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Religion Stats: compare key data on New Zealand & Singapore

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STAT New Zealand Singapore HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 207
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Singapore
11
Ranked 78th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 107,511
Ranked 15th. 30 times more than Singapore
3,573
Ranked 70th.
Hindus 41,158
Ranked 41st.
262,120
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than New Zealand
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.17%
Ranked 146th.
16%
Ranked 65th. 94 times more than New Zealand
Jews 5,000
Ranked 44th. 17 times more than Singapore
300
Ranked 78th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.9%
Ranked 127th.
14.9%
Ranked 65th. 17 times more than New Zealand
Muslim > Muslim population 41,000
Ranked 129th.
721,000
Ranked 78th. 18 times more than New Zealand
Religions Anglican 13.8%, Roman Catholic 12.6%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% 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 Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census) 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)
Religious diversity score 0.811
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Singapore
0.656
Ranked 45th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 33%
Ranked 128th.
70%
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than New Zealand
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 66%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Singapore
29%
Ranked 51st.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 11,376
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Singapore
2,348
Ranked 126th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.78
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Singapore
0.564
Ranked 110th.
Hindu percent of population 1%
Ranked 18th.
5.1%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than New Zealand
Jews per 1000 1.31
Ranked 30th. 17 times more than Singapore
0.0764
Ranked 70th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 271,884
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Singapore
119,050
Ranked 4th.

Hindus per thousand people 9.34
Ranked 28th.
50.57
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than New Zealand
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 236,553
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Singapore
100,083
Ranked 4th.

Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 56.53
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Singapore
19.71
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 64.97
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Singapore
23.45
Ranked 9th.

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; 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: 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 .); 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.; 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; 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.; 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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