El budismo es una de las mayores religiones del mundo. Se originó en la India y se basa en las enseñanzas de Buda. El budismo tiene tradiciones, prácticas y creencias únicas. Los que practican el budismo, conocidos como budistas, creen en la reencarnación. Creen que la muerte no es el final, sino que la persona renace tras su paso. Los budistas creen que encontrar la iluminación, o Nirvana, es la clave para detener el ciclo de renacimientos.
Para algunos, el budismo es una religión. Para algunos, es una filosofía. Otros practican el budismo para encontrarse a sí mismos y experimentar la paz interior. El budismo es una religión que se practica en todo el mundo. Se cree que hasta 535 millones de personas en todo el mundo practican esta religión, lo que representaría entre el 8% y el 10% de la población mundial.
Varios países tienen un porcentaje muy alto de seguidores del budismo. El país con el mayor porcentaje es Camboya. De sus más de 15 millones de habitantes, unos 13,7 millones, el 96,9% de la población total, son budistas. Otros países con un alto porcentaje de residentes budistas son:
- Tailandia
- Myanmar
- Bután
- Sri Lanka
- Laos
- Mongolia
Cada una de las naciones mencionadas tiene una población budista que representa al menos el 55% de la población total, lo que las convierte en países de mayoría budista. Sin embargo, estas no son las únicas naciones que cuentan con millones de residentes budistas. Entre los países con una población budista que representa al menos el 10% de la población total se encuentran:
- Japón
- Singapur
- Corea del Sur
- Taiwán
- Malasia
- China
- Macao
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong
- Islas Marianas del Norte
- Nepal
China tiene el mayor número de budistas, con unos 244,1 millones.
País Número de budistas Budistas % Población
| Camboya | 13,690,000 | 96.90% | 16,946,438 |
| Tailandia | 64,420,000 | 93.20% | 69,950,850 |
| Myanmar | 38,410,000 | 87.90% | 54,806,012 |
| Bhutan | 540,000 | 74.70% | 779,898 |
| Sri Lanka | 14,450,000 | 69.30% | 21,497,310 |
| Laos | 4,100,000 | 66.10% | 7,379,358 |
| Mongolia | 1,520,000 | 55.10% | 3,329,289 |
| Japón | 45,820,000 | 36.20% | 126,050,804 |
| Singapore | 1,730,000 | 33.90% | 5,896,686 |
| Corea del Sur | 11,050,000 | 22.90% | 51,305,186 |
| Taiwan | 4,950,000 | 21.30% | 23,855,010 |
| Malasia | 5,010,000 | 19.80% | 32,776,194 |
| China | 244,130,000 | 18.20% | 1,444,216,107 |
| Macao | 90,000 | 17.30% | 658,394 |
| Vietnam | 14,380,000 | 16.40% | 98,168,833 |
| Hong Kong | 930,000 | 13.20% | 7,552,810 |
| Islas Marianas del Norte | 10,000 | 10.60% | 57,917 |
| Nepal | 3,080,000 | 10.30% | 29,674,920 |
| Brunei | 30,000 | 8.60% | 441,532 |
| Qatar | 50,000 | 3.10% | 2,930,528 |
| Kuwait | 80,000 | 2.80% | 4,328,550 |
| Australia | 600,000 | 2.70% | 25,788,215 |
| Bahrain | 30,000 | 2.50% | 1,748,296 |
| Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 150,000 | 2.00% | 9,991,089 |
| Nueva Zelanda | 70,000 | 1.60% | 4,860,643 |
| Corea del Norte | 370,000 | 1.50% | 25,887,041 |
| Estados Unidos | 3,570,000 | 1.20% | 332,915,073 |
| Nauru | 10,000 | 1.10% | 10,876 |
| Guam | 10,000 | 1.10% | 170,179 |
| Palau | 10,000 | 0.80% | 18,169 |
| Oman | 20,000 | 0.80% | 5,223,375 |
| Canada | 280,000 | 0.80% | 38,067,903 |
| India | 9,250,000 | 0.80% | 1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia | 1,720,000 | 0.70% | 276,361,783 |
| Nueva Caledonia | 10,000 | 0.60% | 288,218 |
| Maldivas | 10,000 | 0.60% | 543,617 |
| Suriname | 10,000 | 0.60% | 591,800 |
