Countries with the greatest proportion of Buddhists

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* Data valid for the year 2007

  • Mongolia, 98% (mostly Tibetan)
  • Bhutan, 97% (mostly Lamaistic)
  • Cambodia, 96.5% (mostly Theravada)
  • Japan, 96% (mostly Mahayana with Shintoist)
  • Taiwan, 95.5% (mostly "Triple religion")
  • Thailand, 95% (Theravada, Muslim 4%, other 1%)
  • Laos, 95% (mostly Theravada with traditional animist)
  • Hong Kong, 93% (mostly "Triple religion")
  • Myanmar, 90% (Theravada, Christian 4%, Muslim 4%, other 2%)
  • Vietnam, 85% ("Triple religion", Christian 8%, Cao Dai 3%, other 3.5%, Muslim 0.08%)
  • Macau, 85% ("Triple religion", Roman Catholic 15%)
  • China, 78% ("Triple religion", Atheist 12%, Christian 6.5%, Muslim 1.5%, other 2%)
  • Sri Lanka, 76.7% (Theravada, Muslim 8.5%, Hindu 7.9%,Christian 6.9%)
  • North Korea, 63.5% ("Triple religion", Atheist 32.5%, other 4%)
  • Singapore, 61% ("Triple religion", Muslim 14.9%, Christian 14.6%, Hindu 4%, other)
  • South Korea, 48% (Christian 49%, Mahayana with Confucianist, other 3%)
  • Malaysia, 22% (Muslim 60.3%, "Triple religion", Christian 9%, Hindu 6.3%, other 2.4%)
  • Nepal, 21% (Hindu 80.2%, Tibetian Buddhist, Muslim 2.8%, other 1.2%)
  • Brunei, 14% (Muslim 67%, "Triple religion", Christian 10%, other 9%)
  • United Arab Emirates, 5%

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