SuperstitionsMap Global Folklore Documentation Dataset is a reusable country-level dataset describing documented folklore and belief-related corpora identified under the SuperstitionsMap methodology.
The current release covers 179 countries: 153 Ranked and 26 Unranked. All 153 ranked records include a direct source URL and source note. Unranked records include the evidence status and reason for withholding a numerical rank.
Version: 1.0.1
Release date: 24 August 2026
Coverage: Worldwide
A documented count is a corpus indicator based on the stated source and scope. It is not a literal total of every superstition in a country and it does not measure how superstitious a population is. The original corpus unit and qualifier are preserved in the dataset.
For source standards, verification rules, ranking rules, limitations and the treatment of Unranked countries, read the Data Methodology.
The original dataset elements that SuperstitionsMap is entitled to license are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), subject to the scope and third-party-material limitations explained in the Dataset License.
Source: SuperstitionsMap — Global Folklore Documentation Dataset, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Suggested citation: SuperstitionsMap. SuperstitionsMap Global Folklore Documentation Dataset, version 1.0.1, 24 August 2026. https://superstitionsmap.com/dataset/.