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Religion Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Canada

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STAT Brazil Canada HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 633,180.5
Ranked 15th.
795,068.5
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Brazil
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1,941
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada
472
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Mormon > Members 1.21 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada
187,982
Ranked 4th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 131,571
Ranked 1st.
581,553
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Brazil

Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,988
Ranked 12th. About the same as Canada
1,982
Ranked 16th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02%
Ranked 158th.
2%
Ranked 108th. 100 times more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Canada
109,604
Ranked 17th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.1%
Ranked 167th.
2.8%
Ranked 103th. 28 times more than Brazil
Muslim > Muslim population 204,000
Ranked 100th.
940,000
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Brazil
Religions Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%
Religions > All Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census) Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 86.5%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Canada
42%
Ranked 116th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 13%
Ranked 78th.
57%
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1.33 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Canada
53,797
Ranked 45th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 7.23
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Canada
1.68
Ranked 94th.
Jews 130,000
Ranked 9th.
360,000
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Brazil
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 0.315%
Ranked 46th.
2.3%
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Brazil
Hindus 3,040
Ranked 72nd.
497,200
Ranked 15th. 164 times more than Brazil
Religious diversity score 0.605
Ranked 63th.
0.696
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Brazil
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.55
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Canada
3.49
Ranked 47th.
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.674
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Canada
0.661
Ranked 13th.

Jews per 1000 0.767
Ranked 37th.
11.9
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Brazil
Religions > Protestant 15.4%
Ranked 24th.
23.3%
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Brazil
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 100.06 million
Ranked 1st. 2407 times more than Canada
41,565
Ranked 6th.

Catholic > Cardinals 8
Ranked 5th. 60% more than Canada
5
Ranked 10th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 62.1 million
Ranked 1st. 4307 times more than Canada
14,420
Ranked 9th.

Hindus per thousand people 0.0154
Ranked 93th.
14.42
Ranked 25th. 934 times more than Brazil
Christian > Protestant > Lutherans 951,466
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada
232,904
Ranked 3rd.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 61.18 million
Ranked 1st. 4238 times more than Canada
14,435
Ranked 7th.

Christian > Mormon > Temples 6
Ranked 1st.
8
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 65,727
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada
10,850
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Canada
0.315
Ranked 12th.

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.043
Ranked 47th.
0.155
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 113,301
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada
24,105
Ranked 9th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors 4
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Canada
3
Ranked 10th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 313.41
Ranked 4th. 749 times more than Canada
0.419
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 118,537
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Canada
10,225
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 65,844
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Canada
7,845
Ranked 10th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 18,270
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Canada
245
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 57,359
Ranked 1st.
105,120
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
0.0175
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 9,785
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Canada
535
Ranked 12th.

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0215
Ranked 42nd.
0.0928
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Brazil
Buddhism > By Country > Buddhism > Population > 2007[49] 190.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Canada
33.39 million
Ranked 9th.
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Canada
0.069 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 50th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.607
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Canada
0.297
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 63,904
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than Canada
1,590
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.327
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Canada
0.0461
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 55.92
Ranked 3rd. 1483 times more than Canada
0.0377
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.337
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Canada
0.227
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 10.92 million
Ranked 1st. 8398 times more than Canada
1,300
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 55,942
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada
8,285
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Canada
0.0155
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 512.55
Ranked 2nd. 425 times more than Canada
1.21
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.58
Ranked 3rd.
0.699
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Brazil

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 318.12
Ranked 4th. 761 times more than Canada
0.418
Ranked 14th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 2nd.
3.05
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Brazil

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0936
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Canada
0.0071
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 51.18 million
Ranked 1st. 3901 times more than Canada
13,120
Ranked 10th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 48.87 million
Ranked 1st. 2461 times more than Canada
19,860
Ranked 7th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 250.36
Ranked 2nd. 435 times more than Canada
0.576
Ranked 9th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Canada
0.24
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 8,485
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Canada
605
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 262.19
Ranked 2nd. 689 times more than Canada
0.38
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Constitutional references to God (List); 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.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; 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.; 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.; 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.; 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.; http://www.lutheranworld.org/content/member-churches; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean); 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.; Wikipedia: Buddhism by country

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