Most Buddhist Countries 2020 – Buddhism by country

Buddhist Countries

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Buddhist Countries 2020

Rank	Country	Total Buddhists	Buddhists%	Total Population
1	China	244130000	18.2	1439323.776
2	Thailand	64420000	93.2	69799.978
3	Japan	45820000	36.2	126476.461
4	Myanmar	38410000	87.9	54409.8
5	Sri Lanka	14450000	69.3	21413.249
6	Vietnam	14380000	16.4	97338.579
7	Cambodia	13690000	96.9	16718.965
8	South Korea	11050000	22.9	51269.185
9	India	9250000	0.8	1380004.385
10	Malaysia	5010000	19.8	32365.999
11	Taiwan	4950000	21.3	23816.775
12	Laos	4100000	66.1	7275.56
13	United States	3570000	1.2	331002.651
14	Nepal	3080000	10.3	29136.808
15	Singapore	1730000	33.9	5850.342
16	Indonesia	1720000	0.7	273523.615
17	Mongolia	1520000	55.1	3278.29
18	Hong Kong	930000	13.2	7496.981
19	Bangladesh	720000	0.5	164689.383
20	Australia	600000	2.7	25499.884
21	Bhutan	540000	74.7	771.608
22	North Korea	370000	1.5	25778.816
23	Canada	280000	0.8	37742.154
24	France	280000	0.5	65273.511
25	Brazil	250000	0.1	212559.417
26	United Kingdom	240000	0.4	67886.011
27	Germany	210000	0.3	83783.942
28	Russia	170000	0.1	145934.462
29	United Arab Emirates	150000	2	9890.402
30	Italy	110000	0.2	60461.826
31	South Africa	100000	0.2	59308.69
32	Macau	90000	17.3	649.335
33	Saudi Arabia	90000	0.3	34813.871
34	Kuwait	80000	2.8	4270.571
35	Philippines	80000	0.1	109581.078
36	New Zealand	70000	1.6	4822.233
37	Portugal	60000	0.6	10196.709
38	Qatar	50000	3.1	2881.053
39	Peru	50000	0.2	32971.854
40	Sweden	40000	0.4	10099.265
41	Netherlands	40000	0.2	17134.872
42	Kazakhstan	40000	0.2	18776.707
43	Turkey	40000	0.1	84339.067
44	Brunei	30000	8.6	437.479
45	Bahrain	30000	2.5	1701.575
46	Norway	30000	0.6	5421.241
47	Switzerland	30000	0.4	8654.622
48	Belgium	30000	0.2	11589.623
49	Oman	20000	0.8	5106.626
50	Libya	20000	0.3	6871.292
51	Israel	20000	0.3	8655.535
52	Austria	20000	0.2	9006.398
53	Jordan	20000	0.4	10203.134
54	Ukraine	20000	0.1	43733.762
55	Argentina	20000	0.1	45195.774
56	Pakistan	20000	0.1	220892.34
57	Falkland Islands	10000	0.1	3.48
58	Nauru	10000	1.1	10.824
59	Tuvalu	10000	0.1	11.792
60	Palau	10000	0.8	18.094
61	Liechtenstein	10000	0.1	38.128
62	American Samoa	10000	0.3	55.191
63	Northern Mariana Islands	10000	10.6	57.559
64	Bermuda	10000	0.5	62.278
65	Dominica	10000	0.1	71.986
66	Andorra	10000	0.1	77.265
67	Seychelles	10000	0.1	98.347
68	United States Virgin Islands	10000	0.1	104.425
69	Tonga	10000	0.1	105.695
70	Aruba	10000	0.1	106.766
71	Micronesia	10000	0.4	115.023
72	Guam	10000	1.1	168.775
73	French Polynesia	10000	0.1	280.908
74	New Caledonia	10000	0.6	285.498
75	Barbados	10000	0.1	287.375
76	French Guiana	10000	0.1	298.682
77	Vanuatu	10000	0.1	307.145
78	Iceland	10000	0.4	341.243
79	Martinique	10000	0.1	375.265
80	Bahamas	10000	0.1	393.244
81	Belize	10000	0.5	397.628
82	Malta	10000	0.1	441.543
83	Maldives	10000	0.6	540.544
84	Suriname	10000	0.6	586.632
85	Luxembourg	10000	0.1	625.978
86	Montenegro	10000	0.1	628.066
