Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life / Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q89 In your opinion, how many Muslims in our country support Islamic extremists like al Qaeda – would you say
most, many, just some or very few?
Most* Many Just some Very few
(VOL)
None DK/Refused Total
Botswana Total 9 4 14 12 13 48 100
Christian 10 4 15 12 10 50 100
Cameroon Total 6 10 17 35 8 25 100
Christian 6 10 18 34 8 24 100
Muslim 5 7 16 40 7 26 100
Chad Total 16 21 29 28 6 0 100
Christian 17 28 25 22 8 0 100
Muslim 13 17 32 34 3 1 100
DR Congo Total 9 12 14 19 9 37 100
Christian 8 12 14 20 8 39 100
Muslim 10 13 17 21 19 21 100
Djibouti Total 25 14 11 14 22 15 100
Muslim 25 14 11 14 22 15 100
Ethiopia Total 6 9 14 23 24 24 100
Christian 7 8 13 22 22 28 100
Muslim 4 9 18 25 29 15 100
Ghana Total 8 7 12 33 6 33 100
Christian 7 6 13 31 6 35 100
Muslim 20 16 7 28 9 21 100
Guinea Bissau Total 26 18 22 12 12 10 100
Christian 29 21 21 11 8 10 100
Muslim 20 13 23 14 19 10 100
Kenya Total 14 19 21 28 4 14 100
Christian 14 19 21 28 2 16 100
Muslim 13 16 17 33 14 6 100
Liberia Total 14 11 6 15 5 49 100
Christian 15 14 6 16 4 45 100
Muslim 14 9 8 16 10 42 100
Mali Total 3 5 11 29 14 37 100
Muslim 3 5 12 29 15 36 100
Mozambique Total 12 15 19 21 4 29 100
Christian 13 16 19 21 5 27 100
Muslim 13 16 16 18 3 34 100
Nigeria Total 5 16 22 31 2 23 100
Christian 6 17 24 23 2 28 100
Muslim 5 15 20 38 3 19 100
Rwanda Total 8 4 7 17 19 46 100
Christian 8 4 7 17 18 47 100
Senegal Total 2 5 10 34 16 34 100
Muslim 2 5 9 36 15 33 100
South Africa Total 8 13 11 8 2 58 100
Christian 8 13 11 8 2 58 100
Tanzania Total 10 16 26 17 12 20 100
Christian 12 17 26 11 10 24 100
Muslim 7 14 26 27 14 11 100
Uganda Total 12 16 19 20 3 30 100
Christian 12 15 19 19 3 31 100
Muslim 11 17 19 26 3 24 100
Zambia Total 9 5 7 18 10 51 100
Christian 9 5 7 18 9 51 100
* Includes a small proportion of respondents (