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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Ireland

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STAT Brazil Ireland HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Ireland
13
Ranked 75th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 402 times more than Ireland
3,013
Ranked 75th.

Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
45,223
Ranked 8th.

Christianity > Percent Christian 90.4%
Ranked 5th.
92.3%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Brazil
Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,988
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Ireland
1,937
Ranked 27th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
0.49%
Ranked 135th. 25 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 125 times more than Ireland
5,096
Ranked 80th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
0.9%
Ranked 130th. 9 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than Ireland
43,000
Ranked 127th.
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% Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2%
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) Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 62% more than Ireland
53.5%
Ranked 104th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
46.5%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 9170 times more than Ireland
145
Ranked 182nd.
Buddhism > Buddhists 633,180.5
Ranked 15th. 66 times more than Ireland
9,552
Ranked 60th.
People who say religion is important 86.5%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Ireland
53.5%
Ranked 6th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 203 times more than Ireland
0.0356
Ranked 172nd.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th. 130 times more than Ireland
1,000
Ranked 64th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.315%
Ranked 46th. 58% more than Ireland
0.2%
Ranked 66th.
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd.
10,688
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Brazil
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Ireland
0.155
Ranked 182nd.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Ireland
1.3
Ranked 103th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd.
9.88
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Brazil

Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Ireland
0.269
Ranked 56th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 100.06 million
Ranked 1st. 113058 times more than Ireland
885
Ranked 14th.

Catholic > Cardinals 8
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Ireland
1
Ranked 59th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 84720 times more than Ireland
733
Ranked 13th.

Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
2.34
Ranked 44th. 151 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 112052 times more than Ireland
546
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
21,942
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
4.79
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Brazil

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.043
Ranked 47th.
0.24
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 113,301
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
41,772
Ranked 5th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Ireland
1
Ranked 47th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 2627 times more than Ireland
0.119
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 118,537
Ranked 3rd.
1.55 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
23,281
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 18,270
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Ireland
3,451
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 2nd.
0.377
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 57,359
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
21,557
Ranked 7th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 9,785
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland
1,727
Ranked 9th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0215
Ranked 42nd.
0.24
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 48th.
0.112 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 41st. 47% more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 48.87 million
Ranked 1st. 135382 times more than Ireland
361
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 51.18 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Ireland
1.21 million
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 2nd.
4.42
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 262.19
Ranked 2nd.
264.06
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.327
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Ireland
0.0404
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 55.92
Ranked 3rd. 1225 times more than Ireland
0.0457
Ranked 10th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 63,904
Ranked 3rd. 345 times more than Ireland
185
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 8,485
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Ireland
1,724
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 250.36
Ranked 2nd. 3174 times more than Ireland
0.0789
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
5.09
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0936
Ranked 3rd.
0.754
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 2nd.
4.71
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.607
Ranked 4th.
339.11
Ranked 1st. 558 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th. 1986 times more than Ireland
0.16
Ranked 15th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 512.55
Ranked 2nd. 2651 times more than Ireland
0.193
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 3rd.
0.377
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 55,942
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland
20,215
Ranked 7th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.92 million
Ranked 1st. 52233 times more than Ireland
209
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.58
Ranked 3rd.
9.13
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Brazil

SOURCES: 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; Wikipedia: Constitutional references to God (List); 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: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); 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.; 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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