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Religion Stats: compare key data on Mauritius & South Africa

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  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members: Membership.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Hindu percent of population:

    Percentage of population that is Hindu.

  • Hindus: Number of Hindu residents.
  • Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
  • Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Muslim > Muslim population: Muslim population 2014 Pew Report.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Christian > Catholic > Female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Hindus per thousand people: Number of Hindu residents. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Congregations: Congregations.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Catholic > Cardinals per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinal electors: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Memorial attendance: Memorial Attendance.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Catholic > Cardinal electors per million: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Publishers: Publishers.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Mauritius South Africa HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 2
Ranked 132nd.
152
Ranked 19th. 76 times more than Mauritius
Christian > Mormon > Members 428
Ranked 117th.
59,807
Ranked 21st. 140 times more than Mauritius
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 34
Ranked 15th.
42,251
Ranked 7th. 1243 times more than Mauritius

Hindu percent of population 49%
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than South Africa
1.9%
Ranked 15th.
Hindus 612,932
Ranked 14th.
959,000
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Mauritius
Islam > Percentage Muslim 16.6%
Ranked 64th. 11 times more than South Africa
1.5%
Ranked 111th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 1,536
Ranked 116th.
77,954
Ranked 24th. 51 times more than Mauritius
Major religion(s) Hinduism, Christianity, Islam Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 16.6%
Ranked 62nd. 11 times more than South Africa
1.5%
Ranked 116th.
Muslim > Muslim population 216,000
Ranked 98th.
737,000
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Religions Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%
Religions > All Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census) Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
Religious diversity score 0.638
Ranked 50th.
0.86
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Mauritius
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 3,802
Ranked 111th.
74,151
Ranked 38th. 20 times more than Mauritius
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 3.08
Ranked 75th. 94% more than South Africa
1.59
Ranked 97th.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 1.27
Ranked 104th.
1.71
Ranked 96th. 35% more than Mauritius
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.0264
Ranked 15th.
0.941
Ranked 11th. 36 times more than Mauritius

Catholic > Cardinals 1
Ranked 65th. The same as South Africa
1
Ranked 53th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 163,633
Ranked 5th.
1.68 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Mauritius

Hindus per thousand people 476.6
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than South Africa
18.96
Ranked 22nd.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 161,178
Ranked 4th.
1.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Mauritius

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.00467
Ranked 14th.
0.448
Ranked 13th. 96 times more than Mauritius

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 6
Ranked 14th.
20,125
Ranked 8th. 3354 times more than Mauritius

Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Congregations 26
Ranked 30th.
1,892
Ranked 4th. 73 times more than Mauritius
Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.804
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than South Africa
0.0212
Ranked 56th.
Catholic > Cardinal electors 0.0
Ranked 63th.
1
Ranked 43th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 125.33
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
33.5
Ranked 8th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 28
Ranked 14th.
22,125
Ranked 8th. 790 times more than Mauritius

Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Memorial attendance 3,976
Ranked 31st.
217,952
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Mauritius
Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0
Ranked 62nd.
0.0212
Ranked 43th.
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.899 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than South Africa
0.029 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 57th.
Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Publishers 1,751
Ranked 28th.
92,321
Ranked 4th. 53 times more than Mauritius
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 127.24
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
37.34
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0218
Ranked 14th.
0.493
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Mauritius

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; 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: 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.; 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.; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; 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.; Wikipedia: Jehovah's Witnesses by country (Africa); Catholic.com - College of Cardinals. 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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