Brazil vs India: Share of people who attend religious services frequently
Brazil
59.6%
in 2022
India
62.7%
in 2022
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
4th
Share of people who attend religious services frequently over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 62.7% against 59.6% in Brazil, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 62.7% | 0.3% | India |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 57.3% | 7.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 62.7% | 3.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who attend religious services frequently, Brazil or India?
- India, at 62.7% against 59.6% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who attend religious services frequently between Brazil and India?
- 3.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for share of people who attend religious services frequently?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who attend religious services frequently. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying "more than once a week", "once a week" or "once a month" when asked "Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days?"