Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Operation World
Myanmar (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Buddhist Number People Groups: 146 Number Languages: 116 Official Language: Burmese For more information go to Myanmar on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Namibia (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 32 Number Languages: 37 Official Language: English, though few speak it; most speak Afrikaans For more information go to Namibia on the Operation World website. The...
Nauru (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 7 Number Languages: 9 Official Language: Nauruan, English For more information go to Nauru on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Nepal (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Hinduism Number People Groups: 267 Number Languages: 127 Official Language: Nepali For more information go to Nepal on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Netherlands (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Non-religious Number People Groups: 101 Number Languages: 38 Official Language: Dutch (Nederlands), Frisian. Many also speak English For more information go to Netherlands on the Operation World...
New Caledonia (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 44 Number Languages: 41 Official Language: French For more information go to New Caledonia on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
New Zealand (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 88 Number Languages: 22 Official Language: English, Maori. Samoan widely spoken For more information go to New Zealand on the Operation World website. The above link...
Nicaragua (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 18 Number Languages: 7 Official Language: Spanish. English-speaking communities on east coast For more information go to Nicaragua on the Operation World website. The...
Niger (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 36 Number Languages: 21 Official Language: French. Language of wider communication is Hausa For more information go to Niger on the Operation World website. The above...
Nigeria (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 544 Number Languages: 521 Official Language: English. Hausa is widely used in the north and middle belt, Yoruba in the southwest, Igbo in the southeast and Pidgin...
Norfolk Island (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 3 Number Languages: 2 Official Language: For more information go to Norfolk Island on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
North Macedonia (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 23 Number Languages: 10 Official Language: Macedonian, one of the southern Slavic languages For more information go to North Macedonia on the Operation World website....
Northern Mariana Islands (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 11 Number Languages: 7 Official Language: Chamorro; Carolinian; English For more information go to Northern Mariana Islands on the Operation World website. The above...
Norway (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 54 Number Languages: 20 Official Language: Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk) For more information go to Norway on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a...
Oman (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 34 Number Languages: 21 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Oman on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Operation World Wall Map
This colored Spanish map (60.96 cm by 91.44 cm) highlights information and statistics found in Operation Muro Mundo and in Pray for the World. The main map includes the percentage of Christians in the 30 largest countries, the number of the...
Pacific (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number Languages: 1,250 Population: 43,219,954 For more information go to Pacific on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Pakistan (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 394 Number Languages: 77 Official Language: English is the official government language, Urdu is the national language and becoming widely understood by most Pakistanis...
Palau (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 6 Number Languages: 5 Official Language: Palauan; English For more information go to Palau on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Panama (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 30 Number Languages: 18 Official Language: Spanish For more information go to Panama on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Papua New Guinea (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 885 Number Languages: 830 Official Language: English, Tok Pisin (Melanesian/English Creole) and Motu For more information go to Papua New Guinea on the Operation...
Paraguay (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 41 Number Languages: 27 Official Language: Spanish, Guaraní. The latter is understood by almost 90% of the population For more information go to Paraguay on...
Peru (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 104 Number Languages: 93 Official Language: Spanish, Quechua. Spanish-speakers 80.3%. Most Amerindians areSpanish-speaking or bilingual; 16.5% of the total population...
Philippines (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 200 Number Languages: 181 Official Language: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English For more information go to Philippines on the Operation World website. The above...
Poland (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 32 Number Languages: 20 Official Language: Polish For more information go to Poland on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Portugal (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 42 Number Languages: 9 Official Language: Portuguese For more information go to Portugal on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Puerto Rico (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 15 Number Languages: 13 Official Language: Spanish; English For more information go to Puerto Rico on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Qatar (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 24 Number Languages: 6 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Qatar on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Répartition des Chrétiens Evangéliques
Disponible en anglais, portugais, russe et espagnol. Cette carte du monde en couleur de 36 po x 24 po (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) correspond avec la 7e edition (2010) de Operation World et contient les informations et statistiques citées en Pray...
Reunion (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 19 Number Languages: 9 Official Language: French. Common language French Creole, spoken by over 85%, which is replacing minority languages For more information go to...