Argentina is a country on the southern cone of South America, which obtained its independence from Spain in 1816. Argentina is a federal republic with an established constitution, an elected two chamber Congress and an elected president acting as head of state. A majority Catholic nation (62.9%), the non-religiously affiliated […]

The Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country and a democratic republic located in South America. In 2006, the assumption of power by the first indigenous president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, was followed by a review of the role of the Catholic Church in the country and its influence […]

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a secular and democratic sovereign state in South America with a population of around 202 million. Often described as an emerging world power, it is the sixth largest country in the world by population and fifth by area, and one of just 17 countries […]

Located on the Pacific coast of South America, the Republic of Chile is bordered by Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It is a presidential republic. Recent censuses have not captured religious demographic data. However, according to a study conducted by Ipsos in 2023, 76% of the Chilean population believe in the […]

The Republic of Colombia is predominantly Christian and majority Roman Catholic (64%). According to Latinobarómetro, based on a survey of 1,200 people in 2023, 16% of the population likely identify as atheist, agnostic or having no religious affiliation.1“Informe Latinobarómetro 2023: La recesión democrática de América Latina”, Corporación Latinobarómetro, https://www.latinobarometro.org/latOnline.jsp For […]

Ecuador is a presidential democracy with a Constitution that declares Ecuador to be secular. The people are a patchwork of indigenous communities, including people of colonial Spanish origins. Constitution and government Ecuador is among the countries showing the biggest fluctuations with regard to religiosity. In 2005, 85% of Ecuadorians declared […]

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a sovereign state on the Caribbean coast of South America. A former British colony, Guyana gained independence in 1966, however, Christian-Anglican inspired morals imposed during the colonial period continue to influence Guyanese society today and Christianity is afforded relative privilege on matters of public […]

Paraguay is a presidential republic with a population of 7 million that borders Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.1https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=PY It is also home to 19 indigenous communities.2https://www.iwgia.org/en/paraguay.html According to the most recent census to capture the religious demography of the country (2002), 89% of the population is Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant, 3% […]

Peru is a country in South America, which obtained its independence from Spain in 1821. Peru is a unitary state and a presidential representative democratic republic. It has an elected two-chamber Congress and an elected president acting as head of state. According to the 2017 census, Peru has a population […]

Suriname, officially known as the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.1https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_212_1.asp It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south.2https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_212_1.asp Suriname was colonized by the English and the Dutch in the 17th century. […]