Religion Of The World Map
World religion map abstract.
Religion of the world map. Over the last few thousand years these religious groups have shaped the course of history and had a profound influence on the trajectory of the human race. But the map based on figures from the world religion database behind a paywall also allows for some more detailed observations. World religion data in this dataset is from the world religion database the map shows the percentage of the majority religion by provinces states and also included in the database is christian percentage by provinces states. For example kenya is over 80 christian and chad is 45 christian while on the map kenya seem 50 50 i know the area is less populated but still and chad seem 95 muslim.
Hinduism buddhism christianity judaism and islam are five of the biggest religions in the world. For example thailand is colored red to indicate most thai people 93 2 identify with buddhism. This map of world religion throws light on different religions being followed. It shows what the biggest religion is by census area in each country along with its level of support.
In indian culture different religious philosophies were traditionally respected as academic differences in pursuit of the same truth. These twelve religions are the most prominent spiritual traditions that still exist. A global poll informs that 59 world population is religious 23 are not religious and 13 are atheists. The great majority of these fall under twelve classical religions baha i buddhism christianity confucianism hinduism islam jainism judaism shinto sikhism taoism and zoroastrianism.
Yes the united states is majority christian but the. The world s faithful account for 83 of the global population. There are many smaller or less well known religions. To see the full resolution version just click on it.
Otherwise really great detail keep up the good work. An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing christians buddhists hindus mohammedans and pagans. There are several other areas where the same divide affects the message of the map. The incredibly detailed map of the world s religions above was created by reddit user scolbert08.
On the map each country of the world is assigned a color based on the religious group that has the most followers in the population.