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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 don't believe in God now, but I used to"
Period:
Area:
47 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Iceland26.6%
2 Switzerland24.4%
3 Finland 23.5%
4 France22.1%
5 United Kingdom22.0%
6 Austria21.8%
7 Norway20.9%
8 Germany19.8%
9 Denmark19.5%
10 Spain19.4%
11 Republic of Korea17.4%
12 Slovakia16.9%
13 Slovenia16.4%
14 New Zealand15.7%
14 Sweden15.7%
16 Italy15.0%
17 Czech Republic13.5%
18 Japan10.3%
19 Mongolia10.2%
20 Hungary9.6%
21 United States9.3%
22 Bulgaria7.1%
23 Lithuania7.0%
24 Russian Federation6.8%
25 Israel6.7%
26 Croatia5.9%
27 Chile5.6%
28 Singapore5.3%
28 Viet Nam5.3%
30 Taiwan5.0%
31 Thailand4.7%
32 South Africa3.6%
32 Sri Lanka3.6%
34 Malaysia2.9%
35 Philippines2.4%
36 Georgia2.3%
36 Suriname2.3%
36 Turkiye2.3%
39 Nepal1.8%
39 Nigeria1.8%
41 Ghana1.0%
42 Kenya0.9%
43 Algeria0.8%
44 Cambodia0.5%
44 Malawi0.5%
46 Jordan0.4%
47 Indonesia0.2%

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 = 10.627732 X +5.003
Correlation coefficient (r)0.822
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.676

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data47
Regression equation
Y = 251739.581500 X +3283.752
Correlation coefficient (r)0.780
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.608

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = 53.928740 X +71.220
Correlation coefficient (r)0.682
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.465

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = -5.727472 X +2.565
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.559
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.312

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data46
Regression equation
Y = 26.557143 X +9.023
Correlation coefficient (r)0.319
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.102