The top 50 countries where its most difficult to follow Jesus

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Profile of Persecution Based on the 2018 World Watch List

Violence

97%

Church Life

97%

National Life

97%

Community Life

97%

Family Life

97%

Private Life

97%

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North Korea

Communist and post-communist oppression

Afghanistan

Clan oppression

Somalia

Clan oppression

Libya

Islamic oppression

Pakistan

Islamic oppression

Eritrea

Denominational protectionism

Yemen

Clan oppression

Iran

Islamic oppression

Nigeria

Islamic oppression

Islam, Christianity

India

Religious nationalism

Iraq

Islamic oppression

Syria

Islamic oppression

Sudan

Islamic oppression

Saudi Arabia

Islamic oppression

Maldives

Islamic oppression

Egypt

Dictatorial paranoia

China

Communist and post-communist oppression

Myanmar

Religious nationalism

Vietnam

Communist and post-communist oppression

Mauritania

Islamic oppression

Uzbekistan

Dictatorial paranoia

Laos

Communist and post-communist oppression

Turkmenistan

Dictatorial paranoia

Algeria

Islamic oppression

Turkey

Islamic oppression

Tunisia

Islamic oppression

Morocco

Islamic oppression

Mali

Islamic oppression

Qatar

Clan oppression

Colombia

Organized crime and corruption

Bangladesh

Islamic oppression

Burkina Faso

Islamic oppression

Tajikistan

Dictatorial paranoia

Nepal

Clan oppression

Central African Republic

Islamic oppression

Ethiopia

Denominational protectionism

Mexico

Organized crime and corruption

Jordan

Islamic oppression

Brunei

Dictatorial paranoia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Islamic oppression

Kazakhstan

Dictatorial paranoia

Cameroon

Islamic oppression

Bhutan

Religious nationalism

Oman

Clan oppression

Mozambique

Islamic oppression

Malaysia

Islamic oppression

Indonesia

Islamic oppression

Kuwait

Islamic oppression

Kenya

Islamic oppression

Comoros

Islamic oppression

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Very High

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