| Noruega | 30,000 | 0.60% | 5,465,630 |
| Portugal | 60,000 | 0.60% | 10,167,925 |
| Bermuda | 10,000 | 0.50% | 62,090 |
| Belize | 10,000 | 0.50% | 404,914 |
| Francia | 280,000 | 0.50% | 65,426,179 |
| Bangladesh | 720,000 | 0.50% | 166,303,498 |
| Micronesia | 10,000 | 0.40% | 116,254 |
| Islandia | 10,000 | 0.40% | 343,353 |
| Suiza | 30,000 | 0.40% | 8,715,494 |
| Suecia | 40,000 | 0.40% | 10,160,169 |
| Jordan | 20,000 | 0.40% | 10,269,021 |
| Reino Unido | 240,000 | 0.40% | 68,207,116 |
| Samoa Americana | 10,000 | 0.30% | 55,100 |
| Islas Salomón | 10,000 | 0.30% | 703,996 |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 10,000 | 0.30% | 1,403,375 |
| Puerto Rico | 10,000 | 0.30% | 2,828,255 |
| Libia | 20,000 | 0.30% | 6,958,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 10,000 | 0.30% | 8,141,343 |
| Israel | 20,000 | 0.30% | 8,789,774 |
| Senegal | 10,000 | 0.30% | 17,196,301 |
| Arabia Saudí | 90,000 | 0.30% | 35,340,683 |
| Alemania | 210,000 | 0.30% | 83,900,473 |
| Reunion | 10,000 | 0.20% | 901,686 |
| Chipre | 10,000 | 0.20% | 1,215,584 |
| Panama | 10,000 | 0.20% | 4,381,579 |
| Irlanda | 10,000 | 0.20% | 4,982,907 |
| Dinamarca | 10,000 | 0.20% | 5,813,298 |
| Líbano | 10,000 | 0.20% | 6,769,146 |
| Austria | 20,000 | 0.20% | 9,043,070 |
| Bélgica | 30,000 | 0.20% | 11,632,326 |
| Países Bajos | 40,000 | 0.20% | 17,173,099 |
| Kazajistán | 40,000 | 0.20% | 18,994,962 |
| Perú | 50,000 | 0.20% | 33,359,418 |
| Sudáfrica | 100,000 | 0.20% | 60,041,994 |
| Italia | 110,000 | 0.20% | 60,367,477 |
| Islas Malvinas | 10,000 | 0.10% | 3,533 |
| Tuvalu | 10,000 | 0.10% | 11,931 |
| Liechtenstein | 10,000 | 0.10% | 38,250 |
| Dominica | 10,000 | 0.10% | 72,167 |
| Andorra | 10,000 | 0.10% | 77,355 |
| Seychelles | 10,000 | 0.10% | 98,908 |
| Islas Vírgenes de Estados Unidos | 10,000 | 0.10% | 104,226 |
| Tonga | 10,000 | 0.10% | 106,760 |
| Aruba | 10,000 | 0.10% | 107,204 |
| Polinesia Francesa | 10,000 | 0.10% | 282,530 |
| Barbados | 10,000 | 0.10% | 287,711 |
| Guayana Francesa | 10,000 | 0.10% | 306,448 |
| Vanuatu | 10,000 | 0.10% | 314,464 |
| Martinica | 10,000 | 0.10% | 374,745 |
| Bahamas | 10,000 | 0.10% | 396,913 |
| Malta | 10,000 | 0.10% | 442,784 |
| Montenegro | 10,000 | 0.10% | 628,053 |
| Luxemburgo | 10,000 | 0.10% | 634,814 |
| Guyana | 10,000 | 0.10% | 790,326 |
| Fiji | 10,000 | 0.10% | 902,906 |
| Eswatini | 10,000 | 0.10% | 1,172,362 |
| Mauritius | 10,000 | 0.10% | 1,273,433 |
| Estonia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 1,325,185 |
| Letonia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 1,866,942 |
| Slovenia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,078,724 |
| Lesotho | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,159,079 |
| Botswana | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,397,241 |
| Namibia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,587,344 |
| Lituania | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,689,862 |
| Albania | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,872,933 |
| Armenia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,968,127 |
| Jamaica | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2,973,463 |
| Uruguay | 10,000 | 0.10% | 3,485,151 |
| Croacia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 4,081,651 |
| Costa Rica | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,139,052 |
| Liberia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,180,203 |
