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Religion Stats: compare key data on Japan & Singapore

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STAT Japan Singapore HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 281
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Singapore
11
Ranked 78th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 126,407
Ranked 12th. 35 times more than Singapore
3,573
Ranked 70th.
Christianity > Christians 2.56 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Singapore
829,470
Ranked 24th.
Christianity > Percent Christian 2%
Ranked 35th.
18%
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Japan
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.2%
Ranked 141st.
16%
Ranked 65th. 80 times more than Japan
Jews 2,000
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Singapore
300
Ranked 78th.
Major religion(s) Shintoism, Buddhism Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 168th.
14.9%
Ranked 65th. 149 times more than Japan
Muslim > Muslim population 185,000
Ranked 105th.
721,000
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Japan
Religions observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8%
Religions > All observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 23.5%
Ranked 137th.
70%
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 75%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Singapore
29%
Ranked 51st.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 15,061
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Singapore
2,348
Ranked 126th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.118
Ranked 148th.
0.564
Ranked 110th. 5 times more than Japan
Hindus 5,097
Ranked 64th.
262,120
Ranked 22nd. 51 times more than Japan
Religious diversity score 0.541
Ranked 85th.
0.656
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Japan
Jews per 1000 0.0158
Ranked 78th.
0.0764
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Japan
Hindus per thousand people 0.0399
Ranked 92nd.
50.57
Ranked 14th. 1268 times more than Japan

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#Sovereign_states; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#Sovereign_states; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; 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.; 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 .); 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.; 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.

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