Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version_2020_country | State Religion 2000 | The official state religion of this country in 2000. A 'state religion' is the religion recognized in law as the official religion of a country. |
| version_2020_country | State Religion 2020 | The official state religion of this country. A 'state religion' is the religion recognized in law as the official religion of a country. |
| version_2020_country | UN Development group | Here, 1=more; 2=less; 3=least-developed as defined by UN. (1) More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan. (2) Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (except Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. (3) The are 46 least developed countries: 33 in Africa, 9 in Asia, 4 in Oceania and one each in Latin America and the Caribbean. Primary source: United Nations 2022. |
| version_2020_country | UN Region | Region of the world to which the United Nations (UN) has assigned this country. |
| version_2020_country | UN Region code | Code for the region of the world the United Nations (UN) has assigned this country. |
| version_2020_country | Unaffiliated Christians | Persons professing allegiance and commitment to Christ but who have no church affiliation. |
| version_2020_country | Unevangelized % | The unevangelized in this country represent this percentage of the country's total population. |
| version_2020_country | Unevangelized Peoples | Count of unevangelized (World A) people groups in the country. |
| version_2020_country | Unevangelized Pop | The number of persons in this country that remain unevangelized. |
| version_2020_country | Urban % | Number of urbanites as a percentage of the country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Urban growth rate | The annual growth rate of the urban population. Primary source: United Nations 2022. |
| version_2020_country | Urban Pop | Number of urbanites (town and city dwellers) in this country. |
| version_2020_country | Version 2020 Country code | Four-letter abbreviation assigned to country for database purposes. |
| version_2020_country | Water Access % | Percentage of the country's population using improved drinking-water sources. Primary source: World Health Organization 2018 (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | WCEO URL | External link to the World Christian Encyclopedia (3rd edition) article for this country. (Subscription product: World Christian Encyclopedia Online, Todd M. Johnson, Gina A. Zurlo. Brill, 2020). |
| version_2020_country | Wealth per capita | Individual net worth, per person in 2018, expressed in US dollars (official exchange rates). Defined as “the marketable value of financial assets plus non-financial assets (principally housing and land) less debts”. Primary source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2018. |
| version_2020_country | World A pop | Population of World A (unevangelized) individuals in this country in 2020. |
| version_2020_country | World B pop | Population of World B (evangelized non-Christian) individuals in this country in 2020. |
| version_2020_country | World C pop | Population of World C (Christian) individuals in this country in 2020. |
| version_2020_country | World evangelization code | A country is designated as 'A' 'Unevangelized' if less than 50% of its population is evangelized. It is designated 'B' 'Evangelized non-Christian if 50% or more of its population is evangelized and less than 60% Christian. It is designated 'C' 'Christian' if 60% or more of its population is Christian. |
| version_2020_country | Year begun | The first year this country had Christian residents. |
| version_2020_country | Zoroastrian % | Number of Zoroastrians as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Zoroastrianism is a religion founded in Persia in BC 1200 by the prophet Zoroaster teaching the worship of Ahura Mazda, now followed by Parsis in India and a large underground presence in Iran, Afghanistan, et alia. |
| version_2020_country | Zoroastrians | Number of Zoroastrians in this country's population. Zoroastrianism is a religion founded in Persia in BC 1200 by the prophet Zoroaster teaching the worship of Ahura Mazda, now followed by Parsis in India and a large underground presence in Iran, Afghanistan, et alia. |
| version_2020_people | Agencies code | Code of mission agencies present (0-5) in this people group: 5= 20+ agencies at work; 4 = 11-20; 3= 3-10; 2= 2 agencies; 1= 1 agency; 0 = 0 agencies at work. |
| version_2020_people | Agency count | Data-entered number of mission agencies present in this people group. (Overrides number listed in Agency_note). |
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