Brazil is home to more religious temples than hospitals and schools combined.
The 2022 census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (Ibge) counted 579,700 Afro-Brazilian churches, evangelical temples, synagogues and religious centers, for an average rate of 286 per 100,000 inhabitants.
In general, schools of all levels and universities do not exceed 264 400, equal to a rate of 130 per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Even fewer are public private health care facilities, which amount to 247,500 units, 122 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Northern region is the one with the highest ratio between the number of religious institutes and the total population.
In the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Para, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins there are 79,650 churches, for a rate of 459 per 100 thousand inhabitants, almost double the national average.
On the contrary, the southern region (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) has the lowest ratio between the number of churches and the population, with 226 institutes per 100 thousand inhabitants.