Islam and Christianity are the major religions across the continent. But which countries do they each have a foothold in?
Over centuries, the region has seen distinct waves of arriving religions from across the seas. A look at the biggest religious group, by country.
The world's three biggest religions have a combined 5 billion followers. We rank the most popular religions, based on recent estimates.
This graphic shows a breakdown of the world's major religions, and how much of the global population follows each one.
Today, 84% of the world’s population identifies with a religious group. Here we visualize the distribution of the major religions worldwide.