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Religion Stats: compare key data on Canada & Mexico

Definitions

  • Buddhism > Buddhists: Amount of Buddhist residents.
  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members: Membership.
  • 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.
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important: Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”. (Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”).
  • Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • 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.
  • Buddhism > Percent Buddhist: Percentage of population that is Buddhist.
  • 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.
  • Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Religions > Roman Catholic: Percent of population who are Roman Catholics. Note: categories sometimes vary from country to country, extracted from CIA data.
  • Jews per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Religions > Protestant: Percent of population who are Protestants. Note: categories sometimes vary from country to country, extracted from CIA data.
  • Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people: Membership. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Christian > Catholic > Male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Mormon > Temples: Temples.

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  • 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 > Catholic > Rural catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people: Total Congregations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Christian > Protestant > Quakers: Number of Quakers.
  • 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 > Catholic > Rural female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Mormon > Temples per million people: Temples.

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    . Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Av. bible studies: Av. Bible Studies.

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  • Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Canada Mexico HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 795,068.5
Ranked 14th. 43 times more than Mexico
18,595
Ranked 48th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 472
Ranked 3rd.
1,985
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada
Christian > Mormon > Members 187,982
Ranked 4th.
1.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Canada
Islam > Percentage Muslim 2%
Ranked 108th. 7 times more than Mexico
0.3%
Ranked 139th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 109,604
Ranked 17th.
593,802
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Canada
Jews 360,000
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Mexico
40,700
Ranked 15th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 2.8%
Ranked 103th. 28 times more than Mexico
0.1%
Ranked 175th.
Muslim > Muslim population 940,000
Ranked 73th. 8 times more than Mexico
111,000
Ranked 112th.
Religions 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% 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%
Religions > All 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) nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 42%
Ranked 116th.
72%
Ranked 89th. 71% more than Canada
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Mexico
25.5%
Ranked 54th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 53,797
Ranked 45th.
548,104
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Canada
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 1.68
Ranked 94th.
5.01
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Canada
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 2.3%
Ranked 16th. 144 times more than Mexico
0.016%
Ranked 94th.
Religious diversity score 0.696
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Mexico
0.18
Ranked 180th.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.49
Ranked 47th.
5.56
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Canada
Religions > Roman Catholic 42.6%
Ranked 54th.
89%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Canada
Jews per 1000 11.9
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Mexico
0.404
Ranked 48th.
Religions > Protestant 23.3%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Mexico
6%
Ranked 35th.
Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people 5.39
Ranked 10th.
10.9
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Canada
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 41,565
Ranked 6th.
71.44 million
Ranked 2nd. 1719 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinals 5
Ranked 10th. The same as Mexico
5
Ranked 9th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 14,420
Ranked 9th.
47.79 million
Ranked 2nd. 3314 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 14,435
Ranked 7th.
45.14 million
Ranked 2nd. 3127 times more than Canada

Christian > Mormon > Temples 8
Ranked 3rd.
12
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Canada
Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.155
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mexico
0.0452
Ranked 45th.
Catholic > Cardinal electors 3
Ranked 10th.
4
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Canada
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 0.419
Ranked 11th.
382.88
Ranked 1st. 915 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 10,225
Ranked 11th.
21.48 million
Ranked 1st. 2101 times more than Canada

Christian > Mormon > Congregations per million people 13.53
Ranked 11th.
16.43
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Canada
Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0928
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Mexico
0.0361
Ranked 35th.
Christian > Protestant > Quakers 1,216
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Mexico
861
Ranked 9th.
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 50th.
0.07 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Canada
Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 1,300
Ranked 9th.
10.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 8363 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 0.576
Ranked 9th.
292.89
Ranked 1st. 509 times more than Canada

Christian > Mormon > Temples per million people 0.229
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Mexico
0.0993
Ranked 8th.
Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.297
Ranked 13th.
182.22
Ranked 2nd. 615 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 1.21
Ranked 9th.
606.04
Ranked 1st. 503 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 0.0377
Ranked 11th.
92.22
Ranked 2nd. 2446 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 0.38
Ranked 12th.
313.15
Ranked 1st. 823 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 0.418
Ranked 14th.
405.37
Ranked 1st. 969 times more than Canada

Christian > Protestant > Jehovah's Witnesses > Av. bible studies 50,538
Ranked 3rd.
1.05 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Canada
Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 1,590
Ranked 9th.
10.61 million
Ranked 1st. 6672 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 13,120
Ranked 10th.
36.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 2814 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 19,860
Ranked 7th.
34.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 1739 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.0461
Ranked 11th.
89.99
Ranked 2nd. 1952 times more than Canada

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.; 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.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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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.; Wikipedia: Quakers (Africa) (Nuttall, Geoffrey (1955). "Early Quakerism in the Netherlands: Its wider context" . The Bulletin of the Friends Historical Association 44 (1): 3–18. Gragg, Larry (2009). The Quaker community on Barbados : challenging the culture of the planter class ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Columbia: University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826218476 . Friends World Committee for Consultation (2007) 'Finding Quakers around the World http://www.fwccamericas.org/publications/images/fwcc_map_2007_sm.gif, ); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Caribbean). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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