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The second largest Christian branch is either Protestantism (if it is considered a single group), or the Eastern Orthodox Church (if Protestants are considered to be divided into multiple denominations). According to a 2012 Pew Research Center study, of the then 232 countries and territories, 157 had Christian majorities. [10]
A broad overview of various Christian groups including a historical context. See also Christianity by country , Islam by country , Judaism by country , Protestantism by country , Commons:Category:Religion maps of the world
Christendom [2] [3] refers to Christian states, Christian-majority countries or countries in which Christianity is dominant [4] or prevails. [2]Following the spread of Christianity from the Levant to Europe and North Africa during the early Roman Empire, Christendom has been divided in the pre-existing Greek East and Latin West.
According to a 2019 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 43%, further ending its status as religion of the majority. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The decline is attributed mainly to the dropping membership of the Mainline Protestant churches [ 35 ] [ 37 ] and even among Evangelical Protestant churches [ 38 ] [ 39 ] while Black churches ...
Cambodia: The Constitution declared Theravada Buddhism as the official religion of the country. [35] About 98% of Cambodia's population is Buddhist. [36] Myanmar: Section 361 of the Constitution states that "The Union recognizes the special position of Theravada Buddhism as the faith professed by the great majority of the citizens of the Union."
[220] [21] [22] Despite the absence of centralized control or leadership, if considered as a single cohort, this will easily be the second largest Christian tradition after Roman Catholicism. [221] [222] [223] According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC), there are an estimated 450 million Independents world-wide, as of ...
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .
World Christianity or global Christianity has been defined both as a term that attempts to convey the global nature of the Christian religion [1] [2] [3] and an academic field of study that encompasses analysis of the histories, practices, and discourses of Christianity as a world religion and its various forms as they are found on the six continents. [4]