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Israel is also ranked more Islamic than every Muslim country other than Malaysia and Kuwait. The US is ranked 25th, higher than every Muslim nation. The West Bank/Gaza (Palestine) is the second least Islamic country.
You'll have to read the PDF for more fun tidbits. The list is at the end. It's 40 pages.
Most Muslim countries are ranked in the bottom half of the list.
A short blurb regarding how they measured "Islamicity":
I would really love to see a similar study involving Christianity... if for no other reason than to troll catholics some more.
You'll have to read the PDF for more fun tidbits. The list is at the end. It's 40 pages.
Most Muslim countries are ranked in the bottom half of the list.
A short blurb regarding how they measured "Islamicity":
In the recent past, the religion under the microscope is Islam. But we must be careful how we assess Islam, by the behavior of those that are labeled as Muslim or by Muslim teachings? To what extent do self-declared Islamic countries actually behave as Islamic countries i.e. following Islamic teachings from the Quran and the life and sayings of the Prophet? In other words, are these countries truly Islamic or are they Islamic in name only? We believe that only once this question is addressed can one begin to measure and/or claim empirically that Islam either deters or enhances human development, human solidarity and economic performance. When asking the question of “how Isla
mic are the Islamic countries?” it is to be expected that the question could be seen as complex and controversial, but
perhaps unreasonable, if not outright immeasurable.
mic are the Islamic countries?” it is to be expected that the question could be seen as complex and controversial, but
perhaps unreasonable, if not outright immeasurable.
I would really love to see a similar study involving Christianity... if for no other reason than to troll catholics some more.
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