The following list ranks nations (population 200,000+) on the extent to which the government regulates 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)

Complete List

Ranking	Nation	Value
1	Saudi Arabia	9.8
2	Maldives	9.7
3	Brunei	9.4
4	Burma (Myanmar)	9.1
5	China	9.0
5	Iran	9.0
6	Comoros	8.9
6	Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of	8.9
7	Eritrea	8.8
7	Pakistan	8.8
7	Uzbekistan	8.8
8	Jordan	8.6
8	Laos	8.6
9	Turkmenistan	8.5
10	Egypt	8.3
11	Azerbaijan	8.1
11	Sudan	8.1
11	Vietnam	8.1
12	Malaysia	7.9
13	Afghanistan	7.7
13	Belarus	7.7
13	Kuwait	7.7
14	Algeria	7.5
14	Libya	7.5
14	Mauritania	7.5
14	Somalia	7.5
15	Singapore	7.4
16	Armenia	7.3
17	Cuba	7.2
17	Qatar	7.2
18	Kazakhstan	7.1
19	Bangladesh	7.0
20	Bulgaria	6.7
21	Bhutan	6.6
22	Indonesia	6.5
23	Yemen	6.4
24	Western Sahara	6.3
25	Bahrain	6.2
25	Oman	6.2
25	Tunisia	6.2
26	Chad	6.1
27	Iraq	6.0
27	Morocco	6.0
27	Sri Lanka	6.0
27	Syria	6.0
27	Tajikistan	6.0
28	Romania	5.9
29	India	5.8
30	Nepal	5.6
30	United Arab Emirates	5.6
31	Greece	5.5
32	Mongolia	5.3
33	Russia	5.2
33	Rwanda	5.2
34	Turkey	5.1
35	Georgia	5.0
35	Ukraine	5.0
36	Kyrgyzstan	4.9
36	Lebanon	4.9
37	Central African Republic	4.8
38	Nigeria	4.7
39	Djibouti	4.5
40	Tanzania	4.4
40	Zimbabwe	4.4
41	Uganda	4.2
42	Israel	4.1
43	Thailand	4.0
44	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.7
45	Cyprus	3.6
45	Ethiopia	3.6
46	Serbia	3.5
47	Israeli Occupied Territories (Palestine)	3.4
47	Latvia	3.4
47	Moldova	3.4
48	Equatorial Guinea	3.3
49	Colombia	3.1
49	Macedonia	3.1
49	Mexico	3.1
50	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	3.0
51	France	2.9
52	Cote d'Ivoire	2.8
53	Kosovo	2.6
54	Cambodia	2.3
55	Germany	2.2
56	Guinea	2.0
56	Kenya	2.0
56	Liberia	2.0
56	Venezuela	2.0
57	Cameroon	1.8
57	Lithuania	1.8
57	Niger	1.8
57	Peru	1.8
58	Belgium	1.6
59	Argentina	1.5
59	Montenegro	1.5
59	Swaziland	1.5
59	Timor-Leste	1.5
59	United Kingdom	1.5
60	Mauritius	1.4
60	Slovakia	1.4
61	Gabon	1.2
61	Italy	1.2
61	Madagascar	1.2
61	Panama	1.2
62	Austria	1.1
63	Denmark	1.0
63	Fiji	1.0
63	Jamaica	1.0
63	Japan	1.0
64	Chile	0.9
64	Croatia	0.9
64	Hungary	0.9
64	Iceland	0.9
64	Slovenia	0.9
65	El Salvador	0.8
65	Finland	0.8
65	Mozambique	0.8
65	Spain	0.8
65	Trinidad and Tobago	0.8
66	Bahamas, The	0.7
66	Canada	0.7
66	Ghana	0.7
66	Guatemala	0.7
66	Norway	0.7
66	Paraguay	0.7
66	Switzerland	0.7
67	Angola	0.6
67	Brazil	0.6
67	Guinea-Bissau	0.6
67	Hong Kong	0.6
67	Solomon Islands	0.6
67	Vanuatu	0.6
68	Australia	0.5
68	Costa Rica	0.5
68	Korea, (South) Republic of	0.5
68	Philippines	0.5
69	Barbados	0.3
69	Botswana	0.3
69	Burkina Faso	0.3
69	Dominican Republic	0.3
69	Ecuador	0.3
69	Guyana	0.3
69	Honduras	0.3
69	Macau	0.3
69	Nicaragua	0.3
69	Sierra Leone	0.3
69	Sweden	0.3
69	Togo	0.3
70	Albania	0.2
70	Czech Republic	0.2
70	Luxembourg	0.2
70	Zambia	0.2
71	Belize	0.0
71	Benin	0.0
71	Bolivia	0.0
71	Burundi	0.0
71	Cape Verde	0.0
71	Congo, Republic of the	0.0
71	Estonia	0.0
71	Gambia, The	0.0
71	Haiti	0.0
71	Ireland	0.0
71	Lesotho	0.0
71	Malawi	0.0
71	Mali	0.0
71	Malta	0.0
71	Namibia	0.0
71	Netherlands	0.0
71	New Zealand	0.0
71	Papua New Guinea	0.0
71	Poland	0.0
71	Portugal	0.0
71	Senegal	0.0
71	South Africa	0.0
71	Suriname	0.0
71	Taiwan	0.0
71	Uruguay	0.0
--	French Guiana	--
--	French Polynesia	--
--	Guadeloupe	--
--	Martinique	--
--	Mayotte	--
--	New Caledonia	--
--	Puerto Rico	--
--	Reunion	--
--	United States (General)	--

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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