During a survey conducted in 2020, approximately 57 percent of respondents in 18 Latin American countries claimed to be catholic. Meanwhile, 16.6 percent of the people participating in the survey said they did not profess any religion.
The survey was conducted in 18 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Data about the following religion affiliations was statistically insignificant and was therefore excluded from this statistic: Jewish.
**Due to coronavirus restrictions, the survey was conducted online in Argentina from April 26 to May 16, 2021.
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