![]() But if we accept the concept that religiosity is first (and maybe only) а deep personal matter then “How I feel” is the important indicator.” Sample Size and Mode of Field Work:Ī total of 57 768 persons were interviewed globally. On the other side measuring religiosity only through self-assessment carries a dose of uncertainty. “Religion is such a complex social relation that defining religiosity only through formal criteria like frequency of visiting religious services, following given restrictions or behavioral practices might be misleading. Japan, Vietnam and most EU countries seem most sceptic. People in such countries as Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Libya, Senegal and Indonesia are more likely to believe in life after death. Non-EU European countries, East Asia and North America are somewhere in-between. The European Union again stands out as the place where people are the least convinced that anything happens after we die. Regions such as MENA, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among places where people are most prone to believe in the afterlife. ![]() One in four (23%) do not believe that anything happens when we die. Most respondents around the world (57%) think that there is a life after death. North America sees more of a division in opinion, while Latin America and MENA score on the rather higher end of affirmation of God’s existence. Most doubtful are people in EU and East Asia+Oceania. MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia show significantly larger shares of people confirming the existence of God. Those attitudes appear largely stable over recent years, although the belief in God has even has slightly increased from 71% in 2016. ![]() ![]() Just under one in seven (16%) however do not believe that any God exists. While 62% self-identify as religious, 72% say that there is a God. ![]()
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