Iraq: the Shia share is an estimate range
Pew, 2009: 65–70% of Iraq’s Muslims. The bars show estimate bounds, not two communities. These are not shares of the total population.
More
Pew, 2009: 65–70% of Iraq’s Muslims. The bars show estimate bounds, not two communities. These are not shares of the total population.
Bars start at zero. Each uses a published value; the year and measurement universe are listed below.
- Lower bound % of Muslims
65 (2009)
- Upper bound % of Muslims
70 (2009)
Published estimates with the same units. Small bounded estimates are not substituted as exact values. This is a descriptive comparison.
Historical 2009 expert/ethnographic estimates, not a current census or survey responses. Denominator: all Muslims in the respective country, not its total population. Ranges are the source’s likely estimate ranges, not statistical confidence intervals; Pew does not quantify a margin of error. Lower and upper range endpoints have separate indicators; no midpoint is calculated. Approximate (~) estimates are separate; <1%, <5% and similar are bounds in the typed table only. Missing -- is not zero. The remainder is not automatically called Sunni, which would conceal other traditions. Share of the world’s Shia and Shia share of a country’s Muslims have distinct denominators. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.
A question for this picture
How does the picture change with a different question, age or year?