Countries of the World Basic Facts

Countries of the World Basic Facts

 

        Country    Population        (2011)    Population Density         (per sq. Km)      GDP – Per    Capita (PPP)             Major Religions
Afghanistan 35,320,445 53 $1,000 Islam 99%
Albania 3,215,988 117 $7,800 Islam 70%
Algeria 35,980,193 15 $7,400 Islam 99%
American Samoa 69,543 342 $8,000 Christian 50%, Roman Catholic 20%
Andorra 86,165 181 $37,200 Roman Catholic
Angola 19,618,432 15 $6,000 Indigenous 47%
Antigua and Barbuda 89,612 202 $18,200 Christian
Argentina 40,764,561 15 $17,700 Roman Catholic 92%
Armenia 3,100,236 109 $5,500 Armenian Apostolic 95%
Aruba 108,141 597 $21,800 Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%
Australia 22,620,600 3 $40,800 Roman Catholic 26%, Anglican 21%
Austria 8,419,000 102 $42,400 Roman Catholic 74%
Azerbaijan 9,168,000 110 $10,300 Islam 93%
Bahamas, The 347,176 34 $31,400 Baptist 35%, Anglican 15%
Bahrain 1,323,535 1660 $27,900 Islam 81%
Bangladesh 150,493,658 1142 $1,700 Islam 83%
Barbados 273,925 636 $23,700 Protestant 67%
Belarus 9,473,000 47 $15,200 Eastern Orthodox 80%
Belgium 11,008,000 360 $38,200 Roman Catholic 75%
Belize 356,600 15 $8,400 Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 27%
Benin 9,099,922 80 $1,500 Indigenous 50%, Christian 30%
Bermuda 64,700 1285 $69,900 non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%
Bhutan 738,267 19 $6,200 Lamaistic Buddhist 75%
Bolivia 10,088,108 9 $4,900 Roman Catholic 95%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,752,228 74 $8,200 Islam 40%, Orthodox 31%
Botswana 2,030,738 4 $16,200 indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
Brazil 196,655,014 23 $11,900 Roman Catholic 80%
Brunei 405,938 76 $50,000 Muslim 67%, Buddhist 13%
Bulgaria 7,476,000 69 $13,800 Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%
Burkina Faso 16,967,845 60 $1,500 indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%
Burundi 8,575,172 326 $600 Christian 67%, indigenous beliefs 23%
Cambodia 14,305,183 80 $2,200 Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Cameroon 20,030,362 41 $2,300 indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%
Canada 34,482,779 4 $41,100 Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%
Cape Verde 500,585 123 $4,000 Roman Catholic
Cayman Islands 56,729 234 $43,800 United Church, Anglican, Baptist
Central African Republic 4,486,837 7 $800 indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%
Chad 11,525,496 9 $1,900 Muslim 51%, Christian 35%
Chile 17,269,525 23 $17,400 Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%
China 1,344,130,000 143 $8,500 Daoist, Buddhist, Muslim
Colombia 46,927,125 42 $10,400 Roman Catholic 90%
Comoros 753,943 395 $1,200 Muslim 98%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 67,757,577 29 $400 Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%
Congo, Rep. 4,139,748 12 $4,600 Christian 50%, animist 48%
Costa Rica 4,726,575 91 $12,100 Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%
Cote d’Ivoire 20,152,894 62 $1,600 Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%
Croatia 4,407,000 79 $18,400 Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%
Cuba 11,253,665 106 $9,900 Roman Catholic 85%
Curacao 145,619 324 $15,000
Cyprus 1,116,564 119 $29,400 Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%
Czech Republic 10,546,000 136 $27,400 Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%
Denmark 5,574,000 131 $37,600 Evangelical Lutheran 95%
Djibouti 905,564 38 $2,700 Muslim 94%
Dominica 67,675 90 $14,000 Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15%
Dominican Republic 10,056,181 205 $9,400 Roman Catholic 95%
Ecuador 14,666,055 58 $8,600 Roman Catholic 95%
Egypt, Arab Rep. 82,536,770 81 $6,600 Islam 90%
El Salvador 6,227,491 299 $7,600 Catholics 83%
Equatorial Guinea 720,213 25 $19,600 Christian and Roman Catholic
Eritrea 5,415,280 52 $700 Islam
Estonia 1,340,000 32 $20,600 Evangelical Lutheran 14%, Russian Orthodox 13%
Ethiopia 84,734,262 83 $1,100 Islam 45%-50%
Faeroe Islands 48,863 35 $30,500 Evangelical Lutheran
Fiji 868,406 47 $4,700 Christian 52%, Hindu 38%
Finland 5,387,000 18 $36,700 Evangelical Lutheran 84%
France 65,436,552 119 $35,600 Roman Catholic 83%-88%
French Polynesia 273,777 74 $18,000 Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%
Gabon 1,534,262 6 $16,400 Christian 55%-75%
Gambia, The 1,776,103 173 $2,000 Muslim 90%, Christian 9%
Georgia 4,486,000 78 $5,600 Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%
Germany 81,726,000 235 $38,400 Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%
Ghana 24,965,816 107 $3,100 Christian 63%, indigenous beliefs 21%
