Separation of religion and state
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 18. In the US Constitution: 1st Amendment (Establishment Clause).
Note on this measure. OFFREL is inverted: 1 = state religion specified (no separation), 3 = state religion forbidden.
What the text actually says
Passages tagged with this topic, from the Constitute Project.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Amendment IAmendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The state and the religious communities mutually respect the independence of one another and work together for the good of each of them and for all.
Country by country
| Country | Declared | Practiced |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 100% | — |
| Angola | 100% | — |
| Armenia | 100% | — |
| Australia | 100% | — |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | — |
| Benin | 100% | — |
| Bolivia | 100% | — |
| Brazil | 100% | — |
| Bulgaria | 100% | — |
| Cameroon | 100% | — |
| Cape Verde | 100% | — |
| Central African Republic | 100% | — |
| Chad | 100% | — |
| Croatia | 100% | — |
| Cuba | 100% | — |
| Ecuador | 100% | — |
| Estonia | 100% | — |
| Ethiopia | 100% | — |
| Fiji | 100% | — |
| France | 100% | — |
| Gabon | 100% | — |
| Guinea | 100% | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | 100% | — |
| Hungary | 100% | — |
| India | 100% | — |
| Ireland | 100% | — |
| Italy | 100% | — |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | — |
| Japan | 100% | — |
| Kenya | 100% | — |
| Kosovo | 100% | — |
| Latvia | 100% | — |
| Liberia | 100% | — |
| Lithuania | 100% | — |
| Madagascar | 100% | — |
| Mexico | 100% | — |
| Mongolia | 100% | — |
| Montenegro | 100% | — |
| Mozambique | 100% | — |
| Nepal | 100% | — |
| Nicaragua | 100% | — |
| Niger | 100% | — |
| Nigeria | 100% | — |
| North Macedonia | 100% | — |
| Paraguay | 100% | — |
| Philippines | 100% | — |
| Poland | 100% | — |
| Portugal | 100% | — |
| Republic of the Congo | 100% | — |
| Russia | 100% | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 100% | — |
| Senegal | 100% | — |
| Seychelles | 100% | — |
| Slovakia | 100% | — |
| Slovenia | 100% | — |
| Spain | 100% | — |
| Sudan | 100% | — |
| Tajikistan | 100% | — |
| Tanzania | 100% | — |
| The Gambia | 100% | — |