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European Places With “Saint” or “Holy” In Their Names

April 25, 2017 19 Comments

European Places With

Map created by Szymon Pifczyk, Marcin Gębala, Aleksander Deryło, & Bartosz Chyż via BIQData.pl

The map above shows European cities, towns and villages that have the term “saint” or “holy” in their names. The data comes from the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

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Simplified Map Of Africa’s Religions

August 30, 2015 10 Comments

Simple-africa-religion

Map created by reddit user Kurupt4Ever

Want to understand religion in Africa? Then the map above is a good place to start. Basically, Islam dominates the North and East of the continent, while Christianity dominates the South and West, whith other native and folk religions being scattered throughout.

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Fastest Growing Religion In Each Country Around The World

June 10, 2015 38 Comments

fastest growing religions round the world

Map created by reddit user KaliKwad

The map above shows which religion is the fastest growing in each country around the world based on data from Pew Research Center’s The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050.

The colours are as follows:

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Incredibly Detailed Map Of The World’s Religions

April 21, 2015 63 Comments

Incredibly Detailed Map Of The World's Religions

Map created by reddit user scolbert08

The incredibly detailed map of the world’s religions above, was created by reddit user scolbert08. To see the full resolution version just click on it.

It shows what the biggest religion is by census area in each country, along with its level of support. For example, in large parts of British Columbia the most common answer on the census is no religion, but the intensity of that feeling varies widely.

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Where People Trust Religion More Than Science

February 2, 2015 9 Comments

religion over science

Map created by reddit user a_a_t

Are science and religion doomed to conflict with each other? Looking at the map above, it seems that for the time being, in many countries, science and religion remain at odds.

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