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Religion Stats: compare key data on Bulgaria & Serbia

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STAT Bulgaria Serbia HISTORY
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 24,317
Ranked 8th.
194,302
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 35,991
Ranked 7th.
218,101
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Mormon > Congregations 10
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Serbia
3
Ranked 114th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 2,296
Ranked 80th. 7 times more than Serbia
308
Ranked 123th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox percent of population 75.9
Ranked 8th.
84.98
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Bulgaria
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 5.59 million
Ranked 8th.
6.37 million
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 595.26
Ranked 3rd.
837.53
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Bulgaria

Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 13.4%
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Serbia
3.7%
Ranked 100th.
Muslim > Muslim population 1 million
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Serbia
280,000
Ranked 94th.
Religious diversity score 0.597
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 214th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 33.5%
Ranked 123th.
50.5%
Ranked 106th. 51% more than Bulgaria
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 62%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Serbia
46.5%
Ranked 38th.
State religion > Church Bulgarian Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church
State religion > Denomination Eastern Orthodox Eastern
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox share of world population 2.02
Ranked 9th.
2.31
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Bulgaria
Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members per thousand people 0.701
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Serbia
0.37
Ranked 20th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 24,628
Ranked 6th.
162,655
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 2.06 million
Ranked 2nd.
2.96 million
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 279.82
Ranked 3rd.
407.74
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 3.4 million
Ranked 2nd.
3.54 million
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members 5,150
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Serbia
2,683
Ranked 24th.
Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches 128
Ranked 11th. 54% more than Serbia
83
Ranked 18th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 3.35
Ranked 9th.
22.41
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 12,954
Ranked 9th.
138,856
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 2.32 million
Ranked 2nd.
3.12 million
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 1.81 million
Ranked 2nd.
1.86 million
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 979,008
Ranked 2nd.
2.53 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 69.51
Ranked 3rd.
174.04
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 468,262
Ranked 2nd.
1.27 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches per million people 17.42
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Serbia
11.43
Ranked 15th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 6,795
Ranked 5th.
66,345
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 2.43
Ranked 8th.
13.27
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 1.59 million
Ranked 2nd.
1.69 million
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 2.47
Ranked 10th.
16.78
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 4.9
Ranked 7th.
30.05
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 510,746
Ranked 2nd.
1.26 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 1.76
Ranked 11th.
19.13
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 6,159
Ranked 6th.
72,511
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 462.03
Ranked 3rd.
488.36
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Bulgaria

State religion > Disestablishment date 1946 1921
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 17,833
Ranked 8th.
96,310
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.925
Ranked 8th.
9.14
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 0.838
Ranked 8th.
9.99
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 315.44
Ranked 3rd.
429.79
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 18,158
Ranked 9th.
121,791
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 3.31
Ranked 11th.
26.77
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 216.09
Ranked 3rd.
232.6
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 63.72
Ranked 3rd.
175.14
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 245.93
Ranked 3rd.
255.76
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Bulgaria

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 133.23
Ranked 3rd.
349.17
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); Wikipedia: Orthodoxy by country (Statistics); 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.; 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 .); 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 .); Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries); Wikipedia: State religion (Established churches and former state churches); http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics. 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.; http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics

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