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Religion Stats: compare key data on Australia & Hong Kong

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STAT Australia Hong Kong HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 556,563
Ranked 18th.
3.77 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Australia
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 2.5%
Ranked 15th.
52.5%
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Australia
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 290
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
33
Ranked 46th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 136,617
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
24,188
Ranked 30th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 61,444
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Hong Kong
4,654
Ranked 81st.
Jews 100,000
Ranked 11th. 40 times more than Hong Kong
2,500
Ranked 51st.
Major religion(s) Christianity Buddhism, Taoism
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 1.9%
Ranked 110th. 46% more than Hong Kong
1.3%
Ranked 119th.
Muslim > Muslim population 399,000
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Hong Kong
91,000
Ranked 115th.
Religions Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Religions > All Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 32%
Ranked 131st. 39% more than Hong Kong
23%
Ranked 138th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 67.5%
Ranked 13th.
75.5%
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Australia
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 51,843
Ranked 47th. 13 times more than Hong Kong
4,065
Ranked 109th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.58
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Hong Kong
0.599
Ranked 108th.
Religious diversity score 0.821
Ranked 3rd. 96% more than Hong Kong
0.419
Ranked 121st.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.13
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong
0.69
Ranked 121st.
Jews per 1000 5.34
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Hong Kong
0.382
Ranked 50th.
Christian > Mormon > Temples 5
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong
1
Ranked 27th.
Buddhism > By Country > Buddhism > Population > 2007[49] 20.43 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
6.98 million
Ranked 29th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); 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.; 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.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean); Wikipedia: Buddhism by country

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