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Religion Stats: compare key data on Portugal & United Kingdom

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STAT Portugal United Kingdom HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 75,595
Ranked 24th.
507,164.5
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Portugal
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 68
Ranked 32nd.
332
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Portugal
Christian > Mormon > Members 40,941
Ranked 25th.
188,462
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Portugal
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.35%
Ranked 136th.
2.7%
Ranked 101st. 8 times more than Portugal
Jehovahs Witnesses 48,165
Ranked 30th.
127,206
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal
Jews 900
Ranked 67th.
300,000
Ranked 7th. 333 times more than Portugal
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.6%
Ranked 138th.
4.6%
Ranked 92nd. 8 times more than Portugal
Muslim > Muslim population 65,000
Ranked 120th.
2.87 million
Ranked 50th. 44 times more than Portugal
Religions Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 71.5%
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 135th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 26%
Ranked 53th.
73%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Portugal
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 8,579
Ranked 83th.
24,083
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Portugal
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.817
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.402
Ranked 122nd.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.7%
Ranked 30th.
0.8%
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Portugal
Hindus 7,396
Ranked 57th.
832,000
Ranked 13th. 112 times more than Portugal
Secularism and atheism > Does not believe in spirit, God or life force 12%
Ranked 19th.
25%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Portugal
Religious diversity score 0.144
Ranked 186th.
0.694
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Portugal
Hindu percent of population 0.07%
Ranked 42nd.
1.7%
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Portugal
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 4.65
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
2.14
Ranked 80th.
Jews per 1000 0.0889
Ranked 68th.
5.13
Ranked 14th. 58 times more than Portugal
Secularism and atheism > Believes there is a god 70%
Ranked 8th. 89% more than United Kingdom
37%
Ranked 17th.
Secularism and atheism > Believes in spirit or life force 15%
Ranked 23th.
33%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Portugal
Hindus per thousand people 0.701
Ranked 69th.
13.26
Ranked 26th. 19 times more than Portugal
Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members per thousand people 0.445
Ranked 18th.
2.48
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Portugal
Christian > Protestant > Baptist church members 4,700
Ranked 20th.
155,891
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Portugal
Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches 71
Ranked 21st.
2,590
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Portugal
Christian > Protestant > Baptist churches per million people 6.73
Ranked 18th.
41.27
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Portugal

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; 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; Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381; 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.;

Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381

; Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381; 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.; http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics. 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.; http://www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics

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