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Question: Which best describes your beliefs about God?
Choices: "I don't believe in God now and I never have" "I don't believe in God now, but I used to" "I believe in God now, but I didn't use to" "I believe in God now and I always have"
Data: % of "I believe in God now, but I didn't use to"
Period:
Area:
47 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Russian Federation26.6%
2 Mongolia24.2%
3 Lithuania23.7%
4 Slovakia22.0%
5 Republic of Korea17.0%
6 Hungary12.6%
7 Taiwan12.3%
8 Israel11.9%
9 United States10.7%
10 Singapore10.5%
11 Bulgaria10.0%
12 Iceland9.5%
13 Czech Republic9.4%
14 France9.2%
15 Viet Nam9.1%
16 New Zealand8.7%
17 Switzerland8.3%
18 Georgia8.0%
19 Thailand7.8%
20 Suriname7.4%
21 Ghana7.3%
22 Kenya7.2%
23 Austria7.0%
23 Croatia7.0%
23 South Africa7.0%
26 Germany6.9%
27 Japan6.6%
28 Nigeria6.5%
29 Sri Lanka6.2%
30 Finland5.9%
31 Italy5.6%
31 Malaysia5.6%
33 Slovenia5.0%
34 Sweden4.9%
35 Norway4.6%
35 United Kingdom4.6%
37 Malawi4.5%
38 Chile4.2%
38 Philippines 4.2%
40 Denmark3.9%
41 Cambodia3.7%
41 Turkiye3.7%
43 Spain2.7%
44 Nepal2.5%
45 Jordan1.6%
46 Algeria1.3%
47 Indonesia1.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 191 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = 2.303156 X +5.861
Correlation coefficient (r)0.129
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data47
Regression equation
Y = 9500.995876 X +26956.758
Correlation coefficient (r)0.021
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = -4.348016 X +76.872
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.040
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = -2.374518 X +2.198
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.167
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = 70.192452 X +5.865
Correlation coefficient (r)0.607
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.368