YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS: A new survey conducted by the Gallup International Association has ranked citizens of 57 countries by their religiosity.

As Armenpress reports citing CatholicCulture.org, overall, 59% of those surveyed described themselves as religious, 23% said they are not religious, and 13% said they are convinced atheists.

The nations with the highest percentages of self-described religious persons are Ghana, Nigeria, Armenia, Fiji, Macedonia, Romania, Iraq, Kenya, Peru, and Brazil.

The nations with the highest percentages of self-described  ''convinced atheists''  are China, Japan, the Czech Republic, France, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Iceland, Australia, and Ireland.