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Religion Stats: compare key data on Belgium & United Kingdom

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STAT Belgium United Kingdom HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 67,887.5
Ranked 27th.
507,164.5
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Belgium
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 17
Ranked 68th.
332
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Belgium
Christian > Mormon > Members 6,186
Ranked 57th.
188,462
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than Belgium
Islam > Percentage Muslim 3.5%
Ranked 96th. 30% more than United Kingdom
2.7%
Ranked 101st.
Jehovahs Witnesses 24,749
Ranked 40th.
127,206
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Belgium
Jews 40,000
Ranked 16th.
300,000
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belgium
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 6%
Ranked 81st. 30% more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 92nd.
Muslim > Muslim population 638,000
Ranked 82nd.
2.87 million
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Belgium
Religions Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 33%
Ranked 125th. 25% more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 135th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57.5%
Ranked 24th.
73%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Belgium
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1,693
Ranked 133th.
24,083
Ranked 59th. 14 times more than Belgium
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.162
Ranked 141st.
0.402
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.65%
Ranked 31st.
0.8%
Ranked 26th. 23% more than Belgium
Hindus 6,235
Ranked 60th.
832,000
Ranked 13th. 133 times more than Belgium
Secularism and atheism > Does not believe in spirit, God or life force 27%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United Kingdom
25%
Ranked 9th.
Religious diversity score 0.213
Ranked 166th.
0.694
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Belgium
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 2.4
Ranked 72nd. 12% more than United Kingdom
2.14
Ranked 80th.
Muslim > Islamist organizations Sharia4Belgium Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah ·   Islam4UK
Jews per 1000 3.92
Ranked 15th.
5.13
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Belgium
Secularism and atheism > Believes there is a god 37%
Ranked 18th. The same as United Kingdom
37%
Ranked 17th.
Secularism and atheism > Believes in spirit or life force 31%
Ranked 14th.
33%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Belgium
Hindus per thousand people 0.564
Ranked 73th.
13.26
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than Belgium
Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members per thousand people 0.088
Ranked 31st.
2.48
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Belgium
Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members 972
Ranked 31st.
155,891
Ranked 1st. 160 times more than Belgium
Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches 26
Ranked 27th.
2,590
Ranked 1st. 100 times more than Belgium
Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches per million people 2.35
Ranked 28th.
41.27
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Belgium

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; 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.; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381; 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.; Wikipedia: Islamism (Parties and Organizations); 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.;

Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381

; Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381; 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.; http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/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.; http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics

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