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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & South Africa

Definitions

  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members: Membership.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date: Year in which constitution containing reference to God was adopted.
  • Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
  • Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Muslim > Muslim population: Muslim population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important: Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”. (Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”).
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hindus: Number of Hindu residents.
  • Religious diversity score: The probability of two people chosen at random having different religions. For instance, if you take two people from anywhere in the country of South Africa, there's an 86% chance they will be of different religious sects or different religions altogether.
  • Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Jews per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Christian > Catholic > Female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Hindus per thousand people: Number of Hindu residents. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Mormon > Temples: Temples.

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  • Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinal electors: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans: Lutherans.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans per thousand people: Lutherans. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinal electors per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Brazil South Africa HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Africa
152
Ranked 19th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than South Africa
59,807
Ranked 21st.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
42,251
Ranked 7th.

Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,988
Ranked 12th.
1,996
Ranked 5th. About the same as Brazil
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
1.5%
Ranked 111th. 75 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
77,954
Ranked 24th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
1.5%
Ranked 116th. 15 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th.
737,000
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Brazil
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% Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, 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) Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than South Africa
84.5%
Ranked 69th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
15.5%
Ranked 71st. 19% more than Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
74,151
Ranked 38th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than South Africa
1.59
Ranked 97th.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th. 23% more than South Africa
106,000
Ranked 10th.
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd.
959,000
Ranked 10th. 315 times more than Brazil
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th.
0.86
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than South Africa
1.71
Ranked 96th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd.
0.941
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Brazil

Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th.
2.53
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinals 8
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 53th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa
1.68 million
Ranked 4th.

Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
18.96
Ranked 22nd. 1228 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than South Africa
1.5 million
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Mormon > Temples 6
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
20,125
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
0.448
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Brazil

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.043
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than South Africa
0.0212
Ranked 56th.
Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 43th.
Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans 951,466
Ranked 16th. 42% more than South Africa
669,725
Ranked 17th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
33.5
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
22,125
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Prostestant > Lutherans per thousand people 4.87
Ranked 16th.
13.4
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0215
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than South Africa
0.0212
Ranked 43th.
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than South Africa
0.029 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 57th.
Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
0.493
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
37.34
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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; 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.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean); 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.; 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. 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