To determine the country least likely to experience religious conflict based on the given information, we need to analyze the balance in religious distribution within each country. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown.
1. Country A:
- Religious Distribution: Muslims 54%, Christians 36%, Other 10%
- To find the balance, we calculate the difference between the percentage of the largest religious group and the sum of the percentages of the smaller groups.
- Largest Group: Muslims 54%
- Sum of the smaller groups: 36% (Christians) + 10% (Other) = 46%
- Balance: 54% - 46% = 8%
2. Country B:
- Religious Distribution: Hindus 63%, Muslims 37%
- Largest Group: Hindus 63%
- Sum of the smaller group: 37% (Muslims)
- Balance: 63% - 37% = 26%
3. Country C:
- Religious Distribution: Shiite Muslims 92%, Sunni Muslims 8%
- Largest Group: Shiite Muslims 92%
- Sum of the smaller group: 8% (Sunni Muslims)
- Balance: 92% - 8% = 84%
4. Country D:
- Religious Distribution: Christians 52%, Jews 48%
- Largest Group: Christians 52%
- Sum of the smaller group: 48% (Jews)
- Balance: 52% - 48% = 4%
5. Country E:
- Religious Distribution: Christians 61%, Muslims 19%, Hindus 15%, Other 5%
- Largest Group: Christians 61%
- Sum of the smaller groups: 19% (Muslims) + 15% (Hindus) + 5% (Other) = 39%
- Balance: 61% - 39% = 22%
Based on these calculations:
- Country A has a balance of 8%.
- Country B has a balance of 26%.
- Country C has a balance of 84%.
- Country D has a balance of 4%.
- Country E has a balance of 22%.
The country with the lowest balance is Country D, with a balance of 4%. Therefore, Country D is the least likely to experience religious conflict based on the balance in religious distribution.
