The importance of religion around the world in five charts

Around the world religion tends to be most important in poorer countries, with the United States bucking the trend. Countries reporting more positive experiences also report high rates of people who report that religion is important in their everyday life.

Data from Gallup in 2009

Religiosity data from 2010. Gallup data on positive experiences from 2014.

Religiosity data from 2010. Gallup data on positive experiences from 2014.