation = 0.73  | 20  | 50  | 70  | 100%  | 10  | 30  | 40  | 60  | 80  | 90  | Religion is very important in my life  | Source: Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q11 & Q95.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 