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.