International Religious Freedom Data, 2005

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REGION05 State Department Reporting Region   1) Africa   2) East Asia and Pacific   3) Europe and Eurasia   4) Near East and North Africa   5) South Asia   6) Western Hemisphere

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Africa	48	24.5%	24.5%	-1.18
East Asia and Pacific	33	16.8%	41.3%	-.6
Europe and Eurasia	54	27.6%	68.9%	-.02
Near East and North Africa	20	10.2%	79.1%	.57
South Asia	8	4.1%	83.2%	1.15
Western Hemisphere	33	16.8%	100%	1.73

Variable Comparisons

Government favoritism of religion Government regulation of religion level Social regulation of religion level Region

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

	Low government favoritism	Medium government favoritism	High government favoritism	TOTAL
Africa	38.6% 22	28.8% 15	12.6% 11	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	28.1% 16	17.3% 9	9.2% 8	16.8% 33
Europe and Eurasia	10.5% 6	34.6% 18	34.5% 30	27.6% 54
Near East and North Africa	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	23.0% 20	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	8.0% 7	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	22.8% 13	17.3% 9	12.6% 11	16.8% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 57	100.0% 52	100.0% 87	196

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low government regulation	Medium government regulation	High government regulation	TOTAL
Africa	28.9% 35	29.6% 8	10.4% 5	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	16.5% 20	7.4% 2	22.9% 11	16.8% 33
Europe and Eurasia	28.1% 34	29.6% 8	25.0% 12	27.6% 54
Near East and North Africa	0.0% 0	25.9% 7	27.1% 13	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.0% 0	7.4% 2	12.5% 6	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	26.4% 32	0.0% 0	2.1% 1	16.8% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 121	100.0% 27	100.0% 48	196

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low social regulation	Medium social regulation	High social regulation	TOTAL
Africa	27.3% 27	32.7% 16	10.4% 5	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	20.2% 20	16.3% 8	10.4% 5	16.8% 33
Europe and Eurasia	24.2% 24	28.6% 14	33.3% 16	27.6% 54
Near East and North Africa	3.0% 3	6.1% 3	29.2% 14	10.2% 20
South Asia	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	14.6% 7	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	24.2% 24	16.3% 8	2.1% 1	16.8% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 99	100.0% 49	100.0% 48	196

Region (I-REGION)

	Africa	East Asia and Pacific	Europe and Eurasia	Near East and North Africa	South Asia	Western Hemisphere	TOTAL
Africa	100.0% 48	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	0.0% 0	100.0% 33	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.8% 33
Europe and Eurasia	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 54	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	27.6% 54
Near East and North Africa	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 20	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 8	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 33	16.8% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 33	100.0% 54	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 33	196