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 74.7 percent. The highest value was in Colombia: 94.1 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 44 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
Colombia 94.1 1 1960 - 2013
Ecuador 93.3 2 1960 - 2013
Honduras 91.3 3 1960 - 2013
Argentina 89.3 4 1960 - 2013
Venezuela 87.4 5 1960 - 2013
Paraguay 85.9 6 1960 - 2013
Peru 83.9 7 1960 - 2013
Bolivia 81.5 8 1960 - 2013
Costa Rica 78.7 9 1960 - 2013
Mexico 78.5 10 1960 - 2013
Brazil 77 11 1960 - 2013
Panama 74.2 12 1960 - 2013
Nicaragua 73.9 13 1960 - 2013
Chile 70.7 14 1960 - 2013
Domin. Rep. 69 15 1960 - 2013
Guatemala 61.6 16 1960 - 2013
Uruguay 57.6 17 1960 - 2013
El Salvador 54.5 18 1960 - 2013
Cuba 46.8 19 1960 - 2013
Haiti 44 20 1960 - 2013



Definition: Catholic Christians as percent of the total population.

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1. Colombia
2. Ecuador
3. Honduras
4. Argentina
5. Venezuela
6. Paraguay
7. Peru
8. Bolivia
9. Costa Rica
10. Mexico
11. Brazil
12. Panama
13. Nicaragua
14. Chile
15. Domin. Rep.
16. Guatemala
17. Uruguay
18. El Salvador
19. Cuba
20. Haiti
94.1
93.3
91.3
89.3
87.4
85.9
83.9
81.5
78.7
78.5
77.0
74.2
73.9
70.7
69.0
61.6
57.6
54.5
46.8
44.0
0
23.5
47.1
70.6
94.1


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