Religion affiliation in LAC countries 2020 | Statista

Guatemala was the most Christian country among those selected in the Latin America and Caribbean region, with 97.2 percent of its population following Christianity in 2020. The Baháʼí faith, which originates from the Middle East, and preaches the unity of all religions and all people, was present in both Bolivia and Panama. As for agnosticism, it had the most practitioners in Uruguay and Cuba.

Religion affiliation in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020

Characteristic	Christians	Agnostics	Spiritists	Atheists	Ethnoreligionists	Baha’i	Muslims	Other
Guatemala	97.2%	1%	-	-	-	-	-	1.8%
Peru	96.5%	1.2%	-	-	1%	-	-	1.3%
Mexico	95.8%	0.4%	-	-	1%	-	-	2.8%
Colombia	95%	2.8%	1%	-	-	-	-	1.2%
Dominican Republic	94.6%	2.5%	2.2%	-	-	-	-	0.7%
Bolivia	92.7%	2.1%	-	-	2.6%	2.2%	-	0.4%
Venezuela	91.2%	4.8%	1.1%	-	-	-	-	2%
Brazil	90.6%	2.7%	4.8%	-	-	-	-	1.9%
Panama	90.1%	4%	-	-	1.3%	1.1%	-	3.5%
Argentina	88.8%	6.8%	-	-	-	-	2.1%	2.3%
Uruguay	62.2%	29.9%	-	6.9%	-	-	-	1%
Cuba	61.7%	17.2%	16.7%	3.9%	-	-	-	-

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February 2021

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LAC

Survey time period

2020

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The country reports can be found here: Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba.

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