File talk:Believers - Religion map 2005.svg

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Koyos

Are you sure that these numbers are correct? I don't think 95-100 % of the Scandinavian people believe in religion...

I believe you read the legend wrong... it's actually the opposit.--92.32.246.22 15:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

No, the first poster is correct. For Sweden, the light shade correctly indicates the country as very secular. However, for Norway (95-100 % believers), Denmark (95-100 % believers) and Finland (90-95 % believers), the map is misleading at best and very likely completely wrong. All the Nordic countries are among the least religious in the world, according to a large body of research on cultural values.
Another thing with the map is the very strange scale, and furthermore the data source is closed, so it is impossible to verify the map.
This map should not be used to indicate religiousness. Koyos (talk) 20:51, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
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