This statistic shows the results of a survey carried out in October 2017 to find out about discrimination in several Latin American countries. When asked whether they had ever felt discriminated against due to their religion or skin color, more than 70 percent of respondents gave an affirmative response.
Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color?
The survey reached respondents from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Opina América Latina. (November 12, 2017). Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/
Opina América Latina. "Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color?." Chart. November 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/
Opina América Latina. (2017). Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/
Opina América Latina. "Have You Ever Felt Discriminated against Because of Your Religious Affiliation or Skin Color?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/
Opina América Latina, Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your religious affiliation or skin color? [Graph], Opina América Latina, November 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784365/latin-america-discrimination-religion-skin-color/
