11 Maps to Help You Make Sense of World Religion

Religion is such an important force in the world. So how well do we really understand it?

What are the major religions in the world? Where are their adherents located? Check out these 11 fascinating maps and learn something new!

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1) The self-reported importance of religion, by country

2) What religion people identify with, by region

Magenta = Christianity, blue = Islam, and yellow = mostly everything else.

3) Protestantism (including Anglicanism), by country population percentage

4) Catholicism, by country population percentage

5) Eastern Orthodoxy, by country population percentage

6) Islam, by country population percentage

7) Muslim denominations, by country population percentage

Green = Sunni, maroon = Shia, blue = Ibadi.

8) Buddhism, by country population percentage

9) Hinduism, by country population percentage

10) Irreligion, by country population percentage

11) Abrahamic (Semitic) vs. Dharmic (Indian) religions, by country

Purple = Abrahamic religions, yellow = dharmic religions.