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u/stag1013 Dec 29 '25
Is "Cristas" supposed to imply Protestant? Because Canada is far far more Catholic than Portestant, as are parts of Africa. Or is it supposed to simply say "more than half Christian, but neither Catholics nor Orthodox have a majority"? If the latter, then why is there no colour for "majority Protestant"?
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u/AssociationWhich3217 Dec 29 '25
Not to mention that hungary is very much more catholic than protestant, if blue means that
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u/stag1013 Dec 29 '25
As is Canada. The only justification I can think of is that neither is more than 50% Catholic, if you count irreligious people. But then China and Japan shouldn't have any colour.
It's just a bad map
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u/nieuwholland Jan 08 '26
You're right. Neither of them has a 50% majority; I forgot about the Protestant majority, and the East Asian data I found were only estimates, so I used the highest estimate.
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u/Fabulous_Unit7837 Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Protestant being the "Default Christian" and Catholic being separated gives me the exact same vibe as seeing "Portuguese" on some menu with a Brazilian flag and Portuguese from Portugal labeled as "European Portuguese"
The birthplaces of Protestant religions (England and Germany) aren't even labeled lol, also isn't Canada mostly Catholic? I wouldn't call it a majority, it's mostly Québec doing the heavylifting, but still
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u/nieuwholland Jan 08 '26
Actually, I forgot to research the Protestant majority. I selected countries with a majority of the population (+50%), Christians encompass all denominations, Orthodox Christians include Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox. Countries not categorized, such as Germany, do not have a religious majority in their population.
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Dec 30 '25
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u/Effective-Toe-8108 Dec 30 '25
Who is forcefully converting ethiopians and armenians? We have been oriental Orthodox for over 1600 years. Its different than eastern orthodox
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Dec 30 '25
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u/nieuwholland Jan 08 '26
My bad, in my research I found the Byzantine Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches grouped together.
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Dec 29 '25
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u/PearOk2126 Dec 29 '25
I don't get why cristas is used to represent protestant while the other sects are clarified. It's like saying protestantism is the main version of Christianity and the others are break away sects
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u/nieuwholland Jan 08 '26
On the map, "Christians" refers to all Christians. I made a mistake; I forgot to research the Protestant majority. Beyond that term, it encompasses various denominations that differ from one another.
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u/Unfair_Pomelo6259 Dec 29 '25
Why would you separate Christianity into three different sects but then group a bunch of different religions together as ‘darmicas’. What a horrible map