Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version_2020_country | Religious Violence | Religious violence Index, 0-10, low is less violence: a comparative measure of religious violence (persecution, which includes displacement and property damage). |
| version_2020_country | ROG Country | HIS Registry of Geography country code ROG3 (currently = FIPS code). |
| version_2020_country | Rural % | Percentage of the nation's total population that live in a rural area. |
| version_2020_country | Rural Pop | Number of people that live in a rural area. |
| version_2020_country | Secular station audience % | the audience for Christian programs via secular stations, expressed as a percentage of this country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Selection UBS pa | Number of selections the UBS (United Bible Society) distributes per year in the country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. (5 year average). |
| version_2020_country | Selections achievement % p.a. | Scripture selections actually distributed as a percentage of desired goal per year for this country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Selections Duplicate pa | Number of selections distributed via gospels, New Testaments or Bibles each year in the country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Selections Goal | This is the goal for the number of Selections to be placed in this country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Selections Goal pa | The number of Selections required to be distributed each year to meet the goal for selections in place in the country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Selections Other pa | Selections distributed by agencies other than the United Bible Societies (UBS), each year in this country. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Selections Total pa | Total number of Selections distributed in this country by both the United Bible Societies (UBS) and other agencies. Selections are small leaflets of 2 or 3 pages or so consisting of attractively-presented scripture passages printed in large numbers by Bible societies usually for special occasions or needs. |
| version_2020_country | Service Agencies | In 2000, the number of all service agencies in the country. A 'service agency' is any major national, international or countrywide bodies, para-church organizations and agencies which assist or serve the churches but are not themselves denominations or church-planting missions. |
| version_2020_country | Service Agencies per m | This number represents all service agencies per million people of the country's population. "Service agency" is any major national, international or countrywide bodies, para-church organizations and agencies which assist or serve the churches but are not themselves denominations or church-planting missions. |
| version_2020_country | Shintoist % | Number of Shintoists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. These are Japanese who profess, or still profess, Shinto as their first or major religion. |
| version_2020_country | Shintoists | Number of Shintoists in this country's population. These are Japanese who profess, or still profess, Shinto as their first or major religion. |
| version_2020_country | Sikh % | Number of Sikhs as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. These are followers of the Sikh reform movement out of Hinduism, who look to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India (sects: Akali, Khalsa, Nanapanthi, Nirmali, Sewapanthi, Udasi). |
| version_2020_country | Sikhs | Number of Sikh's in this country's population. These are followers of the Sikh reform movement out of Hinduism, who look to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India (sects: Akali, Khalsa, Nanapanthi, Nirmali, Sewapanthi, Udasi). |
| version_2020_country | Smaller Cities | Number of cities in the country with over 50,000 inhabitants (or smaller capital cities) in 2010 (archived City listing). |
| version_2020_country | Social Hostilities Index | Social Hostilities of religion Index, 0-10, low is less restriction: a comparative measure of the restrictions placed on practice, profession, or selection of religion by other religious groups or associations or the culture at large. |
| version_2020_country | Spiritist % | Number of Spiritists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. These are Non-Christian spiritists or spiritualists, or thaumaturgicalists; high spiritists, as opposed to low spiritists (Afro-American syncretists), followers of medium-religions, medium-religionists. |
| version_2020_country | Spiritists | Number of Spiritists in this country's population. These are Non-Christian spiritists or spiritualists, or thaumaturgicalists; high spiritists, as opposed to low spiritists (Afro-American syncretists), followers of medium-religions, medium-religionists. |
| version_2020_country | State Religion 1900 | The official state religion of this country in 1900. A 'state religion' is the religion recognized in law as the official religion of a country. |
| version_2020_country | State Religion 1970 | The official state religion of this country in 1970. A 'state religion' is the religion recognized in law as the official religion of a country. |
| version_2020_country | State Religion 1990 | The official state religion of this country in 1990. A 'state religion' is the religion recognized in law as the official religion of a country. |
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