12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →
Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Chile (65.3 %) and the lowest in Guyana (28.4 %).
The median country is at 54.9 %: half are above, half below.
Add to chart:
| In chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 65.3 | |
| 2 | Argentina | 64.0 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 62.8 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 62.0 | |
| 5 | Peru | 57.0 | |
| 6 | Bolivia | 55.0 | |
| 7 | Ecuador | 54.9 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 54.1 | |
| 9 | Uruguay | 52.8 | |
| 10 | Suriname | 39.5 | |
| 11 | Paraguay | 35.2 | |
| 12 | Guyana | 28.4 |
Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.