Nations (population 200,000+) with the highest percentages of Buddhists according to the World Christian Database (2010).

Complete List

Ranking	Nation	Adherents	Percent
1	Thailand	60,298,120	87.2
2	Cambodia	12,006,977	84.9
3	Bhutan	610,047	84.0
4	Burma (Myanmar)	35,822,812	74.7
5	Sri Lanka	14,377,936	68.9
6	Japan	71,307,250	56.4
7	Mongolia	1,492,517	54.2
8	Laos	3,235,789	52.2
9	Vietnam	43,211,978	49.2
10	Taiwan	6,145,107	26.5
11	Korea, (South) Republic of	11,953,711	24.8
12	Macau	93,869	17.3
13	China	206,909,282	15.4
14	Hong Kong	1,074,110	15.2
15	Singapore	753,062	14.8
16	Nepal	3,440,972	11.5
17	Brunei	38,554	9.7
18	Malaysia	1,502,215	5.3
19	New Zealand	95,248	2.2
20	Australia	467,009	2.1
21	Lebanon	87,511	2.1
22	United Arab Emirates	149,447	2.0
23	Qatar	33,417	1.9
24	Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of	369,307	1.5
25	Canada	498,631	1.5
26	United States (General)	3,955,046	1.3
27	Netherlands	201,154	1.2
28	Indonesia	1,943,778	0.8
29	Oman	21,564	0.8
30	France	476,476	0.8
30	Panama	26,890	0.8
31	India	8,771,912	0.7
31	Norway	35,002	0.7
32	Maldives	2,041	0.7
33	New Caledonia	1,568	0.6
34	Bangladesh	921,469	0.6
35	Suriname	3,107	0.6
36	Cyprus	6,432	0.6
37	Portugal	59,890	0.6
38	Belize	1,527	0.5
39	Kyrgyzstan	24,810	0.5
40	Sweden	39,030	0.4
41	Israel	28,932	0.4
42	Denmark	20,993	0.4
42	Russia	540,477	0.4
43	Saudi Arabia	89,591	0.3
44	Libya	20,209	0.3
44	Solomon Islands	1,705	0.3
44	South Africa	159,220	0.3
44	Switzerland	24,817	0.3
44	United Kingdom	196,647	0.3
45	Trinidad and Tobago	4,177	0.3
46	Brazil	496,643	0.3
46	Mauritius	3,222	0.3
47	Belgium	25,623	0.2
47	Guyana	1,811	0.2
48	Paraguay	14,811	0.2
49	Bahrain	2,757	0.2
49	Peru	65,413	0.2
50	Vanuatu	471	0.2
51	Reunion	1,570	0.2
51	Timor-Leste	2,136	0.2
52	Iceland	553	0.2
53	Papua New Guinea	11,233	0.2
54	Uzbekistan	39,400	0.1
55	Austria	10,764	0.1
56	Venezuela	35,413	0.1
57	Czech Republic	11,110	0.1
57	Ecuador	15,209	0.1
57	Kazakhstan	18,430	0.1
57	Nicaragua	6,656	0.1
57	Philippines	106,892	0.1
58	Germany	84,689	0.1
59	Finland	4,989	0.1
59	French Polynesia	255	0.1
59	Guinea	8,983	0.1
60	Bolivia	7,383	0.1
61	Botswana	1,120	0.1
61	Chile	10,849	0.1
61	Honduras	4,287	0.1
61	Pakistan	106,989	0.1
61	Tajikistan	4,446	0.1
62	Argentina	21,631	0.1
62	Cote d'Ivoire	9,869	0.1
62	Cuba	6,116	0.1
62	Estonia	708	0.1
62	Greece	5,339	0.1
62	Turkey	35,416	0.1
63	Barbados	109	0.0
63	Hungary	4,258	0.0
63	Martinique	162	0.0
63	Ukraine	18,467	0.0
64	Costa Rica	1,222	0.0
64	Spain	14,399	0.0
64	Zambia	3,927	0.0
65	Afghanistan	6,282	0.0
65	Dominican Republic	1,787	0.0
65	Guatemala	2,504	0.0
65	Ireland	782	0.0
65	Lithuania	665	0.0
65	Madagascar	5,178	0.0
65	Mexico	26,314	0.0
65	Tanzania	10,157	0.0
66	Algeria	5,320	0.0
66	Angola	1,632	0.0
66	Armenia	309	0.0
66	Belarus	1,151	0.0
66	Chad	1,684	0.0
66	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	3,734	0.0
66	El Salvador	595	0.0
66	Italy	8,840	0.0
66	Jamaica	329	0.0
66	Latvia	113	0.0
66	Mozambique	2,035	0.0
66	Nigeria	8,458	0.0
66	Poland	1,990	0.0
66	Puerto Rico	487	0.0
66	Senegal	1,679	0.0
66	Turkmenistan	712	0.0
66	Uganda	2,005	0.0
67	Albania	0	0.0
67	Azerbaijan	0	0.0
67	Bahamas, The	0	0.0
67	Benin	0	0.0
67	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.0
67	Bulgaria	0	0.0
67	Burkina Faso	0	0.0
67	Burundi	0	0.0
67	Cameroon	353	0.0
67	Cape Verde	0	0.0
67	Central African Republic	0	0.0
67	Colombia	1,845	0.0
67	Comoros	0	0.0
67	Congo, Republic of the	174	0.0
67	Croatia	0	0.0
67	Djibouti	0	0.0
67	Egypt	791	0.0
67	Equatorial Guinea	0	0.0
67	Eritrea	0	0.0
67	Ethiopia	1,327	0.0
67	Fiji	0	0.0
67	French Guiana	0	0.0
67	Gabon	0	0.0
67	Gambia, The	0	0.0
67	Georgia	0	0.0
67	Ghana	488	0.0
67	Guadeloupe	0	0.0
67	Guinea-Bissau	0	0.0
67	Haiti	0	0.0
67	Iran	444	0.0
67	Iraq	285	0.0
67	Israeli Occupied Territories (Palestine)	0	0.0
67	Jordan	0	0.0
67	Kenya	1,276	0.0
67	Kosovo	0	0.0
67	Kuwait	0	0.0
67	Lesotho	0	0.0
67	Liberia	0	0.0
67	Luxembourg	0	0.0
67	Macedonia	0	0.0
67	Malawi	0	0.0
67	Mali	0	0.0
67	Malta	0	0.0
67	Mauritania	0	0.0
67	Mayotte	0	0.0
67	Moldova	0	0.0
67	Montenegro	0	0.0
67	Morocco	0	0.0
67	Namibia	0	0.0
67	Niger	0	0.0
67	Romania	473	0.0
67	Rwanda	0	0.0
67	Serbia	0	0.0
67	Sierra Leone	0	0.0
67	Slovakia	0	0.0
67	Slovenia	0	0.0
67	Somalia	0	0.0
67	Sudan	982	0.0
67	Swaziland	0	0.0
67	Syria	0	0.0
67	Togo	0	0.0
67	Tunisia	79	0.0
67	Uruguay	65	0.0
67	Western Sahara	0	0.0
67	Yemen	131	0.0
67	Zimbabwe	189	0.0

Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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