Japan vs Latvia: Share of people who attend religious services frequently
Japan
12.3%
in 2022
Latvia
12.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
30th
Latvia rank
28th
Share of people who attend religious services frequently over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 12.8% against 12.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 28th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 14.6% | 2.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 16.3% | 6.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who attend religious services frequently, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 12.8% against 12.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who attend religious services frequently between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for share of people who attend religious services frequently?
- Japan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 28th 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?"