Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version_2020_country | Ethnic religions | Number of Ethnic religions indigenous to this country. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelicals | Number of evangelicals residing in this country. These are individuals linked to Evangelical church councils. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelism Response | A measure of new church members baptized per year, per million evangelism-hours expended per year. Higher values indicate greater responsiveness to evangelism, lowest values signify small or even zero response. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % | The percentage of this country's population that was evangelized as of 2020. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 1900 | The percentage of this country's population that was evangelized in 1900. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 1950 | The percentage of this country's population that was evangelized in 1950. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 1970 | The percentage of this country's population that was evangelized in 1970. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 2000 | The percentage of this country's population that was evangelized in 2000. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 2025 | The percentage of this country's population that is projected to be evangelized in 2025, given the current trends. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized % 2050 | The percentage of this country's population that is projected to be evangelized in 2050, given the current trends. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized 2025 | Projected number of persons evangelized in this country by 2025. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized 2050 | Projected number of persons evangelized in this country by 2050. |
| version_2020_country | Evangelized Pop | The number of persons in this country who are evangelized. |
| version_2020_country | External evangelized % | This is the percentage of the population evangelized by Christians not from this country. |
| version_2020_country | Female % | Percentage of females in the country (UN). |
| version_2020_country | GDP per capita | Gross Domestic Product per year per person in 2017, expressed as 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars. The GDP is the total value of the goods and services produced in a nation during a specific period, and also comprising the total of expenditures by consumers and government plus gross private investment. Primary source: World Bank 2018 (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | Gender gap | The gap between female Human Development Index (HDI) and male HDI (as a percentage of male HDI). Primary source: UN Development Programme: Human Development Report 2022. |
| version_2020_country | Gender inequality | (max 100) A low value indicates low inequality between women and men based on a combination of indicators: maternal mortality, adolescent birth rate, share of parliamentary seats, share of secondary education, and participation in the labour force. Primary source: UN Development Programme: Human Development Report 2022. |
| version_2020_country | Global Plans | In 2000, the number of plans this country has to evangelize the globe. A 'global plan' is a documented, christocentric plan, proposal, or program that starts with the Great Commission and articulates concern for evangelizing the world’s entire population. |
| version_2020_country | GNI per capita | Gross National Income per year per person in 2017, expressed as purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars. GNI is the aggregate income of an economy generated by its production and its ownership of factors of production, less the incomes paid for the use of factors of production owned by the rest of the world. Primary source: World Bank (2018), IMF (2018) and United Nations Statistics Division (2018) (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | Governmental Favoritism Index | Governmental Favoritism of religion Index, 0-10, low is less favoritism: a comparative measure of the actions of the state that provide one religion or a small group of religions special privileges, support, or favorable sanctions. |
| version_2020_country | Governmental Restrictions Index | Governmental Restrictions of religion Index, 0-10, low is less restriction: a comparative measure of the actions of the state that deny religious freedoms including any actions that impinge on the practice, profession, or selection of religion. |
| version_2020_country | Growth % pa | This country's natural population was increasing at this annual percentage rate in 2020. A 'natural population increase' is determined by subtracting the number of deaths from the number of births in this country. Primary source: United Nations 2019. |
| version_2020_country | HDI | Human development index, 2017. A higher value represents greater human development in this country. Primary source: UN Development Programme: Human Development Report 2018. |
| version_2020_country | Hindu % | Number of Hindus as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Followers of the main Hindu traditions: (a) Vaishnavites (Vishnaivites) numbering 70% of all Hindus; (b) Saivites numbering 25% mostly in South India; (c) Saktists or other sects (3%); (d) neo-Hindu movements and modern sects arising out of Hinduism, about 1.5%; and (e) Arya Samaj and other reformist movements, 0.5% (Brahmo Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Swami-Narayanis, Ramakrishna Mission, but excluding Jains and Sikhs). |
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