Mapped: The World’s Major Religions, by Distribution

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Today, 84% of the world’s population identifies with a religious group. Here we visualize the distribution of the major religions worldwide.

Includes multiple supplemental maps representing each religion (See post for more).

Visualization type: Infographic

Mapped: The World’s Major Religions

Today, 84% of the world’s population identifies with a religious group. Here we visualize the distribution of the major religions worldwide.


First published: February 11, 2022 (link)

Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf

Data source: Pew Research

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