Countries With the Most Atheists/Agnostics

Name the 25 countries with the highest percentage of Atheists and Agnostics.
Data reflects percentage of atheists, agnostics, and nonbelievers in god
Source used estimates for China, Cuba, and North Korea; due to the unreliable nature of the estimates, those countries are not included in this quiz
Source: http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html
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Rank
Percent of Population
Answer
1.
46-85%
Sweden
2.
81%
Vietnam
3.
43-80%
Denmark
4.
31-72%
Norway
5.
64-65%
Japan
6.
54-61%
Czech Republic
7.
28-60%
Finland
8.
43-54%
France
9.
30-52%
South Korea
10.
49%
Estonia
11.
41-49%
Germany
12.
24-48%
Russia
13.
32-46%
Hungary
14.
39-44%
Netherlands
15.
31-44%
United Kingdom
16.
42-43%
Belgium
17.
34-40%
Bulgaria
18.
35-38%
Slovenia
19.
15-37%
Israel
20.
19-30%
Canada
21.
20-29%
Latvia
22.
10-28%
Slovakia
23.
17-27%
Switzerland
24.
18-26%
Austria
25
24-25%
Australia
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Level 70
Sep 19, 2012
Out of curiosity, where is your source for this quiz? I was really surprised to see Israel on the list.
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Level 80
Sep 19, 2012
This information is according a Gallup poll. The website I used was http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html I was also very surprised to see Israel on the list!

Thanks for taking the quiz!

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Level 56
Oct 17, 2012
I was also surprised that Israel was on the list. It's almost ironic considering how many religious wars were fought on and over that place.
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Level 33
Jan 20, 2013
I'm astonished that North Korea isn't on the list. And yeah, as a list of enlightened countries Israel doesn't really fit.
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Level 35
Jul 13, 2015
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Level 82
Feb 18, 2013
I'm guessing that Gallup didn't get information on North Korea. I'm sure that they are more atheist than South Korea. South Korea has a very large population of Christians, the largest in Asia outside of the Philippines. In regards to Israel, not surprised at all. The only way this would be surprising is if the polling methodology counted everyone who was Jewish as automatically religious, which they often do, disregarding that many Jews are not religious. In reality the country in many ways is very secular, quite "enlightened" and progressive, and though, yes, religion has been at the heart of every war fought against Israel in the last 65 years, this has really been more about the religion of Israel's neighbors than the religion of the Israelis.
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Level 82
Feb 18, 2013
got 100% on my first try, btw. and soon the USA will be on this list. They should already be ranked higher than Slovakia (10-28%). There are at least 10% of the population in the US that is atheist. Probably more like 17-25%, and if you count all of the people who self describe as "non-religious" or "other" but are afraid to use the word "atheist," that number shoots up more. Especially amongst the younger generation.
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Level 35
Jul 13, 2015
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Level 82
Aug 5, 2018
Why sad, Mr. Ghost Rider? This is good news. And besides don't you work for the devil?
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Level 35
Jul 13, 2015
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Level 71
Jul 9, 2013
I am very happy to see Denmark ranked 3rd. Thank "God". :-)
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Level 35
Jul 13, 2015
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Level 14
Apr 28, 2014
I was surprised not to see USA on the list
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Level 50
Jun 13, 2016
It's almost as if they included Buddhists as atheists...
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Level 82
Aug 5, 2018
Do you not know what atheism means or do you not know that much about Buddhism?
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Level 30
Jan 26, 2020
Atheism is just the disbelief in gods. You don't have to believe in any gods to practice Buddhism.
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Level 73
Feb 21, 2024
I thought this at first too, seeing Vietnam at the top of the list, but then no presence of countries like Thailand and Mongolia confused me.

Looking at the statistics, it seems much fewer Vietnamese are Buddhist than I expected. However, it does seem like statistics on religion in general count people who practice Vietnamese folk religion and nothing else as irreligious.

South Korea is in a similar position: South Korean sources only count followers of organized religion, ignoring anyone following folk beliefs— though there are less Buddhists and Christians than I expected in South Korea, too.

Japanese society doesn't have the same notions of religious affiliation or religious exclusivity that we do, so many people don't "follow" a religion, but most of the population still participates in Shinto and Buddhist rituals (often syncretically).

Granted I'm commenting all this 8 years later and maybe the quiz looked way different when you took it.

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Level 63
Sep 14, 2016
The quiz should be rephrased. The numbers include others such as Agnostics according to the source.
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Level 33
Mar 15, 2017
Would anyone explain why none of the poorest countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia, make the list? And why highly developed, egualitarian societies like Norway, Sweden and Denmark top it? Just curious... Religion = poverty, misery, suffering
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Level 60
Jan 15, 2021
It has to do with looking to a source to get motivation and hope. When you are struggling, you look for any avenue to provide you hope. Often when you struggle, you find yourselves struggling to gain motivation to do anything, and one looks for any positive motivation to continue with life in general. Most religions promise a good life and even a good afterlife in most prominent religions. This hope is useful to many and provides motivation to continue working for a better future. In most developed nations, many people realize this and in some cases may even have found alternatives to find hope and motivation other than looking into a motherly/fatherly figure who would help you through your struggles. Most become atheists/agnostics after their country becomes developed and/or they gain a good life as there is no longer a huge need for hope.
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Level 66
Oct 22, 2018
missed Czechia because this quiz for some stupid reason only accepts Czech republic for it... :(
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Level 80
Oct 22, 2018
This particular quiz was created in 2012 and is maintained by a human being who is not always able to update quizzes in a timely manner due to other responsibilities. :)

'Czechia' will now be accepted.

Thanks for taking the quiz!

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Level 56
Nov 29, 2020
It is still not getting accepted.
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Level 45
Mar 20, 2019
I typed Czechia and it didn’t work
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Level 47
Feb 5, 2021
Czechia is the most atheist country in the world
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Level 71
Jan 10, 2023
This quiz is out of date. To show how rapidly organized religion is deteriorating, the US number would be at least 29% today in the USA.

Here’s numbers from a couple years ago:

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/

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Level 63
Jan 11, 2023
These are the best countries.
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Level 50
Mar 23, 2023
Where's the Vatican?