87	Solomon Islands	10000	0.3	686.884
88	Guyana	10000	0.1	786.552
89	Reunion	10000	0.2	895.312
90	Fiji	10000	0.1	896.445
91	Swaziland	10000	0.1	1160.164
92	Cyprus	10000	0.2	1207.359
93	Mauritius	10000	0.1	1271.768
94	Estonia	10000	0.1	1326.535
95	Trinidad and Tobago	10000	0.3	1399.488
96	Latvia	10000	0.1	1886.198
97	Slovenia	10000	0.1	2078.938
98	Macedonia	10000	0.1	2083.374
99	Lesotho	10000	0.1	2142.249
100	Botswana	10000	0.1	2351.627
101	Namibia	10000	0.1	2540.905
102	Lithuania	10000	0.1	2722.289
103	Puerto Rico	10000	0.3	2860.853
104	Albania	10000	0.1	2877.797
105	Jamaica	10000	0.1	2961.167
106	Armenia	10000	0.1	2963.243
107	Uruguay	10000	0.1	3473.73
108	Croatia	10000	0.1	4105.267
109	Panama	10000	0.2	4314.767
110	Ireland	10000	0.2	4937.786
111	Liberia	10000	0.1	5057.681
112	Costa Rica	10000	0.1	5094.118
113	Palestine	10000	0.1	5101.414
114	Slovakia	10000	0.1	5459.642
115	Republic of the Congo	10000	0.1	5518.087
116	Finland	10000	0.1	5540.72
117	Denmark	10000	0.2	5792.202
118	Turkmenistan	10000	0.1	6031.2
119	El Salvador	10000	0.1	6486.205
120	Kyrgyzstan	10000	0.1	6524.195
121	Nicaragua	10000	0.1	6624.554
122	Lebanon	10000	0.2	6825.445
123	Bulgaria	10000	0.1	6948.445
124	Paraguay	10000	0.1	7132.538
125	Sierra Leone	10000	0.3	7976.983
126	Togo	10000	0.1	8278.724
127	Serbia	10000	0.1	8737.371
128	Papua New Guinea	10000	0.1	8947.024
129	Belarus	10000	0.1	9449.323
130	Tajikistan	10000	0.1	9537.645
131	Hungary	10000	0.1	9660.351
132	Honduras	10000	0.1	9904.607
133	Azerbaijan	10000	0.1	10139.177
134	Greece	10000	0.1	10423.054
135	Czech Republic	10000	0.1	10708.981
136	Dominican Republic	10000	0.1	10847.91
137	Cuba	10000	0.1	11326.616
138	Haiti	10000	0.1	11402.528
139	Bolivia	10000	0.1	11673.021
140	Tunisia	10000	0.1	11818.619
141	Benin	10000	0.1	12123.2
142	Guinea	10000	0.1	13132.795
143	Zimbabwe	10000	0.1	14862.924
144	Chad	10000	0.1	16425.864
145	Senegal	10000	0.3	16743.927
146	Ecuador	10000	0.1	17643.054
147	Guatemala	10000	0.1	17915.568
148	Zambia	10000	0.1	18383.955
149	Chile	10000	0.1	19116.201
150	Malawi	10000	0.1	19129.952
151	Romania	10000	0.1	19237.691
152	Mali	10000	0.1	20250.833
153	Burkina Faso	10000	0.1	20903.273
154	Ivory Coast	10000	0.1	26378.274
155	Cameroon	10000	0.1	26545.863
156	Madagascar	10000	0.1	27691.018
157	Venezuela	10000	0.1	28435.94
158	Yemen	10000	0.1	29825.964
159	Ghana	10000	0.1	31072.94
160	Mozambique	10000	0.1	31255.435
161	Angola	10000	0.1	32866.272
162	Uzbekistan	10000	0.1	33469.203
163	Morocco	10000	0.1	36910.56
164	Poland	10000	0.1	37846.611
165	Afghanistan	10000	0.1	38928.346
166	Iraq	10000	0.1	40222.493
167	Sudan	10000	0.1	43849.26
168	Algeria	10000	0.1	43851.044
169	Uganda	10000	0.1	45741.007
170	Spain	10000	0.1	46754.778
171	Colombia	10000	0.1	50882.891
172	Kenya	10000	0.1	53771.296
173	Tanzania	10000	0.1	59734.218
174	Iran	10000	0.1	83992.949
175	DR Congo	10000	0.1	89561.403
176	Egypt	10000	0.1	102334.404
177	Ethiopia	10000	0.1	114963.588
178	Mexico	10000	0.1	128932.753
179	Nigeria	10000	0.1	206139.589