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Most Atheist Nations (2010)

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Nations (population 200,000+) with the highest percentages of atheists according to the World Christian Database (2010).

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Ranking	Nation	Adherents	Percent
1	Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of	3,793,220	15.6
2	Sweden	1,098,698	11.7
3	China	97,643,164	7.3
4	Vietnam	5,810,325	6.6
5	Uruguay	220,067	6.5
6	Latvia	121,578	5.4
7	Cuba	570,426	5.1
8	Czech Republic	514,814	4.9
9	Estonia	62,510	4.7
10	Hungary	440,167	4.4
11	France	2,605,839	4.2
12	Italy	2,167,991	3.6
13	Belarus	330,029	3.4
14	Slovakia	176,159	3.2
15	Ukraine	1,396,316	3.1
16	Japan	3,630,170	2.9
17	Macau	15,441	2.8
18	Mongolia	76,718	2.8
19	Germany	2,055,443	2.5
20	Canada	846,892	2.5
21	Slovenia	50,031	2.5
22	Hong Kong	170,580	2.4
23	Chile	408,560	2.4
24	Belgium	221,164	2.1
25	Finland	105,331	2.0
26	Australia	412,984	1.9
27	Equatorial Guinea	12,744	1.8
28	Netherlands	290,061	1.8
29	Austria	145,291	1.7
30	Kyrgyzstan	91,735	1.7
31	Luxembourg	7,533	1.5
32	Croatia	64,737	1.5
33	Spain	671,667	1.5
34	United Kingdom	885,024	1.4
35	Denmark	79,024	1.4
36	Portugal	148,083	1.4
37	Switzerland	100,901	1.3
38	New Zealand	56,991	1.3
39	Kazakhstan	175,724	1.1
40	New Caledonia	2,747	1.1
41	Russia	1,511,902	1.1
42	Armenia	31,741	1.0
43	Bulgaria	70,669	0.9
44	Uzbekistan	255,841	0.9
45	Argentina	347,319	0.9
46	Montenegro	5,354	0.9
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31,014	0.8
48	Lebanon	33,937	0.8
49	Cyprus	8,085	0.7
49	Lithuania	24,354	0.7
50	Turkmenistan	33,317	0.7
51	Guadeloupe	2,852	0.6
51	Norway	30,115	0.6
52	Serbia	45,252	0.6
53	Panama	20,085	0.6
54	Guyana	4,193	0.6
55	French Polynesia	1,489	0.6
56	Albania	16,763	0.5
57	Tajikistan	34,855	0.5
58	Israel	36,928	0.5
59	Jordan	30,423	0.5
60	French Guiana	1,098	0.5
61	Dominican Republic	46,579	0.5
61	Macedonia	9,740	0.5
61	Moldova	16,826	0.5
62	Georgia	20,090	0.5
63	Martinique	1,784	0.4
64	Guatemala	62,208	0.4
65	United States (General)	1,309,897	0.4
66	Brazil	756,916	0.4
66	Puerto Rico	14,577	0.4
67	Iceland	1,207	0.4
68	Greece	34,726	0.3
69	Laos	17,980	0.3
70	South Africa	138,501	0.3
71	Ireland	12,128	0.3
71	Poland	101,535	0.3
72	Cambodia	35,101	0.3
72	Colombia	114,566	0.3
73	Costa Rica	11,172	0.2
74	Paraguay	14,593	0.2
75	Venezuela	62,386	0.2
76	Barbados	579	0.2
76	Honduras	15,805	0.2
77	Angola	37,441	0.2
77	Philippines	181,984	0.2
78	Kosovo	3,985	0.2
78	Malta	809	0.2
78	Taiwan	43,413	0.2
79	Iraq	56,386	0.2
79	Peru	51,787	0.2
80	Cameroon	33,185	0.2
81	India	1,953,780	0.2
81	Zimbabwe	19,747	0.2
82	Bahamas, The	531	0.2
82	Ecuador	21,335	0.2
82	Romania	33,241	0.2
82	United Arab Emirates	11,570	0.2
83	Azerbaijan	12,783	0.1
83	Bolivia	14,194	0.1
83	Reunion	1,181	0.1
83	Singapore	7,290	0.1
84	Sudan	57,564	0.1
85	Mauritius	1,575	0.1
85	Suriname	607	0.1
85	Syria	23,836	0.1
86	El Salvador	6,685	0.1
86	Indonesia	268,759	0.1
86	Malaysia	31,497	0.1
86	Mexico	121,397	0.1
87	Egypt	78,893	0.1
87	Israeli Occupied Territories (Palestine)	4,196	0.1
87	Korea, (South) Republic of	48,343	0.1
88	Guinea-Bissau	1,375	0.1
88	Western Sahara	485	0.1
89	Mozambique	17,679	0.1
89	Turkey	61,017	0.1
90	Madagascar	13,540	0.1
90	Sri Lanka	15,133	0.1
91	Nepal	17,326	0.1
91	Qatar	1,126	0.1
91	Tanzania	26,950	0.1
91	Vanuatu	140	0.1
92	Benin	4,714	0.1
92	Congo, Republic of the	2,044	0.1
92	Djibouti	444	0.1
92	Guinea	5,104	0.1
92	Haiti	4,897	0.1
92	Jamaica	1,417	0.1
92	Nicaragua	2,674	0.1
92	Solomon Islands	246	0.1
92	Thailand	35,159	0.1
93	Bahrain	442	0.0
93	Burma (Myanmar)	19,213	0.0
93	Trinidad and Tobago	571	0.0
93	Uganda	13,209	0.0
94	Brunei	136	0.0
94	Gabon	397	0.0
94	Mayotte	57	0.0
94	Nigeria	43,937	0.0
94	Papua New Guinea	1,833	0.0
94	Saudi Arabia	8,523	0.0
94	Togo	1,657	0.0
94	Zambia	3,927	0.0
95	Algeria	6,018	0.0
95	Belize	62	0.0
95	Chad	1,709	0.0
95	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	14,348	0.0
95	Fiji	191	0.0
95	Ghana	4,661	0.0
95	Kuwait	476	0.0
95	Lesotho	542	0.0
95	Namibia	510	0.0
95	Senegal	2,827	0.0
95	Somalia	1,565	0.0
95	Swaziland	282	0.0
95	Tunisia	2,571	0.0
95	Yemen	4,803	0.0
96	Bangladesh	11,519	0.0
96	Botswana	129	0.0
96	Central African Republic	586	0.0
96	Comoros	73	0.0
96	Cote d'Ivoire	2,067	0.0
96	Eritrea	341	0.0
96	Ethiopia	10,156	0.0
96	Iran	7,936	0.0
96	Liberia	507	0.0
96	Libya	820	0.0
96	Maldives	21	0.0
96	Mali	790	0.0
96	Mauritania	298	0.0
96	Oman	195	0.0
97	Afghanistan	710	0.0
97	Bhutan	0	0.0
97	Burkina Faso	613	0.0
97	Burundi	134	0.0
97	Cape Verde	0	0.0
97	Gambia, The	78	0.0
97	Kenya	1,661	0.0
97	Malawi	253	0.0
97	Morocco	371	0.0
97	Niger	166	0.0
97	Pakistan	8,159	0.0
97	Rwanda	29	0.0
97	Sierra Leone	179	0.0
97	Timor-Leste	0	0.0

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