Map: Catholics, cardinals by country

When 115 cardinals meet in the Vatican to choose the next pope, they will be electing a spiritual leader for almost 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide. But they will not represent them equally in that election, at least in terms of geography.

European cardinals make up a majority of the conclave, despite that continent claiming less than one-quarter of the world's Catholics. Far fewer cardinals come from Latin America, Africa and Asia, despite their large Catholic populations. > More: How the conclave works