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Religion Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • Buddhism > Buddhists: Amount of Buddhist residents.
  • Buddhism > Percent Buddhist: Percentage of population that is Buddhist.
  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members: Membership.
  • Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent: Protestant.

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  • Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
  • Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important: Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”. (Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”).
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Religious diversity score: The probability of two people chosen at random having different religions. For instance, if you take two people from anywhere in the country of South Africa, there's an 86% chance they will be of different religious sects or different religions altogether.
  • Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Christian > Protestant > Protestants: Protestants.

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  • Jews per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people: Membership. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Temples: Temples.

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  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people: Total Congregations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Temples per million people: Temples.

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    . Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
STAT Costa Rica United Kingdom HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 103,311
Ranked 22nd.
507,164.5
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 2.2%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.8%
Ranked 26th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 73
Ranked 8th.
332
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Christian > Mormon > Members 41,353
Ranked 9th.
188,462
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent 18%
Ranked 55th.
60%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.1%
Ranked 149th.
2.7%
Ranked 101st. 27 times more than Costa Rica
Jehovahs Witnesses 21,024
Ranked 45th.
127,206
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Jews 2,500
Ranked 52nd.
300,000
Ranked 7th. 120 times more than Costa Rica
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Religions Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 79%
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 135th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 19.5%
Ranked 63th.
73%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 44,022
Ranked 49th. 83% more than United Kingdom
24,083
Ranked 59th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 10.37
Ranked 46th. 26 times more than United Kingdom
0.402
Ranked 122nd.
Religious diversity score 0.241
Ranked 154th.
0.694
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 5.14
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
2.14
Ranked 80th.
Christian > Protestant > Protestants 722,911
Ranked 38th.
36 million
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Jews per 1000 0.667
Ranked 40th.
5.13
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people 8.61
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
2.98
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Mormon > Temples 1
Ranked 8th.
2
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Costa Rica
Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people 15.19
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
5.25
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Mormon > Temples per million people 0.208
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
0.0317
Ranked 1st.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); 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; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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.; 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.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998. 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). 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 membership statistics (Caribbean); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean). 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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