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Religion Stats: compare key data on Canada & New Zealand

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STAT Canada New Zealand HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 472
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than New Zealand
207
Ranked 14th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 187,982
Ranked 4th. 75% more than New Zealand
107,511
Ranked 15th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 581,553
Ranked 23th. 44 times more than New Zealand
13,194
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent 29%
Ranked 39th.
47%
Ranked 23th. 62% more than Canada
Islam > Percentage Muslim 2%
Ranked 108th. 12 times more than New Zealand
0.17%
Ranked 146th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 109,604
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than New Zealand
13,427
Ranked 62nd.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 2.8%
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than New Zealand
0.9%
Ranked 127th.
Muslim > Muslim population 940,000
Ranked 73th. 23 times more than New Zealand
41,000
Ranked 129th.
Religions Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% Anglican 13.8%, Roman Catholic 12.6%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census) Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 42%
Ranked 116th. 27% more than New Zealand
33%
Ranked 128th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57%
Ranked 26th.
66%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Canada
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 53,797
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than New Zealand
11,376
Ranked 74th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 1.68
Ranked 94th.
2.78
Ranked 78th. 66% more than Canada
Jews 360,000
Ranked 6th. 72 times more than New Zealand
5,000
Ranked 44th.
Hindus 497,200
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than New Zealand
41,158
Ranked 41st.
Religious diversity score 0.696
Ranked 26th.
0.811
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Canada
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.49
Ranked 47th. 3% more than New Zealand
3.4
Ranked 49th.
Religions > Roman Catholic 42.6%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than New Zealand
12.4%
Ranked 83th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.661
Ranked 13th.
3.15
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Canada

Christian > Protestant > Protestants 9.51 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than New Zealand
1.9 million
Ranked 28th.
Jews per 1000 11.9
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than New Zealand
1.31
Ranked 30th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 41,565
Ranked 6th.
447,039
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinals 5
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than New Zealand
1
Ranked 29th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 14,420
Ranked 9th.
271,884
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Canada

Hindus per thousand people 14.42
Ranked 25th. 54% more than New Zealand
9.34
Ranked 28th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 14,435
Ranked 7th.
236,553
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Canada

Christian > Mormon > Temples 8
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than New Zealand
1
Ranked 8th.
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 10,850
Ranked 9th. 75% more than New Zealand
6,210
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.315
Ranked 12th.
1.48
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.155
Ranked 21st.
0.242
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Canada
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 24,105
Ranked 9th. 88% more than New Zealand
12,828
Ranked 3rd.

Catholic > Cardinal electors 3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than New Zealand
1
Ranked 21st.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 0.419
Ranked 11th.
56.53
Ranked 4th. 135 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 10,225
Ranked 11th.
61,398
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 7,845
Ranked 10th. 12% more than New Zealand
6,981
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 245
Ranked 12th.
363
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 535
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than New Zealand
168
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 105,120
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than New Zealand
6,783
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0175
Ranked 12th.
0.0473
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0928
Ranked 20th.
0.242
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Canada
Christian > Protestant > Quakers 1,216
Ranked 8th. 85% more than New Zealand
656
Ranked 10th.
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 50th.
0.152 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Canada
Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 0.38
Ranked 12th.
57.58
Ranked 3rd. 151 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 1,590
Ranked 9th.
30,453
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.0461
Ranked 11th.
7.28
Ranked 4th. 158 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 0.0377
Ranked 11th.
7.39
Ranked 4th. 196 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 605
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than New Zealand
198
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 0.418
Ranked 14th.
64.97
Ranked 4th. 155 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0155
Ranked 12th.
0.0401
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.699
Ranked 12th.
3.07
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 0.576
Ranked 9th.
49.25
Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.227
Ranked 12th.
1.67
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 19,860
Ranked 7th.
206,100
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 8,285
Ranked 11th. 37% more than New Zealand
6,042
Ranked 3rd.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.297
Ranked 13th.
14.67
Ranked 5th. 49 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0071
Ranked 13th.
0.0867
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 3.05
Ranked 7th. 88% more than New Zealand
1.62
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.24
Ranked 13th.
1.44
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 1,300
Ranked 9th.
30,945
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 13,120
Ranked 10th.
240,942
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 1.21
Ranked 9th.
106.83
Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than Canada

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country (Top sixty countries by number and percentage of Protestants); 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. 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