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Religion > Christian Stats: compare key data on Brazil & South Africa

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STAT Brazil South Africa HISTORY
Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa
1.68 million
Ranked 4th.

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

Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than South Africa
1.5 million
Ranked 3rd.

Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
33.5
Ranked 8th.

Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Africa
152
Ranked 19th.
Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than South Africa
59,807
Ranked 21st.
Mormon > Temples 6
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 25th.
Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
22,125
Ranked 8th.

Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
0.493
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Brazil

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

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

Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
42,251
Ranked 7th.

Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd.
0.941
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Brazil

Prostestant > Lutherans 951,466
Ranked 16th. 42% more than South Africa
669,725
Ranked 17th.
Prostestant > Lutherans per thousand people 4.87
Ranked 16th.
13.4
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Brazil

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

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