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Religion Stats: compare key data on Azerbaijan & Japan

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STAT Azerbaijan Japan HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1
Ranked 151st.
281
Ranked 10th. 281 times more than Azerbaijan
Christian > Mormon > Members 40
Ranked 175th.
126,407
Ranked 12th. 3160 times more than Azerbaijan
Christianity > Christians 424,566
Ranked 30th.
2.56 million
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Azerbaijan
Christianity > Percent Christian 4.8%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Japan
2%
Ranked 35th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 93.4%
Ranked 23th. 467 times more than Japan
0.2%
Ranked 141st.
Jehovahs Witnesses 528
Ranked 135th.
218,262
Ranked 6th. 413 times more than Azerbaijan
Major religion(s) Islam Shintoism, Buddhism
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 98.4%
Ranked 14th. 984 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 168th.
Muslim > Muslim population 8.79 million
Ranked 30th. 48 times more than Japan
185,000
Ranked 105th.
Religions Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%; <i>note:</i> religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Religions > All Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 49.5%
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Japan
23.5%
Ranked 137th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 48.5%
Ranked 36th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Azerbaijan
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 670
Ranked 159th.
15,061
Ranked 66th. 22 times more than Azerbaijan
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.0807
Ranked 159th.
0.118
Ranked 148th. 46% more than Azerbaijan
Jews 30,000
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Japan
2,000
Ranked 55th.
Religious diversity score 0.49
Ranked 97th.
0.541
Ranked 85th. 10% more than Azerbaijan
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 0.0646
Ranked 147th.
1.71
Ranked 95th. 27 times more than Azerbaijan
Jews per 1000 3.79
Ranked 16th. 240 times more than Japan
0.0158
Ranked 78th.
Religions > Note religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism
Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Av bible studies 1,741
Ranked 17th.
168,138
Ranked 2nd. 97 times more than Azerbaijan

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#Sovereign_states; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#Sovereign_states; 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; 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: Jehovah's Witnesses by country (Asia)

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