Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2026).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| version_2020_country | Hindus | Number of Hindus in this country's population. 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). |
| version_2020_country | Hindus who know Christians | Hindus who know Christians. |
| version_2020_country | HIV Adults per K | Number of adults living with HIV per thousand of the country's population in 2016. Primary source: UNAIDS (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | Household Size | Standard size, for statistical purposes, of a family, composed of 2 spouses, 2 children (under 15), and one adult (15 or over). 2000. |
| version_2020_country | Independent Charismatics | Number of Independent Charismatics in the country. Independent Charismatic refers to a religious person or movement similar to a charismatic but unconnected with mainline Pentecostal or non-Pentecostal denominations. |
| version_2020_country | Independents | Number of Affiliated Independents in this country. These are Christians independent of historic, organized, institutionalized, or denominationalist Christianity. |
| version_2020_country | Infant mortality | Infant mortality, per 1,000 live births in the country. Primary source: United Nations 2019. |
| version_2020_country | Internal evangelized % | This is the percentage of the population evangelized by Christians from this country. |
| version_2020_country | Internet users % | Internet users in 2016 as a percentage of population. Primary source: ITU (2018) (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | ISO A2 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. |
| version_2020_country | ISO A3 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. |
| version_2020_country | Jain % | Number of Jains as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Followers of the Jain reform movement are from Hinduism, composed of the Svetambara and Digambara sects. |
| version_2020_country | Jains | Number of Jain in this country's population. Followers of the Jain reform movement are from Hinduism, composed of the Svetambara and Digambara sects. |
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