| Palestina | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,222,748 |
| Eslovaquia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,460,721 |
| Finlandia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,548,360 |
| República del Congo | 10,000 | 0.10% | 5,657,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 6,117,924 |
| El Salvador | 10,000 | 0.10% | 6,518,499 |
| Kirguistán | 10,000 | 0.10% | 6,628,356 |
| Nicaragua | 10,000 | 0.10% | 6,702,385 |
| Bulgaria | 10,000 | 0.10% | 6,896,663 |
| Paraguay | 10,000 | 0.10% | 7,219,638 |
| Togo | 10,000 | 0.10% | 8,478,250 |
| Serbia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 8,697,550 |
| Papúa Nueva Guinea | 10,000 | 0.10% | 9,119,010 |
| Bielorrusia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 9,442,862 |
| Hungría | 10,000 | 0.10% | 9,634,164 |
| Tajikistan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 9,749,627 |
| Honduras | 10,000 | 0.10% | 10,062,991 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 10,223,342 |
| Grecia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 10,370,744 |
| República Checa | 10,000 | 0.10% | 10,724,555 |
| República Dominicana | 10,000 | 0.10% | 10,953,703 |
| Cuba | 10,000 | 0.10% | 11,317,505 |
| Haiti | 10,000 | 0.10% | 11,541,685 |
| Bolivia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 11,832,940 |
| Tunisia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 11,935,766 |
| Benin | 10,000 | 0.10% | 12,451,040 |
| Guinea | 10,000 | 0.10% | 13,497,244 |
| Zimbabwe | 10,000 | 0.10% | 15,092,171 |
| Chad | 10,000 | 0.10% | 16,914,985 |
| Ecuador | 10,000 | 0.10% | 17,888,475 |
| Guatemala | 10,000 | 0.10% | 18,249,860 |
| Zambia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 18,920,651 |
| Romania | 10,000 | 0.10% | 19,127,774 |
| Chile | 10,000 | 0.10% | 19,212,361 |
| Malawi | 10,000 | 0.10% | 19,647,684 |
| Mali | 10,000 | 0.10% | 20,855,735 |
| Burkina Faso | 10,000 | 0.10% | 21,497,096 |
| Costa de Marfil | 10,000 | 0.10% | 27,053,629 |
| Camerún | 10,000 | 0.10% | 27,224,265 |
| Madagascar | 10,000 | 0.10% | 28,427,328 |
| Venezuela | 10,000 | 0.10% | 28,704,954 |
| Yemen | 10,000 | 0.10% | 30,490,640 |
| Ghana | 10,000 | 0.10% | 31,732,129 |
| Mozambique | 10,000 | 0.10% | 32,163,047 |
| Angola | 10,000 | 0.10% | 33,933,610 |
| Uzbekistan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 33,935,763 |
| Marruecos | 10,000 | 0.10% | 37,344,795 |
| Polonia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 37,797,005 |
| Afghanistan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 39,835,428 |
| Iraq | 10,000 | 0.10% | 41,179,350 |
| Ucrania | 20,000 | 0.10% | 43,466,819 |
| Algeria | 10,000 | 0.10% | 44,616,624 |
| Sudan | 10,000 | 0.10% | 44,909,353 |
| Argentina | 20,000 | 0.10% | 45,605,826 |
| España | 10,000 | 0.10% | 46,745,216 |
| Uganda | 10,000 | 0.10% | 47,123,531 |
| Colombia | 10,000 | 0.10% | 51,265,844 |
| Kenya | 10,000 | 0.10% | 54,985,698 |
| Tanzania | 10,000 | 0.10% | 61,498,437 |
| Iran | 10,000 | 0.10% | 85,028,759 |
| Turquía | 40,000 | 0.10% | 85,042,738 |
| Dr. Congo | 10,000 | 0.10% | 92,377,993 |
| Egipto | 10,000 | 0.10% | 104,258,327 |
| Filipinas | 80,000 | 0.10% | 111,046,913 |
| Etiopía | 10,000 | 0.10% | 117,876,227 |
| México | 10,000 | 0.10% | 130,262,216 |
| Russia | 170,000 | 0.10% | 145,912,025 |
| Nigeria | 10,000 | 0.10% | 211,400,708 |
| Brasil | 250,000 | 0.10% | 213,993,437 |
| Pakistan | 20,000 | 0.10% | 225,199,937 |
Originally posted 2021-07-09 05:39:57.