Greece 11,304,000 88 $26,600 Greek Orthodox 98%
Greenland 56,744 0.027 $37,400 Evangelical Lutheran
Grenada 104,890 307 $14,100 Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%
Guam 182,111 333 $15,000 Roman Catholic 85%, other 15%
Guatemala 14,757,316 134 $5,100 Roman Catholic, Protestant
Guinea 10,221,808 41 $1,100 Muslim 85%, Christian 8%
Guinea-Bissau 1,547,061 54 $1,200 indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%
Guyana 756,040 4 $7,600 Christian 50%, Hindu 35%
Haiti 10,123,787 363 $1,300 Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%
Honduras 7,754,687 68 $4,400 Roman Catholic 97%
Hong Kong SAR, China 7,071,600 6783 $49,800 eclectic mixture of local religions 90%
Hungary 9,971,000 110 $19,800 Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%
Iceland 319,000 3 $38,500 Evangelical Lutheran 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%
India 1,241,491,960 412 $3,700 Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%
Indonesia 242,325,638 132 $4,700 Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%
Iran, Islamic Rep. 74,798,599 45 $13,200 Muslim 99%
Iraq 32,961,959 74 $3,900 Muslim 97%
Ireland 4,487,000 65 $40,100 Roman Catholic 91.6%
Isle of Man 83,327 145 $35,000 Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist
Israel 7,765,700 352 $31,400 Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6%
Italy 60,770,000 206 $30,900 Roman Catholic 90%
Jamaica 2,709,300 250 $9,100 Protestant 61.3%, Roman Catholic 4%
Japan 127,817,277 350 $35,200 both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16%
Jordan 6,181,000 68 $6,000 Muslim 92%, Christian 6%
Kazakhstan 16,558,459 6 $13,200 Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%
Kenya 41,609,728 71 $1,800 Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%
Kiribati 101,093 123 $5,800 Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant 40%
North Korea 24,451,285 202 $1,800 traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist
South Korea 49,779,000 509 $32,100 Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%
Kosovo 1,794,303 163 $6,500
Kuwait 2,818,042 154 $42,200 Muslim 85%
Kyrgyzstan 5,507,000 28 $2,400 Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%
Laos PDR 6,288,037 27 $2,700 Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
Latvia 2,220,000 36 $15,900 Lutheran, Roman Catholic
Lebanon 4,259,405 413 $15,700 Muslim 70%, Christian 30%
Lesotho 2,193,843 72 $2,000 Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
Liberia 4,128,572 41 $500 indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%
Libya 6,422,772 4 $14,100 Muslim 97%
Liechtenstein 36,304 225 $143,900 Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%
Lithuania 3,203,000 52 $19,100 Roman Catholic, Lutheran
Luxembourg 517,000 196 $81,100 Roman Catholic 87%, Protestants 13%
Macao SAR, China 555,731 19416 $33,000 Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%
Macedonia, FYR 2,063,893 82 $10,500 Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%
Madagascar 21,315,135 36 $900 indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%
Malawi 15,380,888 158 $900 Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%
Malaysia 28,859,154 86 $15,800 Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu
Maldives 320,081 1053 $8,800 Muslim
Mali 15,839,538 13 $1,100 Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Malta 419,000 1300 $25,800 Roman Catholic 98%
Marshall Islands 54,816 300 $2,500 Christian
Mauritania 3,541,540 3 $2,200 Muslim 100%
Mauritius 1,286,051 631 $15,100 Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3%
Mexico 114,793,341 58 $14,800 Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 111,542 159 $2,200 Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%
Moldova 3,559,000 124 $3,400 Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%
Monaco 35,427 17704 $153,177 Roman Catholic 90%
Mongolia 2,800,114 2 $4,800 Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%
Montenegro 632,261 47 $11,700
Morocco 32,272,974 72 $5,100 Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%
Mozambique 23,929,708 30 $1,100 indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%
Myanmar 48,336,763 73 $1,300 Buddhist 89%, Christian 4%
Namibia 2,324,004 3 $7,500 Christian 80% to 90%
Nepal 30,485,798 209 $1,300 Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%
Netherlands 16,696,000 493 $42,700 Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%
New Caledonia 249,000 14 $15,000 Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%
New Zealand 4,405,200 17 $28,000 Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%
Nicaragua 5,869,859 48 $3,200 Roman Catholic 85%
Niger 16,068,994 12 $800 Muslim 80%
