Percent Catholic - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Catholic Christians as percent of the total population, 2013:

The average for 2013 based on 20 countries was 31 percent. The highest value was in Cape Verde: 87.8 percent and the lowest value was in Ethiopia: 0.6 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2013. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Cline Center for Democracy
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Countries Percent Catholic, 2013 Global rank Available data
Cape Verde 87.8 1 1960 - 2013
Burundi 67.4 2 1962 - 2013
Rwanda 55.9 3 1962 - 2013
Gabon 51.2 4 1960 - 2013
Lesotho 49 5 1966 - 2013
Angola 48.4 6 1975 - 2013
R. of Congo 45.7 7 1960 - 2013
Kenya 34.5 8 1963 - 2013
Uganda 32.1 9 1962 - 2013
Cameroon 26.8 10 1960 - 2013
Malawi 26.5 11 1964 - 2013
Mauritius 23.2 12 1968 - 2013
C.A. Republic 22.2 13 1960 - 2013
Namibia 16.2 14 1990 - 2013
Gambia 12.9 15 1965 - 2013
South Africa 9.9 16 1960 - 2013
Botswana 5 17 1966 - 2013
Senegal 3.1 18 1960 - 2013
Djibouti 1 19 1977 - 2013
Ethiopia 0.6 20 1960 - 2013



Definition: Catholic Christians as percent of the total population.

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1. Cape Verde
2. Burundi
3. Rwanda
4. Gabon
5. Lesotho
6. Angola
7. R. of Congo
8. Kenya
9. Uganda
10. Cameroon
11. Malawi
12. Mauritius
13. C.A. Republic
14. Namibia
15. Gambia
16. South Africa
17. Botswana
18. Senegal
19. Djibouti
20. Ethiopia
87.8
67.4
55.9
51.2
49.0
48.4
45.7
34.5
32.1
26.8
26.5
23.2
22.2
16.2
12.9
9.9
5.0
3.1
1.0
0.6
0
22
43.9
65.9
87.8


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