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Religion Stats: compare key data on Lesotho & Malaysia

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STAT Lesotho Malaysia HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 2
Ranked 124th.
33
Ranked 47th. 17 times more than Lesotho
Christian > Mormon > Members 880
Ranked 104th.
8,967
Ranked 53th. 10 times more than Lesotho
Hindus 2,125
Ranked 76th.
1.63 million
Ranked 8th. 767 times more than Lesotho
Hindus per thousand people 1.05
Ranked 53th.
56.68
Ranked 13th. 54 times more than Lesotho
Islam > Percentage Muslim 2%
Ranked 105th.
60.4%
Ranked 44th. 30 times more than Lesotho
Jehovahs Witnesses 3,133
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Malaysia
2,615
Ranked 98th.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 1.66
Ranked 97th. 16 times more than Malaysia
0.107
Ranked 138th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism
Muslim > Muslim population 1,000
Ranked 170th.
17.14 million
Ranked 20th. 17139 times more than Lesotho
Religions Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8%
Religions > All Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
Religious diversity score 0.721
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Malaysia
0.666
Ranked 37th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 5,141
Ranked 98th.
42,919
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Lesotho
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.69
Ranked 79th. 59% more than Malaysia
1.69
Ranked 92nd.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); 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 .); 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.

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