The data for religiosity per country comes from Gallup
The GDP data comes from the World Bank WDI
I used ggplot2 to make the graph. The full gist to recreate this is here.
by huxleyan
The data for religiosity per country comes from Gallup
The GDP data comes from the World Bank WDI
I used ggplot2 to make the graph. The full gist to recreate this is here.
by huxleyan
15 Comments
Very interesting! Which country Had the highest percentage of saying Religion is important?
ppl look at this and instantly go “oh so religion = poor” or the other way around. feels like the real thing here is just… when a country finally gets its shit together – healthcare, safety nets, schools – ppl stop depending on religion for day-to-day survival, so the importance drops on its own.
also lowkey think age screws this chart a bit. older countries (japan/europe) always show less religiosity, and surprise – they’re the rich ones too
the graph curves up at the end, the title is literally *not* what the data is saying. This feels like a post and title just to trigger r/atheism.
But the curve bend upwards at the high end! CHECKMATE ATHEISTS
Would the relationship be similar if GDP per capita PPP is used instead?
The hypothesis generating question from this data is whether poverty leads people to seek out religion or other spiritual avenues to cope with hardships or if religious based institutions are more prone to corruption and reduced productivity and in turn lower GDP
We ( USA) is a weird outlier. I also thought we would be a lot higher with how many extreme Christians we have.
Based on the data, I agree. But that fit is not helping you make your point.
if everyone in Switzerland suddenly became religiously Muslim or Christian or any other religion, their place would stay the same
very interesting! maybe there is more to this life than money 😉
I don’t know if I’d include Ireland… It’s been a tax haven for years, pumping up their numbers.
I’m guessing something like the tech companies based in Ireland for tax purposes is what pushes it so high?
Now show us the suicide rates please.
I feel like the bigger story in this data is how smattering it is, and how most humans value religion.
I don’t believe Qatar or Kuwait being that low