Nigeria has been ranked the second most prayerful country on earth. According to the Pew Research Center, Afghanistan was ranked first with 96 percent prayer rate while Nigeria took the second position with 95 percent prayer rate.

The Pew Research Center is a non-partisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides data on social issues, public opinion and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world at large.

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Here is the list of the most prayerful countries on earth:

1. Afghanistan: 96%
2. Nigeria: 95%
3. Algeria: 88%
4. Senegal: 88%
5. Djibouti: 87%
6. Iran: 87%
7. Iraq: 87%
8. Niger: 87%
9. Indonesia: 84%

Meanwhile, the likes of
China (1%)
UK (6%),
Switzerland (8%),
Austria (8%),
Czechoslovakia (9%),
Germany (9%),
Estonia (9%)
France (10%) and
Denmark (10%) are the least prayerful countries.