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Religion Stats: compare key data on Burma & Japan

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STAT Burma Japan HISTORY
Hindus 893,000
Ranked 12th. 175 times more than Japan
5,097
Ranked 64th.
Hindus per thousand people 17.06
Ranked 24th. 428 times more than Japan
0.0399
Ranked 92nd.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 4%
Ranked 91st. 20 times more than Japan
0.2%
Ranked 141st.
Jehovahs Witnesses 3,039
Ranked 92nd.
218,262
Ranked 6th. 72 times more than Burma
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 0.0617
Ranked 148th.
1.71
Ranked 95th. 28 times more than Burma
Major religion(s) Buddhism, Christianity, Islam Shintoism, Buddhism
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 3.8%
Ranked 99th. 38 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 168th.
Muslim > Muslim population 1.9 million
Ranked 61st. 10 times more than Japan
185,000
Ranked 105th.
Religions Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Religions > All Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Religious diversity score 0.197
Ranked 175th.
0.541
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Burma
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 96.5%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Japan
23.5%
Ranked 137th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 3%
Ranked 124th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Burma
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 24,142
Ranked 58th. 60% more than Japan
15,061
Ranked 66th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.484
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than Japan
0.118
Ranked 148th.
Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Av bible studies 3,937
Ranked 14th.
168,138
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Burma

SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; 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.; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; 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.; 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: 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); 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.; Wikipedia: Jehovah's Witnesses by country (Asia)

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