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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Portugal

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STAT Brazil Portugal HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 633,180.5
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Portugal
75,595
Ranked 24th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Portugal
68
Ranked 32nd.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Portugal
40,941
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Portugal
56,550
Ranked 6th.

Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
0.35%
Ranked 136th. 18 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Portugal
48,165
Ranked 30th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
0.6%
Ranked 138th. 6 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Portugal
65,000
Ranked 120th.
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 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
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 94%, Protestant (1995)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 21% more than Portugal
71.5%
Ranked 93th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
26%
Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 155 times more than Portugal
8,579
Ranked 83th.
State religion > Church Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 9 times more than Portugal
0.817
Ranked 105th.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th. 144 times more than Portugal
900
Ranked 67th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.315%
Ranked 46th.
0.7%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Brazil
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd.
7,396
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Brazil
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Portugal
0.144
Ranked 186th.
State religion > Denomination Catholic Catholic
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th.
4.65
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd.
5.36
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Brazil

Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Portugal
0.0889
Ranked 68th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 100.06 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Portugal
4.18 million
Ranked 2nd.

Catholic > Cardinals 8
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Portugal
2
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Portugal
3.95 million
Ranked 1st.

Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
0.701
Ranked 69th. 45 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Portugal
3.33 million
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
2.68
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Portugal
28,253
Ranked 6th.

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.043
Ranked 47th.
0.19
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 113,301
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Portugal
41,317
Ranked 6th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Portugal
2
Ranked 18th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th.
315.26
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 118,537
Ranked 3rd.
3.1 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Portugal
28,297
Ranked 6th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 2nd.
0.681
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 18,270
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Portugal
15,233
Ranked 6th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 9,785
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Portugal
8,044
Ranked 5th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 57,359
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Portugal
21,108
Ranked 8th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0215
Ranked 42nd.
0.19
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 48th.
0.149 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 38th. 96% more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 48.87 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Portugal
1.87 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0936
Ranked 3rd.
1.44
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.607
Ranked 4th.
293.78
Ranked 2nd. 484 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 63,904
Ranked 3rd.
1.46 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th.
374.51
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 512.55
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Portugal
395.99
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 3rd.
0.762
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 8,485
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Portugal
7,189
Ranked 6th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 250.36
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Portugal
177.35
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
2.68
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 51.18 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Portugal
2.31 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 2nd.
2
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 2nd.
1.91
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 262.19
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Portugal
218.64
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.92 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Portugal
1.65 million
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.327
Ranked 4th.
137.91
Ranked 2nd. 421 times more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 55.92
Ranked 3rd.
155.87
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 55,942
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Portugal
20,209
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.58
Ranked 3rd.
3.91
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Brazil

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; Wikipedia: State religion (Established churches and former state churches); 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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