The above cartogram displays where the largest Lutheran populations are around the world. As it can be clearly seen, the majority of Lutherans reside in the United States, Europe (especially Germany, of course!), and a few African nations. Other than Brazil, South America is almost non-existant mainly because they were all previously Spanish and Portuguese colonies which means they are primarily Roman Catholic. As for Asia, other than India and parts of Indonesia, with a small portion in Australia, it also barely makes an appearance on the map. China, with the largest population in the world, is nothing more than a tiny lime green ink blob. Surprisingly, Ireland has a decent population of Lutherans, more so than its island neighbor, Great Britain, who are followers of the Church of England. This cartogram relates to globalization in the sense of recognizing where in the world the Gospel has been spread by Lutherans to the nations. Lutheranism is by no means the largest branch of Christianity but it is apparent that there is still much work to do in the area of evangelism when so many regions are still following non-Christian religions, like China who is mainly Buddhist. And because of my personal bias, I believe that Lutheranism is the best and should be preached to all of God's children so they too may be saved through Jesus Christ.
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