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Religion Stats: compare key data on Argentina & United Kingdom

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STAT Argentina United Kingdom HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 42,611
Ranked 32nd.
507,164.5
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Argentina
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 815
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
332
Ranked 7th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 412,095
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
188,462
Ranked 7th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 1.5%
Ranked 112th.
2.7%
Ranked 101st. 80% more than Argentina
Jehovahs Witnesses 131,513
Ranked 11th. 3% more than United Kingdom
127,206
Ranked 13th.
Jews 250,000
Ranked 8th.
300,000
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Argentina
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 2.5%
Ranked 105th.
4.6%
Ranked 92nd. 84% more than Argentina
Muslim > Muslim population 1,000,000
Ranked 71st.
2.87 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Argentina
Religions nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Religions > All nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 66%
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 135th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 33%
Ranked 43th.
73%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Argentina
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 88,956
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
24,083
Ranked 59th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.32
Ranked 82nd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.402
Ranked 122nd.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.1%
Ranked 80th.
0.8%
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Argentina
Hindus 4,030
Ranked 67th.
832,000
Ranked 13th. 206 times more than Argentina
Religious diversity score 0.224
Ranked 164th.
0.694
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Argentina
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.5
Ranked 46th. 63% more than United Kingdom
2.14
Ranked 80th.
Jews per 1000 6.92
Ranked 10th. 35% more than United Kingdom
5.13
Ranked 14th.
Hindus per thousand people 0.0989
Ranked 87th.
13.26
Ranked 26th. 134 times more than Argentina
Christian > Mormon > Temples 1
Ranked 14th.
2
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Argentina

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Islam by country (Table) ("Muslim Population by Country" . The Future of the Global Muslim Population . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 22 December 2011 .); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006; Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries); adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; Wikipedia: List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level (Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization) (Natalka Patsiurko, John L. Campbell and John A. Hall (2012). "Measuring cultural diversity: ethnic, linguistic and religious fractionalization in the OECD" . Ethnic and Racial Studies 35 (2): 195–217 . Retrieved September 13, 2012 .); watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean)

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