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Religion Stats: compare key data on Australia & Portugal

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STAT Australia Portugal HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 556,563
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Portugal
75,595
Ranked 24th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 290
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Portugal
68
Ranked 32nd.
Christian > Mormon > Members 136,617
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Portugal
40,941
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 563,100
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Portugal
56,550
Ranked 6th.

Islam > Percentage Muslim 1.5%
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than Portugal
0.35%
Ranked 136th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 61,444
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Portugal
48,165
Ranked 30th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 1.9%
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Portugal
0.6%
Ranked 138th.
Muslim > Muslim population 399,000
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than Portugal
65,000
Ranked 120th.
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) Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
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) Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 32%
Ranked 131st.
71.5%
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Australia
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 67.5%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal
26%
Ranked 53th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 51,843
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Portugal
8,579
Ranked 83th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.58
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Portugal
0.817
Ranked 105th.
Jews 100,000
Ranked 11th. 111 times more than Portugal
900
Ranked 67th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 2.5%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Portugal
0.7%
Ranked 30th.
Hindus 276,000
Ranked 21st. 37 times more than Portugal
7,396
Ranked 57th.
Religious diversity score 0.821
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Portugal
0.144
Ranked 186th.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.13
Ranked 52nd.
4.65
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Australia
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 1.85
Ranked 11th.
5.36
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia

Jews per 1000 5.34
Ranked 13th. 60 times more than Portugal
0.0889
Ranked 68th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 4.92 million
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Portugal
4.18 million
Ranked 2nd.

Catholic > Cardinals 3
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Portugal
2
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 2.83 million
Ranked 2nd.
3.95 million
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Australia

Hindus per thousand people 12.36
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than Portugal
0.701
Ranked 69th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 2.61 million
Ranked 2nd.
3.33 million
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 12.47
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Portugal
2.68
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 278,398
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Portugal
28,253
Ranked 6th.

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.147
Ranked 22nd.
0.19
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Australia
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 40,882
Ranked 7th.
41,317
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Australia

Catholic > Cardinal electors 1
Ranked 46th.
2
Ranked 18th. Twice as much as Australia
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 116.79
Ranked 4th.
315.26
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 512,695
Ranked 3rd.
3.1 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 284,674
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Portugal
28,297
Ranked 6th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 20,228
Ranked 9th.
21,108
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 205
Ranked 13th.
8,044
Ranked 5th. 39 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 339
Ranked 11th.
15,233
Ranked 6th. 45 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.006
Ranked 13th.
0.681
Ranked 6th. 113 times more than Australia

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.049
Ranked 31st.
0.19
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 51st.
0.149 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Australia
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 220.33
Ranked 3rd.
395.99
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 115.38
Ranked 4th.
218.64
Ranked 2nd. 89% more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 11.64
Ranked 3rd.
137.91
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 11.32
Ranked 2nd.
155.87
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 104.96
Ranked 3rd.
177.35
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 12.75
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Portugal
2.68
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 134
Ranked 12th.
7,189
Ranked 6th. 54 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 12.17
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Portugal
1.91
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0152
Ranked 12th.
1.44
Ranked 6th. 95 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 22.97
Ranked 4th.
293.78
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 259,935
Ranked 3rd.
1.46 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 126.86
Ranked 5th.
374.51
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.00918
Ranked 13th.
0.762
Ranked 7th. 83 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 271,628
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Portugal
20,209
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.906
Ranked 11th.
2
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Australia

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 2.58 million
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Portugal
2.31 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 2.34 million
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Portugal
1.87 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 252,760
Ranked 2nd.
1.65 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Australia

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 1.83
Ranked 9th.
3.91
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; 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.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; 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.; 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.; 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.; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; 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.; 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.

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