Nigeria 162,470,737 174 $2,600 Muslim 50%, Christian 40%
Northern Mariana Islands 61,174 132 $12,500 Christian
Norway 4,952,000 16 $54,200 Evangelical Lutheran 86%
Oman 2,846,145 9 $26,900 Ibadhi Muslim 75%
Pakistan 176,745,364 225 $2,800 Muslim 97%
Palau 20,609 45 $8,100 Christian
Panama 3,571,185 47 $14,300 Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Papua New Guinea 7,013,829 15 $2,600 Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%
Paraguay 6,568,290 16 $5,500 Roman Catholic 90%
Peru 29,399,817 23 $10,200 Roman Catholic 90%
Philippines 94,852,030 313 $4,100 Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%
Poland 38,216,000 126 $20,600 Roman Catholic 95%
Portugal 10,637,000 116 $23,700 Roman Catholic 94%
Puerto Rico 3,706,690 420 $16,300 Roman Catholic 85%
Qatar 1,870,041 152 $104,300 Muslim 95%
Romania 21,390,000 93 $12,600 Eastern Orthodox 87%, Protestant 6.8%
Russian Federation 141,930,000 9 $17,000 Russian Orthodox
Rwanda 10,942,950 431 $1,400 Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%
Samoa 183,874 65 $6,000 Christian 99.7%
San Marino 31,735 526 $36,200 Roman Catholic
Sao Tome and Principe 168,526 172 $2,300 Christian 80%
Saudi Arabia 28,082,541 13 $24,500 Muslim 100%
Senegal 12,767,556 65 $1,900 Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Serbia 7,261,000 83 $10,800 Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%
Seychelles 86,000 188 $25,000 Roman Catholic 86.6%, Anglican 6.8%
Sierra Leone 5,997,486 82 $900 Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%
Singapore 5,183,700 7252 $60,500 Buddhist, Muslim
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 36,609 1113 $15,400
Slovakia 5,440,000 113 $23,600 Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%
Slovenia 2,052,000 102 $29,000 Roman Catholic 70.8%, Lutheran 1%
Solomon Islands 552,267 19 $3,200 Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%
Somalia 9,556,873 15 $600 Sunni Muslim
South Africa 50,586,757 41 $11,100 Christian 68%, Muslim 2%
South Sudan 10,314,021 13.33 $2,134
Spain 46,235,000 92 $31,000 Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Sri Lanka 20,869,000 329 $5,700 Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%
St. Kitts and Nevis 53,051 202 $16,218
St. Lucia 176,000 285 $12,476
St. Martin (French part) 30,615 556
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 109,365 280 $11,561
Sudan 34,318,385 18 $2,800 Sunni Muslim 70%, indigenous beliefs 25%
Suriname 529,419 3 $9,600 Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%
Swaziland 1,067,773 61 $5,400 Zionist 40%, Roman Catholic 20%
Sweden 9,453,000 23 $40,900 Lutheran 87%
Switzerland 7,907,000 196 $43,900 Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%
Syrian Arab Republic 20,820,311 111 $5,100 Muslim 90%
Tajikistan 6,976,958 49 $2,100 Muslim 90%
Tanzania 46,218,486 51 $1,500 Christian 30%, Muslim 35%
Thailand 69,518,555 135 $9,500 Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%
Timor-Leste 1,175,880 77 $8,800
Togo 6,154,813 111 $900 indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%
Tonga 104,509 145 $7,400 Christian
Trinidad and Tobago 1,346,350 261 $20,300 Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%
Tunisia 10,673,800 68 $9,600 Muslim 98%, Christian 1%
Turkey 73,639,596 95 $14,700 Muslim 99.8%, other 0.2%
Turkmenistan 5,105,301 11 $7,900 Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%
Turks and Caicos Islands 39,184 40 $11,500 Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%
Tuvalu 9,847 328 $3,400 Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%
Uganda 34,509,205 167 $1,300 Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%
Ukraine 45,706,100 79 $7,300 Ukrainian Orthodox – Moscow Patriarchate
United Arab Emirates 7,890,924 90 $48,800 Muslim 96%
United Kingdom 62,641,000 257 $36,600 Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million
United States 311,591,917 34 $49,000 Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%
Uruguay 3,368,595 19 $15,300 Roman Catholic 66%, Protestant 2%
Uzbekistan 29,341,200 67 $3,300 Muslim 88%, Eastern Orthodox 9%
Vanuatu 245,619 20 $5,000 Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%
Venezuela, RB 29,278,000 33 $12,700 Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%
Vietnam 87,840,000 280 $3,400 Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 109,666 314 $14,500 Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%
West Bank and Gaza 4,019,433 649 $2,900 Muslim 75%, Jewish 17%
Yemen, Rep. 24,799,880 46 $2,300 Muslim, Jewish
Zambia 13,474,959 17 $1,600 Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%
Zimbabwe 12,754,378 32 $500 Syncretic 50%, Christian 25%