The following list ranks regions based on the level of hostility in the culture towards nontraditional religions, hostility towards conversion to other religions, hostility towards proselytizing, and whether or not existing religions try to shut out new religions. Higher values indicate greater social regulation of religion. (Coded from the International Religious Freedom Report, 2003)

Complete List

Ranking	Region	Rate
21	Australia/New Zealand	0.5
19	Caribbean	0.7
17	Central America	1.5
6	Eastern Africa	3.8
12	Eastern Asia	2.3
5	Eastern Europe	4.4
10	Melanesia	2.8
16	Micronesia (Region)	1.5
7	Middle Africa	3.2
2	Northern Africa	7.5
20	Northern America	0.5
18	Northern Europe	1.0
14	Polynesia	1.7
15	South America	1.6
3	South-Central Asia	6.8
4	South-Eastern Asia	4.8
20	Southern Africa	0.5
9	Southern Europe	2.8
8	The World	2.9
13	Western Africa	2.2
1	Western Asia	8.2
11	Western Europe	2.8

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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