The following list ranks regions on the extent to which governments in each region regulate the selection, practice, and profession of religion through official laws, policies, or administrative actions. Higher values indicate greater government regulation of religion. (Coded from the 2003, 2005 and 2008 International Religious Freedom Reports)

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Ranking	Nation	Value
1	South-Central Asia	7.3
2	Northern Africa	7.1
3	South-Eastern Asia	5.9
3	Western Asia	5.9
4	Eastern Asia	3.8
5	Eastern Europe	3.6
6	Eastern Africa	3.4
7	The World	3.0
8	Middle Africa	2.3
9	Micronesia (Region)	1.6
10	Western Europe	1.5
11	Southern Europe	1.4
11	Western Africa	1.4
12	Northern Europe	1.0
13	Caribbean	0.9
13	Central America	0.9
13	South America	0.9
14	Melanesia	0.6
15	Southern Africa	0.4
16	Australia/New Zealand	0.2
--	Northern America	--
--	Polynesia	--

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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