Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities Overall Decline in Social Hostilities in 2013, Though Harassment of Jews Worldwide Reached a Seven-Year High Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life FEBRUARY 26, 2015 http://www.pewforum.org/2015/02/26/religious-hostilities/
Global Restrictions on Religious Freedom 39% of the world’s countries have high or very high restrictions on religious freedom* These 39% of countries include more than three-fourths (77%) of the world’s population* 39% 31% 30% 77% 19% 4% Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for 2013. High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison.
39% of countries have high or very high restrictions on religious freedom Levels of religious restrictions by percentage of the WORLD’S COUNTRIES Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for 2013. High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison.
These countries include more than three-fourths of the world’s population Moderate 19% Levels of religious restrictions by percentage of GLOBAL POPULATION Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for 2013. High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison.
Religious Restrictions and Social Hostilities Targeting Religious Minorities 30% of countries have government restrictions that tend to target religious minorities 61% of countries have social hostilities that tend to target religious minorities Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Social Hostilities Involving Religion Very High SCORES 7.2 AND HIGHER High SCORES FROM 3.6 to 7.1 Turkey Georgia China Germany Sweden Bosnia-Herzegovina Uganda Niger Maldives Moldova Brazil Tuvalu Mexico Italy Kuwait Bulgaria Vietnam Mali Saudi Arabia Yemen Libya Burma (Myanmar) Sudan Thailand Lebanon Algeria Nepal Tunisia United Kingdom Kosovo Armenia Romania Greece Iran France Ethiopia Israel India Palestinian territories Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Sri Lanka Russia Syria Somalia Afghanistan Tanzania Indonesia Egypt Central African Republic Iraq Kenya Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Social Hostilities Involving Religion Yemen Tunisia United Kingdom Georgia Brazil Libya Kosovo China Tuvalu Burma (Myanmar) Armenia Germany Mexico Sudan Romania Sweden Italy Thailand Greece BIH Kuwait Lebanon Iran Uganda Bulgaria Algeria France Niger Vietnam Nepal Ethiopia Maldives Mali Turkey Moldova Saudi Arabia Israel India Palestinian territories Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Sri Lanka Russia Syria Somalia Afghanistan Tanzania Indonesia Egypt CAR Iraq Kenya Yemen Georgia Libya China Burma (Myanmar) Germany Sudan Sweden Thailand Bosnia-Herzegovina Lebanon Uganda Algeria Niger Nepal Maldives Tunisia Moldova United Kingdom Brazil Kosovo Tuvalu Armenia Mexico Romania Italy Greece Kuwait Iran Bulgaria France Vietnam Ethiopia Mali Turkey Saudi Arabia Israel Syria India Somalia Palestinian territories Afghanistan Tanzania Pakistan Indonesia Nigeria Egypt Bangladesh CAR Sri Lanka Iraq Russia Kenya Very High High Moderate Low Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Animation by Donlu Thayer, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Government/Legal Restrictions on Religious Freedom Very High SCORES 6.6 AND HIGHER High SCORES FROM 3.6 to 7.1 Maldives Bahrain Pakistan Turkmenistan Iraq Belarus Morocco Jordan Western Sahara Laos Algeria Vietnam Qatar Kazakhstan Mauritania Yemen Kyrgyzstan Israel Kuwait Bulgaria Sri Lanka Bangladesh Armenia Cuba Oman Djibouti India Angola Bhutan Tunisia Rwanda Libya United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Romania Germany China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Government/Legal Restrictions on Religious Freedom China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore Maldives Qatar Oman Bahrain Kazakhstan Djibouti Pakistan Mauritania India Turkmenistan Yemen Angola Iraq Kyrgyzstan Bhutan Belarus Israel Tunisia Morocco Kuwait Rwanda Jordan Bulgaria Libya Western Sahara Sri Lanka UAE Laos Bangladesh Ethiopia Algeria Armenia Romania Vietnam Cuba Germany China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore Maldives Laos Kuwait Angola Bahrain Algeria Bulgaria Bhutan Pakistan Vietnam Sri Lanka Tunisia Turkmenistan Qatar Bangladesh Rwanda Iraq Kazakhstan Armenia Libya Belarus Mauritania Cuba UAE Morocco Yemen Oman Ethiopia Jordan Kyrgyzstan Djibouti Romania Western Sahara Israel India Germany Very High High Moderate Low Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Animation by Donlu Thayer, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Overall Restrictions on Religion (2007-2013) Levels of restriction by percentage of COUNTRIES 100 80 60 40 20 YEARS ENDING JUN JUN JUN JUN DEC DEC DEC 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 29% 30% 31% 37% 40% 43% 39% 35 25 28 26 29 31 46 44 34 30 High or Very High Restrictions Moderate Low 25
Overall Restrictions on Religion (2007-2013) Religion (2007-2012) Levels of restriction by percentage of GLOBAL POPULATION 100 80 60 40 20 YEARS ENDING JUN JUN JUN JUN DEC DEC DEC 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 68% 67% 70% 75% 74% 76% 77% 18 27 21 19 14 6 10 4 High or Very High Restrictions Moderate Low
Restrictions and Hostilities in the 25 Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the 25 Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the 25 Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the 25 Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Restrictions and Hostilities in the 25 Most Populous Countries Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015
Religious Freedom Correlations Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke, The Price of Freedom Denied (2011) 206