Today in class we were given the opportunity to take time to compare statistics from the CIA World Factbook and adherents.com.
According to the Factbook:
Christians make up 31.4%,
Muslims make up 23.3%,
Hindu is 15%,
Buddhist is 7.1%,
and Jewish is 0.2%.
According to adherents.com:
Christians are 33%,
Muslims are 21%,
Hindus make up 14%,
Buddhists are 6%,
and Jewish is 0.22%
Although some of the statistics are close, they are not the same. This may be due to adherents.com not being updated, or because the information isn't accurate. I would personally trust the factbook more because it is an official agency, and because it is updated regularly. However, the information on adherents.com isn't completely wrong. It is still in the ballpark of what the world factbook provides us with.
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