Vodou (Haitian) Faithscore: 64/100

Overview

Vodou (Haitian) scores 64 out of 100 in Faithscore's evidence-based evaluation, indicating mixed evidence with notable strengths in some criteria but gaps in others.

Faithscore applies court-like evidentiary standards across six weighted criteria. Every system is scored against the same rubric — religious or philosophical — to surface objective comparisons. Read the full methodology.

The six weighted criteria

• Textual fidelity — preservation, manuscript count, and accuracy of source documents.
• Historical verification — independent corroboration, hostile-witness testimony, archaeological confirmation.
• Scientific testability — falsifiable claims, observable evidence, repeatable predictions.
• Internal consistency — logical coherence of doctrine and absence of contradiction.
• Prophetic accuracy — ratio of fulfilled to unfulfilled predictions, dated against earliest manuscripts.
• Explanatory power — how well the system accounts for the breadth of human experience.

Denominations of Vodou (Haitian)

• Rada Rite — Faithscore 66/100
• Petwo Rite — Faithscore 65/100
• Vodou Sosyete/Society Vodou — Faithscore 65/100
• Nago Rite — Faithscore 64/100
• Kongo Rite — Faithscore 63/100
• Diaspora Vodou (USA) — Faithscore 63/100
• Makaya Rite — Faithscore 62/100
• Popular/Folk Vodou — Faithscore 62/100

Compare Vodou (Haitian)

• Vodou (Haitian) vs Christianity
• Vodou (Haitian) vs Islam
• Vodou (Haitian) vs Hinduism
• Vodou (Haitian) vs Secularism
• Vodou (Haitian) vs Evolution/Naturalism
• Vodou (Haitian) vs Agnosticism

See also

• Faithscore methodology
• Evidence library
• All 313 religions

Scholarly sources for Vodou (Haitian)

The Faithscore analysis of Vodou (Haitian) draws on the following peer-reviewed scholarship, primary research institutions, and academic publishers.