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Moderate Persecution
Sparse Persecution
  1. North Korea
    Score: 92/100
  2. Iraq
    Score: 90/100
  3. Eritrea
    Score: 89/100
  4. Afghanistan
    Score: 88/100
  5. Syria
    Score: 87/100
  6. Pakistan
    Score: 87/100
  7. Somalia
    Score: 87/100
  8. Sudan
    Score: 84/100
  9. Iran
    Score: 83/100
  10. Libya
    Score: 79/100
  11. Yemen
    Score: 78/100
  12. Nigeria
    Score: 78/100
  13. Maldives
    Score: 76/100
  14. Saudi Arabia
    Score: 76/100
  15. Uzbekistan
    Score: 70/100
  16. Kenya
    Score: 68/100
  17. India
    Score: 68/100
  18. Ethiopia
    Score: 67/100
  19. Turkmenistan
    Score: 66/100
  20. Vietnam
    Score: 66/100
  21. Qatar
    Score: 65/100
  22. Egypt
    Score: 64/100
  23. Myanmar
    Score: 62/100
  24. Palestinian Territories
    Score: 62/100
  25. Brunei
    Score: 61/100
  1. Central African Republic
    Score: 59/100
  2. Jordan
    Score: 59/100
  3. Djibouti
    Score: 58/100
  4. Laos
    Score: 58/100
  5. Malaysia
    Score: 58/100
  6. Tajikistan
    Score: 58/100
  7. Tunisia
    Score: 58/100
  8. China
    Score: 57/100
  9. Azerbaijan
    Score: 57/100
  10. Bangladesh
    Score: 57/100
  11. Tanzania
    Score: 57/100
  12. Algeria
    Score: 56/100
  13. Bhutan
    Score: 56/100
  14. Comoros
    Score: 56/100
  15. Mexico
    Score: 56/100
  16. Kuwait
    Score: 56/100
  17. Kazakhstan
    Score: 55/100
  18. Indonesia
    Score: 55/100
  19. Mali
    Score: 55/100
  20. Turkey
    Score: 55/100
  21. Colombia
    Score: 55/100
  22. United Arab Emirates
    Score: 55/100
  23. Bahrain
    Score: 54/100
  24. Niger
    Score: 53/100
  25. Oman
    Score: 53/100

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