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Nicaragua

Nicaragua Religion Stats

Definitions

  • Buddhism > Buddhists: Amount of Buddhist residents.
  • Buddhism > Percent Buddhist: Percentage of population that is Buddhist.
  • Catholic > Cardinal electors: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Catholic > Cardinal electors per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Catholic > Cardinals per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people: Total Congregations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members: Membership.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people: Membership. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent: Protestant.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Christian > Protestant > Protestants: Protestants.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Muslim > Muslim population: Muslim population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Religions > Roman Catholic: Percent of population who are Roman Catholics. Note: categories sometimes vary from country to country, extracted from CIA data.
  • Religious diversity score: The probability of two people chosen at random having different religions. For instance, if you take two people from anywhere in the country of South Africa, there's an 86% chance they will be of different religious sects or different religions altogether.
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important: Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”. (Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”).
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 5,789 2013 73th out of 130
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.1% 2013 73th out of 96
Catholic > Cardinal electors 1 2005 32nd out of 63
Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.183 2005 10th out of 62
Catholic > Cardinals 1 2005 57th out of 65
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 1.14 per $14.1 billion 2005 2nd out of 64
Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.183 2005 20th out of 64
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 1.37 million 2005 2nd out of 3
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 1.29 million 2005 2nd out of 3
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 235.88 2005 2nd out of 3
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 1.14 million 2005 1st out of 2
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 552,819 2005 1st out of 2
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 1.52 million 2005 2nd out of 2
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 278.13 2005 1st out of 2
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 102 2012 7th out of 11
Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people 17.02 2012 8th out of 11
Christian > Mormon > Members 80,605 2012 7th out of 11
Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people 13.45 2012 5th out of 11
Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent 16.1% 2014 56th out of 58
Christian > Protestant > Protestants 879,881 2014 36th out of 58
Jehovahs Witnesses 19,003 2002 49th out of 177
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.62 2002 40th out of 158
Major religion(s) Christianity 2013
Muslim > Muslim population 1,000 2014 166th out of 177
Religions Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% 2005
Religions > All Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census) 2006
Religions > Roman Catholic 72.9% 2006 41st out of 96
Religious diversity score 0.429 2001 118th out of 214
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 84% 2014 71st out of 143
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 15% 2014 73th out of 143
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 56,691 2004 43th out of 230
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 10.53 2004 45th out of 200

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals. 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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 in France (Membership Statistics); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics). 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: Protestantism by country (Top sixty countries by number and percentage of Protestants); watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; 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.; 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: 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 .); 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.

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Nicaragua Religion Profiles (Subcategories)

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