Government Favoritism of Religion (2005)-ΠΟΣΟΣΤΟ ΘΡΗΣΚΟΛΗΨΙΑΣ ΑΝΑ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ

The following list ranks nations (population 200,000+) on the extent to which government provides one religion or a small group of religions with special privileges, support or favorable sanctions. Higher values indicate greater government favoritism for religion(s). (Coded from the International Religious Freedom Report, 2005)

Complete List

Ranking	Nation	Rate
1	Turkmenistan	9.0
2	Iran	8.8
2	Saudi Arabia	8.8
3	Greece	8.7
3	Malaysia	8.7
3	United Arab Emirates	8.7
4	Georgia	8.5
5	Mauritania	8.3
6	Bhutan	8.2
7	Armenia	8.1
8	Jordan	8.0
8	Qatar	8.0
9	Algeria	7.9
9	Bahrain	7.9
9	Burma (Myanmar)	7.9
9	Egypt	7.9
9	Malta	7.9
10	Brunei	7.8
10	Sudan	7.8
11	Iceland	7.8
11	Israel	7.8
11	Oman	7.8
11	Pakistan	7.8
11	Peru	7.8
11	Portugal	7.8
11	Romania	7.8
11	Tunisia	7.8
11	Venezuela	7.8
12	Cambodia	7.7
13	Afghanistan	7.6
13	Croatia	7.6
13	Cyprus	7.6
13	Libya	7.6
13	Luxembourg	7.6
13	Russia	7.6
14	Equatorial Guinea	7.5
14	Maldives	7.5
14	Panama	7.5
14	Yemen	7.5
14	Zambia	7.5
15	Colombia	7.4
15	Iraq	7.4
15	Lebanon	7.4
15	Norway	7.4
15	Spain	7.4
16	Costa Rica	7.4
17	Bangladesh	7.3
17	India	7.3
17	Israeli Occupied Territories (Palestine)	7.3
17	Kuwait	7.3
17	Uzbekistan	7.3
17	Vanuatu	7.3
18	Bolivia	7.2
18	Cote d'Ivoire	7.2
18	Denmark	7.2
18	Guinea	7.2
19	Laos	7.1
19	Macedonia	7.1
19	Moldova	7.1
19	Morocco	7.1
19	Syria	7.1
19	United Kingdom	7.1
19	Western Sahara	7.1
20	Dominican Republic	7.0
21	Djibouti	7.0
21	Nicaragua	7.0
22	Czech Republic	6.9
22	Italy	6.9
23	Argentina	6.9
23	Chad	6.9
23	Chile	6.9
24	Canada	6.8
24	Indonesia	6.8
24	Tanzania	6.8
25	Cape Verde	6.7
25	Hungary	6.7
25	Slovakia	6.7
25	Sri Lanka	6.7
25	Swaziland	6.7
26	China	6.6
26	Switzerland	6.6
27	Belgium	6.5
28	Comoros	6.5
29	Latvia	6.4
29	Thailand	6.4
29	Ukraine	6.4
30	Germany	6.4
30	Lithuania	6.4
31	Belize	6.3
31	Ethiopia	6.3
32	Haiti	6.2
33	Austria	6.2
34	Senegal	6.1
35	Bahamas, The	6.0
35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.0
35	Gabon	6.0
35	Slovenia	6.0
36	Singapore	5.9
37	Poland	5.8
38	Nigeria	5.8
39	Nepal	5.7
40	Mongolia	5.6
41	Azerbaijan	5.6
41	Finland	5.6
42	Somalia	5.6
43	Netherlands	5.5
44	Turkey	5.5
45	Ghana	5.4
46	Kenya	5.4
47	Korea, (South) Republic of	5.2
48	Lesotho	5.0
48	Mauritius	5.0
48	Philippines	5.0
49	Bulgaria	4.9
50	Rwanda	4.7
50	Zimbabwe	4.7
51	Belarus	4.6
52	El Salvador	4.5
52	Kazakhstan	4.5
53	Solomon Islands	4.3
54	Liberia	4.2
55	Papua New Guinea	4.2
56	Gambia, The	4.1
57	Barbados	3.9
58	Sweden	3.8
59	Malawi	3.7
60	Guyana	3.7
61	Hong Kong	3.5
62	Honduras	3.4
63	Cameroon	3.2
64	Madagascar	3.2
65	Trinidad and Tobago	3.0
66	Sierra Leone	2.9
67	France	2.9
68	Estonia	2.7
68	New Zealand	2.7
69	Niger	2.5
70	Guatemala	2.4
70	Uganda	2.4
71	Paraguay	2.2
72	Albania	2.1
73	Benin	2.0
73	Brazil	2.0
73	Ecuador	2.0
73	Ireland	2.0
73	Suriname	2.0
73	Timor-Leste	2.0
74	Kyrgyzstan	1.7
75	Taiwan	1.6
76	Cuba	1.3
76	Eritrea	1.3
76	Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of	1.3
76	South Africa	1.3
76	Vietnam	1.3
77	Australia	0.7
77	Mozambique	0.7
78	Angola	0.0
78	Botswana	0.0
78	Burkina Faso	0.0
78	Burundi	0.0
78	Central African Republic	0.0
78	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0.0
78	Congo, Republic of the	0.0
78	Fiji	0.0
78	Guinea-Bissau	0.0
78	Jamaica	0.0
78	Japan	0.0
78	Macau	0.0
78	Mali	0.0
78	Mexico	0.0
78	Namibia	0.0
78	Tajikistan	0.0
78	Togo	0.0
78	Uruguay	0.0
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Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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