Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a predominantly Christian country, with 76.3% of the population identifying as Catholic. The country’s constitution recognizes freedom of religion, but Catholicism is the official religion. Christianity first arrived in Costa Rica in 1502, when Fray Alejandre became the first priest to set foot on the continent. After 1508, Christianity slowly spread along the Pacific coasts.
- 76.3% of Costa Ricans identify as Catholic, 13.7% are Evangelical Christians, 1.3% are Jehovah’s Witness, and 0.7% are Protestant Christian.
- The remaining 8% either have no religion (3.2%) or are of other faiths (4.8%), including Mormonism, Judaism, and Islam.
- Costa Rica has about 50 Churches of Christ, which range in size from 20 to 250 members.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco
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