Oriental religions are very similar. But the difference between Buddhism and Taoism is that the former evolved out of Hinduism, while the latter evolved out of the Chinese folk religions. But like all the other oriental religions, Taoism has lost adherents during the last few decades to atheism and Christianity. Taoism is having a significant following only in Taiwan (33% of the population). In mainland China, less than 1% of the people are Taoist, although the situation is better in Hong Kong and Singapore.