Protestants are becoming atheists faster than a rocket. Catholics are now bigger in Germany and Switzerland. And almost equal in Netherlands
Zealousideal-Show290 on
Baltics all over the place
vritto on
Germany and Switzerland are wrong, it’s catholic for both.
Fuzzy-Negotiation167 on
North Albania and parts of Montenegro (because of Albanians that are native there), fall under Catholic church influence.
sufi42 on
I think northern Ireland is majority catholic now
TheFriendOfOP on
Armenian baltics
FGSM219 on
Germany has a very large Catholic population, almost as large as the Protestant one, and the tensions between Protestants and Catholics have influenced everything from the Thirty Years’ War to the philosophy of state sovereignty.
Catholicism for Ireland and Greek Orthodoxy for Greece were THE defining element of nationalism. In the case of Greece, having both vacationed and worked there, I would compare it to Judaism for Israel.
Czechia has a very large atheist/irreligious contingent, same for former East Germany.
TareasS on
Netherlands actually has more Catholics than Protestants: 17% Catholic and 13% Protestant.
Attygalle on
According to the Dutch statistical bureau Catholics outnumber Protestants and it’s not even close. Has been so for about a century. This map is wrong.
Western Roman Empire (minus England) vs Byzantium vs Barbarians.
Crucenolambda on
in nbetherlands it’s catholicism
demaandronk on
Even though everyone always thinks of NL as a protestant country, there are – and have been for the last century at least – more catholics than protestants.
Weekly_Structure9810 on
How come orthodox are the largest in Estonia? Or majority of nominally protestants there identify as atheist?
Not the baltics looking like a whole traffic light
divaro98 on
Belgium is right! 😊🇧🇪
Consistent-Detail518 on
In the UK the vast vast majority of us are atheist nowadays. Very few protestants left.
Illustrious-Flan-968 on
To be honest with you, I expected that this map would stir up controversy and that I would be insulted by the majority, but there are some respectable people who disagreed with me without insulting me. I really appreciate them, and it is rare to find people like them on Reddit
Noncrediblepigeon on
Painting germany blue is a bit misleading since it’s almost a 50/50 split among christians here.
Joseph20102011 on
Sub-regional places where Catholicism is more dominant than Protestantism in Protestant-dominated countries:
* Southern Germany
* Southern Netherlands
* Scottish Highlands
* Northwestern England
* German/Italian/Romansch-speaking regions of Switzerland
Ok_Sundae_5899 on
I thought Estonia and Finland were Lutheran.
wolftick on
Romanian supremacy 🙂
houseofcards24 on
Not sure how correct this is, in the Netherlands the majority is Catholic & it’s the same for Switzerland.
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Protestants are becoming atheists faster than a rocket. Catholics are now bigger in Germany and Switzerland. And almost equal in Netherlands
Baltics all over the place
Germany and Switzerland are wrong, it’s catholic for both.
North Albania and parts of Montenegro (because of Albanians that are native there), fall under Catholic church influence.
I think northern Ireland is majority catholic now
Armenian baltics
Germany has a very large Catholic population, almost as large as the Protestant one, and the tensions between Protestants and Catholics have influenced everything from the Thirty Years’ War to the philosophy of state sovereignty.
Catholicism for Ireland and Greek Orthodoxy for Greece were THE defining element of nationalism. In the case of Greece, having both vacationed and worked there, I would compare it to Judaism for Israel.
Czechia has a very large atheist/irreligious contingent, same for former East Germany.
Netherlands actually has more Catholics than Protestants: 17% Catholic and 13% Protestant.
According to the Dutch statistical bureau Catholics outnumber Protestants and it’s not even close. Has been so for about a century. This map is wrong.
There are 50% more Catholics than Protestants.
https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/82904NED/table?searchKeywords=religie
Western Roman Empire (minus England) vs Byzantium vs Barbarians.
in nbetherlands it’s catholicism
Even though everyone always thinks of NL as a protestant country, there are – and have been for the last century at least – more catholics than protestants.
How come orthodox are the largest in Estonia? Or majority of nominally protestants there identify as atheist?
The Dutch one is incorrect. There are more catholics: https://longreads.cbs.nl/nederland-in-cijfers-2021/welk-geloof-hangen-we-aan/#:~:text=Meer%20dan%20de%20helft%20(55,tot%20een%20andere%20religieuze%20groep.
This map is the true Romanian dream 🇷🇴
Not the baltics looking like a whole traffic light
Belgium is right! 😊🇧🇪
In the UK the vast vast majority of us are atheist nowadays. Very few protestants left.
To be honest with you, I expected that this map would stir up controversy and that I would be insulted by the majority, but there are some respectable people who disagreed with me without insulting me. I really appreciate them, and it is rare to find people like them on Reddit
Painting germany blue is a bit misleading since it’s almost a 50/50 split among christians here.
Sub-regional places where Catholicism is more dominant than Protestantism in Protestant-dominated countries:
* Southern Germany
* Southern Netherlands
* Scottish Highlands
* Northwestern England
* German/Italian/Romansch-speaking regions of Switzerland
I thought Estonia and Finland were Lutheran.
Romanian supremacy 🙂
Not sure how correct this is, in the Netherlands the majority is Catholic & it’s the same for Switzerland.
Switzerland has more catholics than Protestants.
Wrong data for Germany