Buddhism by country

This list shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s,[1][2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population.

Buddhism is the State religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

Buddhism is the majority religion in Cambodia, Japan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, and Mongolia.

[1] The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.

[1] The third largest body of schools Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia and parts of Russia,[1] but is disseminated throughout the world.