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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > Religion

COSTA RICAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 0.1 % [57th of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total 4,016 [60th of 63]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 534 [43rd of 143]
    Catholic > Diocesan priests (per capita) 0.132968 per 1,000 people [22nd of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 7 [82nd of 150]
    Catholic > Dioceses (per capita) 0.00174303 per 1,000 people [34th of 148]
Catholic > Parishes 265 [63rd of 149]
    Catholic > Parishes (per capita) 0.0659861 per 1,000 people [40th of 147]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons 1 [83rd of 90]
    Catholic > Permanent Deacons (per capita) 0.249004 per 1 million people [58th of 90]
Catholic > Religious Priests 144 [68th of 148]
    Catholic > Religious Priests (per capita) 0.0358566 per 1,000 people [52nd of 147]
Catholic > Total Priests 678 [53rd of 149]
    Catholic > Total Priests (per capita) 0.168825 per 1,000 people [29th of 148]
Catholics 4,253,000 [40th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 86.64 [17th of 150]
Islam > Percentage 0.1% [147th of 164]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.1% [150th of 168]
Islam > Population 4,016 [147th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 21,024 [45th of 178]
    Jehovahs Witnesses (per capita) 4.98705 per 1,000 people [22nd of 177]
Jews 2,500 [53rd of 89]
    Jews (per capita) 0.62251 per 1,000 people [44th of 89]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 722,911 [62nd of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 18 % [59th of 163]
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Religions > All
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Religions > Protestant 0.7 % [49th of 51]
Religions > Roman Catholic 76.3 % [37th of 96]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 90.64 % [19th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 3,479,612 [54th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 44,022 [49th of 232]
    Seventh-day Adventist Membership (per capita) 109,616.534 per 10 million people [52nd of 222]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; CIA World Factbook; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

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