Evangelical

Evangelicalism is a transdenominational Protestant movement that crystallized out of the 18th-century revivals led by figures like George Whitefield, John Wesley, and Jonathan Edwards in Britain and colonial America. Historian David Bebbington's widely cited definition identifies four defining marks: conversionism (a personal "born again" experience), biblicism (the authority and sufficiency of scripture), crucicentrism (emphasis on the atoning work of Christ on the cross), and activism (a drive to share the gospel and engage in mission). Evangelicals cross denominational lines — Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals, and independent churches all include strong evangelical streams — and typically prioritize personal prayer, Bible study, and evangelism over formal liturgy. Worship tends to be congregational and contemporary, often built around preaching, modern worship music, and small-group discipleship. Global evangelicalism has grown rapidly through mission and revival movements, especially across Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and East Asia, with perhaps 600 million adherents worldwide today.

Countries by Evangelical Population (12)

1. 1. 🇭🇳 Honduras 55%
2. 2. 🇵🇦 Panama 55%
3. 3. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 50.2%
4. 4. 🇬🇹 Guatemala 45.7%
5. 5. 🇧🇷 Brazil 26.9%
6. 6. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 19.8%
7. 7. 🇨🇱 Chile 16.2%
8. 8. 🇵🇪 Peru 15.7%
9. 9. 🇦🇷 Argentina 15.3%
10. 10. 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 11.8%
11. 11. 🇲🇽 Mexico 7.5%
12. 12. 🇦🇹 Austria 3.8%

Note: This list reflects only countries where the CIA World Factbook — our data source — explicitly uses the “Evangelical” label. Adherents in many other countries are rolled into broader buckets such as Protestant, Evangelical, or country-specific denominations, so this ranking undercounts global presence.