List of Countries Where People Pray the Most Each Day; Nigeria is Not Number 1, Shehu Sani Reacts
- The list of the world's most prayerful countries on earth in 2025 has emerged with Nigeria missing from the number one position
- Three Asian countries made the top list in the report published by the by the Pew Research Centre
- Senator Shehu Sani and other Nigerians reacted to the list after Nigeria was surprisingly missing on the number spot
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FCT, Abuja - As religious and prayerful as many Nigerians are, the country is not the number one with people who pray the most each day.
Indonesia tops the list of countries where people pray the most each day in the world.
According to the Survey Pew Research Center & World Bank, Indonesia scored 95% to occupy the first position.
Nigeria with fellow African country, Kenya, occupied the second position with 84%.
Two other Asian countries, Malaysia, scored 80% and the Philippines scored 79% to complete the top positions.
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, reacted to the list after Nigeria surprisingly missed the number position.
Reacting via X handle X @ShehuSani, he said Nigeria and Kenya share the Silver medal.
Countries where people pray most each day
- Indonesia 95%
- Kenya 84%
- Nigeria 84%
- Malaysia 80%
- Philippines 79%
- Brazil 76%
- Bangladesh 75%
- Ghana 73%
- Sri Lanka 72%
- Colombia 71%
Nigerians react to List of most praying countries
@DigitemieP15942
A third world country we are still in, even the government encourages prayer and fasting.
@ikecenaexcel
With the increase in failure government after prayers, Nigerians will come down from praying soon.
@ai_fibonacci
Where is Saudi Arabia?
And how has the prayers reflected in mitigating domestic crisis?
Abee na for show off?
Where did they rank in the most peaceful country in the world?
Know your religion very well that it's blessings shall reflect and manifest in your affairs.
@FerdUba
Let's pray for food, let's pray for electricity, let's pray for Good road, Let's pray for prayer. Nothing wey brainwashed ignorant poor people will not pray for . We are not surprised, I'm only surprised that we are not the no 1
@eberenwaokwelle
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, England, Italy etc, didn't make the top 10 list.
@Harifarta1
Even the Vatican is not in the top 10
@DJOyalowo
What an irony of life. One will expect the origin of most religions to top such a list.
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Surprisingly, Niger was ranked eighth with an 87% prayer rate while Indonesia emerged ninth on the list with an 84% prayer rate.
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