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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Finland

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STAT Brazil Finland HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 633,180.5
Ranked 15th. 120 times more than Finland
5,266
Ranked 75th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Finland
30
Ranked 50th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 255 times more than Finland
4,745
Ranked 65th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Finland
59,028
Ranked 40th.

Christianity > Percent Christian 90.4%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Finland
82.2%
Ranked 8th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
0.2%
Ranked 145th. 10 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Finland
19,044
Ranked 48th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
0.8%
Ranked 134th. 8 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than Finland
42,000
Ranked 128th.
Religions Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1%
Religions > All Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census) Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Finland
28%
Ranked 134th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
70%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Finland
5,264
Ranked 96th.
State religion > Church Roman Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
People who say religion is important 86.5%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Finland
28%
Ranked 9th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Finland
1.01
Ranked 101st.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th. 108 times more than Finland
1,200
Ranked 60th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.315%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Finland
0.1%
Ranked 87th.
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Finland
524
Ranked 82nd.
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Finland
0.253
Ranked 152nd.
State religion > Denomination Catholic Lutheran
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th.
3.66
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Finland
0.448
Ranked 4th.

Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Finland
0.233
Ranked 59th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 100.06 million
Ranked 1st. 10374 times more than Finland
9,645
Ranked 4th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 11203 times more than Finland
5,543
Ranked 8th.

Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
0.0972
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 12003 times more than Finland
5,097
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Mormon > Temples 6
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Finland
1
Ranked 34th.
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
4.83
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Finland
25,924
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 113,301
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Finland
41,974
Ranked 2nd.
Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans 951,466
Ranked 16th.
4.39 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 330 times more than Finland
0.95
Ranked 10th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 118,537
Ranked 3rd. 119 times more than Finland
995
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Finland
32,525
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 57,359
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Finland
1,350
Ranked 2nd.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 18,270
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Finland
16,475
Ranked 2nd.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Finland
0.0097
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 9,785
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Finland
7,834
Ranked 2nd.
Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans per thousand people 4.87
Ranked 16th.
817.97
Ranked 2nd. 168 times more than Brazil
Buddhism > By Country > Buddhism > Population > 2007[49] 190.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Finland
5.24 million
Ranked 32nd.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th. 308 times more than Finland
1.03
Ranked 10th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 262.19
Ranked 2nd. 281 times more than Finland
0.934
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 63,904
Ranked 3rd. 139 times more than Finland
460
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 512.55
Ranked 2nd. 285 times more than Finland
1.8
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.327
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Finland
0.0858
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 55.92
Ranked 3rd. 561 times more than Finland
0.0998
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.92 million
Ranked 1st. 20405 times more than Finland
535
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 48.87 million
Ranked 1st. 10540 times more than Finland
4,637
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 51.18 million
Ranked 1st. 10220 times more than Finland
5,008
Ranked 4th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 250.36
Ranked 2nd. 290 times more than Finland
0.865
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
6.06
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 8,485
Ranked 1st. 163 times more than Finland
52
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Finland
0.178
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 55,942
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Finland
954
Ranked 2nd.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Finland
0.252
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0936
Ranked 3rd.
3.07
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 3rd.
1.46
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.607
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Finland
0.186
Ranked 5th.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.58
Ranked 3rd.
7.83
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Brazil
State religion > Disestablishment date 1890 1869

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; 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; Wikipedia: State religion (Established churches and former state churches); Wikipedia: Christianity in Norway (Importance of religion) (GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 january 2009); 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.; 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.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean); Wikipedia: Lutheranism by region (Countries with more than 500,000 Lutherans) ([1] The Lutheran World Federation 2010 Membership Figures); Wikipedia: Lutheranism by region (Countries with more than 500,000 Lutherans) ([1] The Lutheran World Federation 2010 Membership Figures). 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: Buddhism by country

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