
Country Name Long Name
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%
Afghanistan
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
North Korea
Communist and post-communist oppression
Asia
Agnosticism
Somalia
Clan oppression
Africa
Islam
Libya
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Yemen
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Eritrea
Dictatorial paranoia
Africa
Islam
Nigeria
Islamic oppression
Africa
Christianity
Pakistan
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
Iran
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
India
Religious nationalism
Asia
Hinduism
Saudi Arabia
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Myanmar
Religious nationalism
Asia
Buddhism
Sudan
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Iraq
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Syria
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Maldives
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
China
Communist and post-communist oppression
Asia
Various
Qatar
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Vietnam
Communist and post-communist oppression
Asia
Buddhism
Egypt
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Uzbekistan
Dictatorial paranoia
Central Asia
Islam
Algeria
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Mauritania
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Mali
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Turkmenistan
Dictatorial paranoia
Central Asia
Islam
Laos
Communist and post-communist oppression
Asia
Buddhism
Morocco
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Indonesia
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
Bangladesh
Dictatorial paranoia
Asia
Islam
Colombia
Organized crime and corruption
Latin America
Christianity
Central African Republic
Islamic oppression
Africa
Christianity
Burkina Faso
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Niger
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Bhutan
Religious nationalism
Asia
Buddhism
Tunisia
Islamic oppression
Africa
Islam
Oman
Clan oppression
Middle East
Islam
Cuba
Dictatorial paranoia
Latin America
Christianity
Ethiopia
Denominational protectionism
Africa
Christianity
Jordan
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Islamic oppression
Africa
Christianity
Mozambique
Islamic oppression
Africa
Christianity
Turkey
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Mexico
Organized crime and corruption
Latin America
Christianity
Cameroon
Islamic oppression
Africa
Christianity
Tajikistan
Dictatorial paranoia
Central Asia
Islam
Brunei
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
Kazakhstan
Dictatorial paranoia
Central Asia
Islam
Nepal
Religious nationalism
Asia
Hinduism
Kuwait
Islamic oppression
Middle East
Islam
Malaysia
Islamic oppression
Asia
Islam
Extreme
Very High
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