No. 9 Peru
Active Worshipers: 86% of population
Peru has a strong native civilization, which has been celebrating the cult towards Pachamama (Mother Earth) before the Spanish conquerors had arrived. When Spanish colonizers arrived, they brought along Catholicism, producing a particular adaptation of the cult. The country also received the influence of diverse religions, such as Protestantism, Mormonism, Buddhism, and Hinduism among others, and all of them have lived together in the country since. About 86% of its 30,475,144-strong population consider themselves as religious, compared to only 8% who don’t.
