Japan vs Norway: Share of people who attend religious services frequently
Japan
12.3%
in 2022
Norway
11.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
30th
Norway rank
31st
Share of people who attend religious services frequently over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.3% against 11.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Norway ranks 31st of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 15.4% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 11.8% | 2.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
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 Norway?
- Japan, at 12.3% against 11.8% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who attend religious services frequently between Japan and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for share of people who attend religious services frequently?
- Japan ranks 30th and Norway ranks 31st 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?"