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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Switzerland

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STAT Brazil Switzerland HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Switzerland
36
Ranked 43th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Switzerland
8,456
Ranked 54th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st.
131,851
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Brazil
Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,988
Ranked 12th.
1,999
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Brazil
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
4.4%
Ranked 89th. 220 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Switzerland
17,958
Ranked 52nd.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
5.7%
Ranked 84th. 57 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th.
433,000
Ranked 89th. 2 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% Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1%
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) Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Switzerland
41.5%
Ranked 117th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
56%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 312 times more than Switzerland
4,258
Ranked 107th.
State religion > Church Roman Catholic Church none since the adoption of the Federal Constitution (1848)
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 13 times more than Switzerland
0.576
Ranked 109th.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Switzerland
18,000
Ranked 26th.
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd.
28,708
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Brazil
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th.
0.608
Ranked 62nd. About the same as Brazil
State religion > Denomination Catholic n/a
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th. 44% more than Switzerland
2.47
Ranked 69th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd.
18.35
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Brazil
Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th.
2.53
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil
Religions > Protestant 15.4%
Ranked 24th.
35.3%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 100.06 million
Ranked 1st. 8951 times more than Switzerland
11,178
Ranked 6th.
Catholic > Cardinals 8
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Switzerland
3
Ranked 13th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Switzerland
1.57 million
Ranked 5th.
Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
3.63
Ranked 41st. 235 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 9974 times more than Switzerland
6,134
Ranked 12th.
Christian > Mormon > Temples 6
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland
1
Ranked 17th.
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Switzerland
64,276
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
8.95
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.043
Ranked 47th.
0.403
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 113,301
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Switzerland
110,536
Ranked 1st.
Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Switzerland
1
Ranked 35th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 367 times more than Switzerland
0.854
Ranked 16th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 118,537
Ranked 3rd.
892,566
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st.
67,575
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 18,270
Ranked 1st.
21,315
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 57,359
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Switzerland
56,950
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 9,785
Ranked 1st.
10,690
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 2nd.
1.48
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0215
Ranked 42nd.
0.134
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Brazil
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 48th.
0.168 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th.
9.41
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 262.19
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Switzerland
156.17
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 2nd.
7.46
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 63,904
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than Switzerland
993
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.58
Ranked 3rd.
15.39
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0936
Ranked 3rd.
2.97
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 512.55
Ranked 2nd. 329 times more than Switzerland
1.56
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 3rd.
1.49
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 55,942
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Switzerland
53,586
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 51.18 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Switzerland
1.12 million
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 48.87 million
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Switzerland
1.03 million
Ranked 4th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.92 million
Ranked 1st. 9568 times more than Switzerland
1,141
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 250.36
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than Switzerland
143.84
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.607
Ranked 4th.
124.24
Ranked 4th. 205 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.327
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.138
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 55.92
Ranked 3rd. 352 times more than Switzerland
0.159
Ranked 6th.
Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 8,485
Ranked 1st.
10,625
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 2nd.
7.93
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Switzerland
218.8
Ranked 7th.

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