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Region · Caribbean
Greater Antilles
Christian-majority islands where evangelical churches are growing, even under restrictions in Cuba, and where blending with religions of African origin remains strong.
5 countries
27 peoples
14.7% evangelicals
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Gospel reach among the 27 peoples
6Unreached · 22.2% of peoples
21reached peoples
14.7%evangelicals (weighted average)
- 11.1% Unreached (3)
- 11.1% Minimally reached (3)
- 11.1% Superficially reached (3)
- 29.6% Partially reached (8)
- 37% Significantly reached (10)
Largest unreached peoples:
Deaf 124K
South Asian 33K
Muslim Lebanese Arab 21K
The Bible in the languages of the region
31languages spoken
21With complete Bible
10Without complete Bible
- 67.7% With complete Bible (21)
- 32.3% Only portions of the Bible (10)
Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary. Compiled from the data of each country in this region.
What it is
The Greater Antilles are the Caribbean’s largest and most populous islands: Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Together they account for most of the Caribbean population and carry remarkable histories, from the Cuban revolution to the independence of Haiti, the first free nation formed by formerly enslaved people in the Americas.
The region has 16.2% evangelicals, alongside the predominant Catholicism of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and Afro-Caribbean practices still strong in Haiti. Cuba also experienced decades of religious restrictions under the communist regime, shaping church life on the island in a distinctive way.
Of the Greater Antilles’ 27 people groups, 6 are still considered unreached. Of the 31 languages spoken in the region, 10 still have no part of the Bible translated, a figure including Creoles spoken by specific communities, especially in Haiti.
Pray for these four islands with such eventful histories, where the church endured decades of restrictions in Cuba and extreme poverty in Haiti, that it may remain steadfast and reach the peoples still waiting for Scripture in their own language.
Context and characteristics
The Caribbean's most populous islands
Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico account for most of the Caribbean population.
Religious restrictions in Cuba
Decades of communist rule limited religious freedom and shaped church life on the island.
Haiti, the first free nation
In 1804, Haiti became the first independent nation formed by formerly enslaved people in the Americas.
10 languages without the Bible
They include Creoles spoken by specific communities, especially in Haiti.
6 unreached people groups
Groups still without an established church, spread across the region's five islands.
Unreached peoples of this region 6 in total
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What to pray for
Intercession
For the Greater Antilles' 6 unreached people groups.
For Bible translation into the region's 10 languages that still have no part of Scripture.
For the Cuban church, which endured decades of religious restrictions.
For the Haitian people, marked by extreme poverty and political instability.
For families in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, for restoration and hope.
Against Afro-Caribbean practices that still compete with the gospel for people's hearts.
For young people in Jamaica, exposed to urban violence in various parts of the island.