Percent Protestant - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Protestant Christians as percent of the total population, 2013:

The average for 2013 based on 78 countries was 22.7 percent. The highest value was in Denmark: 87.3 percent and the lowest value was in Belgium: 0.1 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 Protestant, 2013 Global rank Available data
Denmark 87.3 1 1960 - 2013
Sweden 84.2 2 1960 - 2013
Finland 83.5 3 1960 - 2013
Norway 81 4 1960 - 2013
Solomon Isl. 70.3 5 1978 - 2013
Botswana 65.4 6 1966 - 2013
Jamaica 59.4 7 1962 - 2013
Papua N.G. 56.6 8 1975 - 2013
South Africa 53.2 9 1960 - 2013
Namibia 52.7 10 1990 - 2013
USA 51 11 1960 - 2013
Malawi 50.6 12 1964 - 2013
Australia 40.4 13 1960 - 2013
Germany 39.7 14 1960 - 2013
Kenya 38.8 15 1963 - 2013
Haiti 38.7 16 1960 - 2013
Guatemala 38.4 17 1960 - 2013
New Zealand 38.4 18 1960 - 2013
UK 37 19 1960 - 2013
Uganda 36.1 20 1962 - 2013
C.A. Republic 34.3 21 1960 - 2013
Switzerland 34.3 22 1960 - 2013
Canada 34.1 23 1960 - 2013
El Salvador 31.9 24 1960 - 2013
Lesotho 29.7 25 1966 - 2013
Rwanda 27.8 26 1962 - 2013
South Korea 24 27 1960 - 2013
Brazil 23.4 28 1960 - 2013
Panama 22.9 29 1960 - 2013
Hungary 22.5 30 1960 - 2013
Cameroon 21.5 31 1960 - 2013
Costa Rica 21.3 32 1960 - 2013
Gabon 21 33 1960 - 2013
Nicaragua 17.3 34 1960 - 2013
Netherlands 17.1 35 1960 - 2013
Latvia 16.5 36 1991 - 2013
Peru 16.1 37 1960 - 2013
Chile 15.7 38 1960 - 2013
Estonia 15.5 39 1991 - 2013
Ethiopia 15.3 40 1960 - 2013
R. of Congo 15.3 41 1960 - 2013
Domin. Rep. 15.2 42 1960 - 2013
Slovakia 13.5 43 1993 - 2013
Bolivia 11.5 44 1960 - 2013
Paraguay 11.3 45 1960 - 2013
Burundi 11.2 46 1962 - 2013
Tr.&Tobago 10.3 47 1962 - 2013
Mexico 10.2 48 1960 - 2013
Angola 10.1 49 1975 - 2013
Argentina 9.7 50 1960 - 2013
Philippines 9 51 1960 - 2013
Honduras 8.7 52 1960 - 2013
Uruguay 8.5 53 1960 - 2013
Romania 7.4 54 1960 - 2013
Cape Verde 6.6 55 1960 - 2013
Indonesia 5.7 56 1960 - 2013
Cuba 5.3 57 1960 - 2013
Austria 4.7 58 1960 - 2013
Mauritius 4.5 59 1968 - 2013
Lithuania 4 60 1991 - 2013
Kazakhstan 2.6 61 1991 - 2013
Ireland 2.5 62 1960 - 2013
France 2.4 63 1960 - 2013
Venezuela 2.4 64 1960 - 2013
Czechia 1.8 65 1992 - 2013
Ukraine 1.6 66 1991 - 2013
Ecuador 1.5 67 1960 - 2013
India 1.5 68 1960 - 2013
Portugal 1.4 69 1960 - 2013
Serbia 1.2 70 1992 - 2013
Vietnam 1.2 71 1960 - 2013
Bulgaria 1.1 72 1960 - 2013
Russia 0.9 73 1991 - 2013
North Macedonia 0.8 74 1991 - 2013
Spain 0.5 75 1960 - 2013
Poland 0.4 76 1960 - 2013
Croatia 0.2 77 1991 - 2013
Belgium 0.1 78 1960 - 2013


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Definition: Protestant Christians as percent of the total population.

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1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Finland
4. Norway
5. Solomon Isl.
6. Botswana
7. Jamaica
8. Papua N.G.
9. South Africa
10. Namibia
11. USA
12. Malawi
13. Australia
14. Germany
15. Kenya
16. Haiti
17. Guatemala
18. New Zealand
19. UK
20. Uganda
21. C.A. Republic
22. Switzerland
23. Canada
24. El Salvador
25. Lesotho
26. Rwanda
27. South Korea
28. Brazil
29. Panama
30. Hungary
31. Cameroon
32. Costa Rica
33. Gabon
34. Nicaragua
35. Netherlands
36. Latvia
37. Peru
38. Chile
39. Estonia
40. Ethiopia
41. R. of Congo
42. Domin. Rep.
43. Slovakia
44. Bolivia
45. Paraguay
46. Burundi
47. Tr.&Tobago
48. Mexico
49. Angola
50. Argentina
51. Philippines
52. Honduras
53. Uruguay
54. Romania
55. Cape Verde
56. Indonesia
57. Cuba
58. Austria
59. Mauritius
60. Lithuania
61. Kazakhstan
62. Ireland
63. France
64. Venezuela
65. Czechia
66. Ukraine
67. Ecuador
68. India
69. Portugal
70. Serbia
71. Vietnam
72. Bulgaria
73. Russia
74. North Macedonia
75. Spain
76. Poland
77. Croatia
78. Belgium
87.3
84.2
83.5
81.0
70.3
65.4
59.4
56.6
53.2
52.7
51.0
50.6
40.4
39.7
38.8
38.7
38.4
38.4
37.0
36.1
34.3
34.3
34.1
31.9
29.7
27.8
24.0
23.4
22.9
22.5
21.5
21.3
21.0
17.3
17.1
16.5
16.1
15.7
15.5
15.3
15.3
15.2
13.5
11.5
11.3
11.2
10.3
10.2
10.1
9.7
9.0
8.7
8.5
7.4
6.6
5.7
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.0
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.1
0
21.8
43.7
65.5
87.3


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