World Christian Database: field definitions

Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2026).

Table Field Description
country Muslim % Number of Muslims as a percentage of the country's population.
country Muslims Number of Muslims in this country's population.
country New religionist % Number of New religionists (neoreligionists) as a percentage of the country's population.
country New religionists Number of New religionists (Neoreligionists) in this country's population.
country non-Christians Population of Non-Christians.
country NT languages count Count of ISO languages with a New Testament translation.
country Official name Official name of country.
country Orthodox Number of Affiliated Orthodox in this country. This includes Orthodoxy's 4 traditions: Eastern (Chalcedonian), Oriental (Pre-Chalcedonian, Non-Chalcedonian, Monophysite), Church of the East (Assyrian), and non-historical Orthodox.
country Pentecostal/Charismatics Pentecostals/Charismatics = Pentecostals + Charismatics + Independent Charismatics population in the country.
country Pentecostals Number of Pentecostals (Classical Pentecostals) in the country. "Classical Pentecostals" is a blanket term for traditional types of Pentecostal (Pentecostal Apostolic, Oneness-Pentecostal, Baptistic Pentecostal, Holiness-Pentecostal, Perfectionist- Pentecostal), as contrasted with Neo-pentecostal, Catholic pentecostal etc.
country People with gospel access % The percentage of this country's population with access to the gospel
country People with gospel access % 1900 The percentage of this country's population with access to the gospel in 1900.
country People with gospel access % 1950 The percentage of this country's population with access to the gospel in 1950.
country People with gospel access % 1970 The percentage of this country's population with access to the gospel in 1970.
country People with gospel access % 2000 The percentage of this country's population with access to the gospel in 2000.
country Physicians per 1,000 Physicians per 1,000 people (generalist and specialist medical practitioners). Primary source: WHO Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD; last updated June 2024.
country Pop density Number of persons living in a square kilometer in this country. Primary source: United Nations 2024.
country Protestants Number of Affiliated Protestants (including Anglicans) in this country's population.
country Provinces Major civil divisions (provinces, states) in the country.
country R&D spending % Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP. Primary source: UNESCO (via World Bank).
country Red list Index Red List Index. Primary source: Birdlife International and International Union for Conservation of Nature.
country Refugee per 100,000 Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin. Primary source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
country Religions over 1% Religions over 1% in the country (rounded to integer).
country Religious Freedom Index Restriction of Religious Freedom Index, 0-10, high is less freedom: Calculated as the country average of government restrictions (GRI) and social restrictions (SRI).
country Rural % Percentage of the nation's total population that live in a rural area.
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