The Wikipedia article on religion in Benin, presenting a table of religious affiliation across Benin's 2002 and 2013 national censuses showing Vodun identification at 17.3 percent of the population in 2002 falling to 11.6 percent in 2013, against a rising combined Christian share and a Muslim share of about 27.7 percent by 2013.
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Tertiary reference compiling Benin's own 2002 and 2013 national census religion tables (fielded by the country's national statistics institute, INSAE) rather than the primary tables themselves; the same one-remove standing already given to other national census compilations on this axis. Citation
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Benin
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names Benin directly: "The Wikipedia article on religion in Benin, presenting a table of religious affiliation across Benin's 2002 and 2013 national censuses showing Vodun identification at 17.3 percent of the population..."
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Religions, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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