Religion has a surprisingly high correlation with poverty, according to a Gallup survey conducted in more than 100 countries. The more poverty a nation has, the higher the “religiosity” in that nation. In general, richer countries are less religious than poorer ones.
The biggest exception? The United States, which has the highest religiosity relative to its wealth on the planet.
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Religion & Poverty
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Sources:
Religious Outlier
CHARLES M. BLOW
NYT, September 3, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/opinion/04blow.html
Religiosity Highest in World’s Poorest Nations
United States is among the rich countries that buck the trend
Steve Crabtree
Gallup, August 31, 2010
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142727/religiosity-highest-world-poorest-nations.aspx
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