derived from the January 1, 2000
issue of the Watchtower
compiled by "Prominent Bethelite"
WHERE ARE WITNESSES DENSEST?
[Increasing order of JW Density]
Belize.............199:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
St. Lucia..........192:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Nevis..............187:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Mexico.............185:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Costa Rica.........185:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Bahamas............175:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Grenada............174:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Antigua............174:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Virgin Isl. (U.S.).166:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Trinidad & Tobago..159:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Hawaii.............155:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Aruba..............149:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Puerto Rico........149:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Bermuda............146:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
San Marino.........139:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Cook Islands.......133:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Cuba...............130:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Turks & Caicos Isl.129:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
New Caledonia......127:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Tahiti.............117:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Barbados...........112:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
French Guiana......104:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Virgin Isls........101:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Zambia..............96:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
St. Eustatius.......94:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Martinique..........94:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Curacao.............92:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Norfolk Island......90:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
St. Maarten.........85:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Niue................67:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
Guadeloupe..........55:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
St. Helena..........32:1 Population:Witnesses ratio
WHERE IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC MOST NAIVE?
[Increasing order of public naivete]
Bangladesh...........1,976 preaching-hours per baptism
Anguilla.............1,963 preaching-hours per baptism
Brazil...............1,962 preaching-hours per baptism
Costa Rica...........1,947 preaching-hours per baptism
St. Kitts............1,887 preaching-hours per baptism
Russia...............1,879 preaching-hours per baptism
Kyrgyzstan...........1,843 preaching-hours per baptism
Congo, Dem. Rep......1,817 preaching-hours per baptism
Tajikistan...........1,804 preaching-hours per baptism
Albania..............1,797 preaching-hours per baptism
Kazakstan............1,794 preaching-hours per baptism
Ukraine..............1,622 preaching-hours per baptism
Comoros..............1,592 preaching-hours per baptism
Sao Tome & Príncipe..1,570 preaching-hours per baptism
Moldova..............1,437 preaching-hours per baptism
Burundi..............1,422 preaching-hours per baptism
Seychelles...........1,308 preaching-hours per baptism
Bonaire..............1,007 preaching-hours per baptism
WHERE ARE WITNESSES MOST ADEPT AT RECRUITING?
[Increasing order of adeptness]
Gambia...............9 witness-years per baptism
Angola...............9 witness-years per baptism
Cote d'Ivoire........9 witness-years per baptism
Samoa................9 witness-years per baptism
Belarus..............9 witness-years per baptism
Rwanda...............9 witness-years per baptism
Congo, Dem. Rep......9 witness-years per baptism
Kazakstan............9 witness-years per baptism
Madagascar...........9 witness-years per baptism
Ukraine..............9 witness-years per baptism
Russia...............9 witness-years per baptism
Pakistan.............9 witness-years per baptism
Cambodia.............9 witness-years per baptism
Comoros..............8 witness-years per baptism
Liberia..............8 witness-years per baptism
Bonaire..............8 witness-years per baptism
Kenya................7 witness-years per baptism
Seychelles...........7 witness-years per baptism
Burundi..............6 witness-years per baptism
Sao Tome & Príncipe..6 witness-years per baptism
Albania..............5 witness-years per baptism
WHERE ARE WITNESSES ALLEGEDLY MOST ACTIVE
Saba.................14.4 preaching hours per week per witness
Chuuk.................9.0 preaching hours per week per witness
Mali..................8.1 preaching hours per week per witness
Yap...................7.8 preaching hours per week per witness
Albania...............7.6 preaching hours per week per witness
Korea, Rep of.........7.3 preaching hours per week per witness
Japan.................7.0 preaching hours per week per witness
Cambodia..............7.0 preaching hours per week per witness
Kiribati..............6.6 preaching hours per week per witness
Bosnia & Herzegovina..6.6 preaching hours per week per witness
Liberia...............6.5 preaching hours per week per witness
Tinian................6.5 preaching hours per week per witness
Mongolia..............6.3 preaching hours per week per witness
Marshall Islands......6.3 preaching hours per week per witness
Taiwan................6.3 preaching hours per week per witness
Rwanda................6.0 preaching hours per week per witness
Guinea................6.0 preaching hours per week per witness
WHERE ARE THE MOST WITNESSES?
[Decreasing order of witness population]
U.S.A.............980,419 peak witnesses
Brazil............528,034 peak witnesses
Mexico............526,478 peak witnesses
Italy.............228,566 peak witnesses
Nigeria...........226,353 peak witnesses
Japan.............222,857 peak witnesses
Germany...........167,497 peak witnesses
Philippines.......132,496 peak witnesses
U.K...............126,535 peak witnesses
Poland............124,074 peak witnesses
Argentina.........120,849 peak witnesses
France............118,079 peak witnesses
Congo, Dem Rep....113,248 peak witnesses
Canada............111,032 peak witnesses
Zambia............107,233 peak witnesses
Russia............107,111 peak witnesses
Ukraine...........107,045 peak witnesses
Colombia..........102,873 peak witnesses
Spain.............102,853 peak witnesses
Korea, Rep of......87,179 peak witnesses
Cuba...............85,714 peak witnesses
Venezuela..........84,958 peak witnesses
Peru...............69,965 peak witnesses
South Africa.......67,069 peak witnesses
Australia..........61,273 peak witnesses
Ghana..............61,176 peak witnesses
Chile..............59,519 peak witnesses
Note:
All figures are derived from 1999 statistics published by the Watchtower
Society, and all use data for "Peak Witnesses" rather than for
"Average
Witnesses."
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