World Christian Database: field definitions

Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2025).

Table Field Description
country Household food waste (kg/capita/year) Household food waste (kilograms per person per year). Primary source: UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024
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.
country Independents Number of Affiliated Independents in this country. These are Christians independent of historic, institutionalized, or denominationalist Christianity.
country Infant mortality Infant mortality, per 1,000 live births in the country. Primary source: United Nations 2024.
country Internal gospel access pct The proportion of gospel access attributed to personal evangelism by Christians within the country (or people group)
country Internet use % Proportion of individuals using the Internet. Primary source: International Telecommunication Union (via World Bank).
country ISO A2 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
country ISO A3 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.
country Jain % Number of Jains as a percentage of the country's population. Followers of the Jain reform movement are from Hinduism, composed of the Svetambara and Digambara sects.
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.
country Jew % Number of Jews as a percentage of the country's population.
country Jews Number of Jews in this country's population.
country Life expectancy The number of years individuals born this year in this country's population are expected to live, based on statistical probability. Primary source: United Nations 2024.
country Major religion count The number of major religions (of 18) significantly present in this country.
country Male pop Population of males in the country (UN).
country Megacities Number of megacities in this country whose population exceeds 1 million persons.
country Missionaries Received Number of people from other countries working as missionaries in this country.
country Missionaries Received 1970 1970. Number of people from other countries working as missionaries in this country.
country Missionaries Received 2000 In 2000, the number of people from other countries working as missionaries in this country.
country Missionaries Received 2010 2010. Number of people from other countries working as missionaries in this country.
country Missionaries Received per m Number of people from other countries working as missionaries per million of the country's population.
country Missionaries Sent Number of this country's citizen missionaries working abroad.
country Missionaries Sent 1970 1970. Number of this country's citizen missionaries working abroad.
country Missionaries Sent 2000 In 2000, the number of this country's citizen missionaries working abroad.
country Missionaries Sent 2010 2010. Number of this country's citizen missionaries working abroad.
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