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        "msgid": "ten-most-devout-countries-in-the-world-where-does-indonesia-rank-1779542477",
        "date": "2026-05-21 19:30:36",
        "title": "Ten Most Devout Countries in the World: Where Does Indonesia Rank?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "Indonesia tops Pew Research Center\u2019s ranking as the most devout nation, with about 95% of the population praying daily, equating to roughly 269.3 million people. The study, which covers 102 countries from 2008\u20132023, highlights regional patterns in religiosity and notes India\u2019s large absolute total of daily prayers due to its huge population, while the United States records 44% praying daily.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 A study by Pew Research Center found that\nIndonesia is the world\u2019s most devout nation in terms of daily prayer.\nAbout 95% of Indonesians pray every day, a figure equivalent to about\n269.3 million people, making Indonesia not only the most devout by share\nbut also topping the global total in daily worshipers.<\/p>\n<p>Pew Research Center collected data from 102 countries between 2008\nand 2023. The study found that the most religious countries tend to be\nin Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East\/North Africa\nregion, while the least religious tend to be in Europe and East\nAsia.<\/p>\n<p>Another finding is that although only a few East Asian countries\nconsider religion very important in their lives, many people in the\nregion hold religious or spiritual beliefs, for example many East Asian\nresidents practise ancestral rituals.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 10 countries by the share of residents who pray\ndaily:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Indonesia 95% (percentage of people who pray daily)<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Nigeria<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Senegal<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Iraq<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Niger<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Chad<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Cameroon<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Djibouti<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Guatemala<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Guinea-Bissau<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This phenomenon suggests higher spirituality in developing nations.\nConversely, Western countries that are more secular show much lower\nrates of daily worship. For instance, although the United States is\nknown as a religious country, only 44% of its population prays daily\u2014far\nbelow Indonesia, Kenya, or even Bangladesh. India stands out in the\nreport: while only 71% of its population prays daily, the absolute\nnumber is very large, at more than a billion people, the highest in the\nworld.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ten-most-devout-countries-in-the-world-where-does-indonesia-rank-1779542477",
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