Countries with the Most Catholics in 1950

Can you name all countries that had at least 5 million Catholics in the year 1950?
We're talking of percentages and population numbers from 75 years ago, so take them with a pinch of salt
Territories and colonies are counted seperately from the country that possessed them. In fact, one of the answers was a colony at the time.
Colour-coded by continent.
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Catholics
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48.6 m
93.5
Brazil
46.0 m
97.5
Italy
39.2 m
92.5
France
31.8 m
21.0
United States
27.8 m
99.0
Spain
25.4 m
98.5
Mexico
23.6 m
96.0
Poland
23.3 m
45.8
West Germany
16.9 m
82.5
Philippines
15.9 m
95.0
Argentina
11.7 m
6.5
Soviet Union
10.6 m
94.5
Colombia
9.7 m
78.5
Czechoslovakia
8.4 m
96.5
Belgium
8.2 m
96.0
Peru
8.0 m
94.5
Portugal
6.5 m
70.5
Hungary
6.4 m
52.5
Belgian Congo
6.2 m
89.5
Austria
6.1 m
44.6
Canada
5.6 m
34.5
Yugoslavia
5.5 m
11.0
United Kingdom
5.3 m
92.5
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4 Comments
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Level 39
Jun 27, 2025
Is Vatican City not considered a country?
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Level 56
Jun 27, 2025
Yeah, but it has like 1000 people
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Level 81
Jun 27, 2025
Nice quiz! I like it, that "Russia" doesn´t count for "USSR", because in fact, quite few of the Catholics in the USSR were Russians - most were Ukrainians and Baltics, I guess.
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Level 79
Jun 27, 2025
Also, it said 1950. That was my clue to use USSR.