Ummmmm…this is lacking a lot. In a lot of different ways too.
newstylis on
Hinduism was a bit surprising. Apparently, 67% of Mauritius’ inhabitants are of Indian descent.
tummateooftime on
What Hinduism doin all the way out there?
538_Jean on
So every traditional african religions is not represented?
And don’t hit me with, “X an Y are not a religion its not on that precise list made to exclude most religious practices..”
Affectionate-End5470 on
no population density involved makes this data less beautiful
oryx_za on
I mean this is one way to start a regional conflict. It might not surprise many, but this is a little more nuanced than this….
DrShadowstrike on
The thing that gets me is how wildly quickly Christianity spread in the last century after colonialism. Before 1800, it was only present in Ethiopia, the Kongo kingdom, and South Africa.
TheUxDeluxe on
Looks like a colonization map
.. oh wait
Orwell1971 on
“things I know because I played EU4” part 17
xxLPKizzlexx on
There isn’t one for all of the white area, Atlanteanism
Temporary_Damage4642 on
They got this post on a tighter schedule than my transit
FregomGorbom on
Missing Christian areas scattered in Egypt and Libya.
SidScaffold on
Bad graph. This is so oversimplified and boiled down I don’t know where to start.
mantellaaurantiaca on
This is majority religion. One region could be 99.9% and another 2% in a place with 99 other religions each being <2%. Not very meaningful
dim13 on
Poor minds don’t know, that god is dead.
normott on
Damn, not a single one of these are ours.
blvsh on
Durban South Africa has a huge Hindu population
Thundorium on
British colonies, French Colonies, Arab colonies, Ethiopia.
gtek_engineer66 on
Ironic how sunni islam sticks to the sunniest place on earth.
Shjfty on
Religions of Africa *ignoring local religions*
kamikiku on
European diplomats looking at this and thinking we could just divide Africa up into 3 nice big countries, should be fine
sittinginaboat on
Senegal is mostly Sufi Islam, not Sunni.
Zvenigora on
Labeling Eswatini as majority Catholic seems inaccurate, if you believe Wikipedia.
hayesarchae on
What “data” is this supposed to represent, exactly?
whlthingofcandybeans on
So sad to see. One day Africa will advance to atheism, but I fear it’s a long time off. They deserve better than this colonialist bullshit.
![Religion in Africa [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dctr8ljscwme1-1524x1536.png "Religion in Africa [OC]")
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So basically nothing that originated in Africa.
Do you mean majority religion, by country?
Ummmmm…this is lacking a lot. In a lot of different ways too.
Hinduism was a bit surprising. Apparently, 67% of Mauritius’ inhabitants are of Indian descent.
What Hinduism doin all the way out there?
So every traditional african religions is not represented?
And don’t hit me with, “X an Y are not a religion its not on that precise list made to exclude most religious practices..”
no population density involved makes this data less beautiful
I mean this is one way to start a regional conflict. It might not surprise many, but this is a little more nuanced than this….
The thing that gets me is how wildly quickly Christianity spread in the last century after colonialism. Before 1800, it was only present in Ethiopia, the Kongo kingdom, and South Africa.
Looks like a colonization map
.. oh wait
“things I know because I played EU4” part 17
There isn’t one for all of the white area, Atlanteanism
They got this post on a tighter schedule than my transit
Missing Christian areas scattered in Egypt and Libya.
Bad graph. This is so oversimplified and boiled down I don’t know where to start.
This is majority religion. One region could be 99.9% and another 2% in a place with 99 other religions each being <2%. Not very meaningful
Poor minds don’t know, that god is dead.
Damn, not a single one of these are ours.
Durban South Africa has a huge Hindu population
British colonies, French Colonies, Arab colonies, Ethiopia.
Ironic how sunni islam sticks to the sunniest place on earth.
Religions of Africa *ignoring local religions*
European diplomats looking at this and thinking we could just divide Africa up into 3 nice big countries, should be fine
Senegal is mostly Sufi Islam, not Sunni.
Labeling Eswatini as majority Catholic seems inaccurate, if you believe Wikipedia.
What “data” is this supposed to represent, exactly?
So sad to see. One day Africa will advance to atheism, but I fear it’s a long time off. They deserve better than this colonialist bullshit.