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Religion Stats: compare key data on Mexico & Portugal

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STAT Mexico Portugal HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 18,595
Ranked 48th.
75,595
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Mexico
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,985
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Portugal
68
Ranked 32nd.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Portugal
40,941
Ranked 25th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.3%
Ranked 139th.
0.35%
Ranked 136th. 17% more than Mexico
Jehovahs Witnesses 593,802
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Portugal
48,165
Ranked 30th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 175th.
0.6%
Ranked 138th. 6 times more than Mexico
Muslim > Muslim population 111,000
Ranked 112th. 71% more than Portugal
65,000
Ranked 120th.
Religions Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
Religions > All nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 72%
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Portugal
71.5%
Ranked 93th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 25.5%
Ranked 54th.
26%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Mexico
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 548,104
Ranked 6th. 64 times more than Portugal
8,579
Ranked 83th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 5.01
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Portugal
0.817
Ranked 105th.
State religion > Church Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church
Jews 40,700
Ranked 15th. 45 times more than Portugal
900
Ranked 67th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.016%
Ranked 94th.
0.7%
Ranked 30th. 44 times more than Mexico
Religious diversity score 0.18
Ranked 180th. 25% more than Portugal
0.144
Ranked 186th.
State religion > Denomination Catholic Catholic
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 5.56
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Portugal
4.65
Ranked 23th.
Religions > Roman Catholic 89%
Ranked 19th.
94%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Mexico
Jews per 1000 0.404
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Portugal
0.0889
Ranked 68th.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 71.44 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Portugal
4.18 million
Ranked 2nd.

Catholic > Cardinals 5
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Portugal
2
Ranked 25th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 47.79 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Portugal
3.95 million
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 45.14 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Portugal
3.33 million
Ranked 1st.

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.0452
Ranked 45th.
0.19
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Mexico
Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Portugal
2
Ranked 18th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 382.88
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Portugal
315.26
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 21.48 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Portugal
3.1 million
Ranked 1st.

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0361
Ranked 35th.
0.19
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Mexico
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.07 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 49th.
0.149 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Mexico
Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 34.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Portugal
1.87 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 182.22
Ranked 2nd.
293.78
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Mexico

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Portugal
1.65 million
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 10.61 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Portugal
1.46 million
Ranked 1st.

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 405.37
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Portugal
374.51
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 606.04
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Portugal
395.99
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 36.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Portugal
2.31 million
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 89.99
Ranked 2nd.
137.91
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Mexico

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 92.22
Ranked 2nd.
155.87
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Mexico

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 313.15
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Portugal
218.64
Ranked 2nd.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 292.89
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Portugal
177.35
Ranked 1st.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); 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.; Wikipedia: State religion (Established churches and former state churches); World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; 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.; 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.

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