Hindus, the second-largest group in 12 countries, largest in 3 countries
June 23, 2015
Ahmedabad
Hindus make up the second-largest group in 12 countries, including Pakistan; per an analysis published by Pew Research Center (PRC), “a nonpartisan fact tank” headquartered in Washington DC, on June 22.
Hindus are largest religious group in three countries, the analysis adds.
Per this PRC analysis, religiously unaffiliated people account for 16% of the world’s population, and they make up the largest “religious group” in seven countries and territories. They also are the second-largest group in roughly half of the world’s nations, ranking second in size in most of the Americas and Europe, as well as in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Christians are largest group in 162 countries, Muslims in 50 countries and Buddhists in eight; according to this analysis.
– DeshGujarat
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