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Afghanistan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Akrotiri Western Asia
Albania Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Algeria Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
American Samoa Polynesia
Andorra Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Angola Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Anguilla Caribbean
Antarctica Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Argentina South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Armenia Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Aruba Caribbean
Australia Australia/New Zealand Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Austria Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Azerbaijan Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Bahamas, The Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Bahrain Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Bangladesh South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Barbados Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Belarus Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Belgium Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Belize Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Benin Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Bermuda Northern America
Bhutan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Bolivia South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Botswana Southern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Bougainville Melanesia
Brazil South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
British Indian Ocean Territory Eastern Africa
British Virgin Islands Caribbean
Brunei South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Bulgaria Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Burkina Faso Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Burma (Myanmar) South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Burundi Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Cameroon Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Canada Northern America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Cape Verde Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean
Cayman Islands Caribbean
Central African Republic Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Chad Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Channel Islands Northern Europe
Chile South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
China Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
China-Tibet Eastern Asia
Christmas Island Australia/New Zealand
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia/New Zealand
Colombia South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Comoros Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Congo, Republic of the Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Cook Islands Polynesia
Costa Rica Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Cote d'Ivoire Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Croatia Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Cuba Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Curacao Caribbean
Cyprus Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Czech Republic Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Denmark Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Dhekelia Western Asia
Djibouti Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Dominica Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Dominican Republic Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Ecuador South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Egypt Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
El Salvador Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Eritrea Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Estonia Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Ethiopia Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) South America
Faroe Islands Northern Europe
Fiji Melanesia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Finland Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
France Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
French Guiana South America
French Polynesia Polynesia
Gabon Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Gambia, The Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Georgia Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Germany Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Ghana Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Gibraltar Southern Europe
Greece Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Greenland Northern America
Grenada Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Guadeloupe Caribbean
Guam Micronesia (region)
Guatemala Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Guernsey Northern Europe
Guinea Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Guyana South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Haiti Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Honduras Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Hong Kong Eastern Asia
Hungary Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Iceland Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
India South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Iran South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Iraq Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Ireland Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Isle of Man Northern Europe
Israel Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Italy Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Jamaica Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Japan Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Jersey Northern Europe
Jordan Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Kazakhstan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Kenya Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Kiribati Micronesia (region) Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of Eastern Asia
Korea, (South) Republic of Eastern Asia
Kosovo Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Kuwait Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Kyrgyzstan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Laos South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Latvia Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Lebanon Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Lesotho Southern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Liberia Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Libya Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Liechtenstein Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Lithuania Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Luxembourg Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Macau Eastern Asia
Macedonia Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Madagascar Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Malawi Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Maldives South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Mali Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Malta Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Marshall Islands Micronesia (region) Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Martinique Caribbean
Mauritania Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Mauritius Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Mayotte Eastern Africa
Mexico Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (region)
Moldova Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Monaco Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Mongolia Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Montenegro Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Montserrat Caribbean
Morocco Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Mozambique Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Namibia Southern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Nauru Micronesia (region) Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Nepal South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Netherlands Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
New Caledonia Melanesia
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Nicaragua Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Niger Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Nigeria Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Niue Polynesia
Norfolk Island Australia/New Zealand
Northern Cyprus Western Asia
Northern Mariana Islands Micronesia (region)
Norway Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Occupied Palestinian Territories Western Asia
Oman Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Pakistan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Palau Micronesia (region) Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Panama Central America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Papua New Guinea Melanesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Paraguay South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Peru South America Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Philippines South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Pitcairn Islands Polynesia
Poland Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Portugal Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Puerto Rico Caribbean
Qatar Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Reunion Eastern Africa
Romania Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Russia Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Rwanda Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Saint Barthelemy Caribbean
Saint Helena Western Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Saint Lucia Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Saint Martin Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Samoa Polynesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
San Marino Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Sao Tome and Principe Middle Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Saudi Arabia Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Senegal Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Serbia Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Seychelles Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Sierra Leone Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Singapore South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Sint Maarten Caribbean
Slovakia Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Slovenia Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Solomon Islands Melanesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Somalia Eastern Africa
Somaliland Eastern Africa
South Africa Southern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
South Sudan Eastern Africa
Spain Southern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Spanish North Africa Northern Africa
Sri Lanka South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Sudan Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Suriname South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Svalbard Northern Europe
Swaziland Southern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Sweden Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Switzerland Western Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Syria Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Taiwan Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Tajikistan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Tanzania Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Thailand South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Timor-Leste South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Togo Western Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Tokelau Polynesia
Tonga Polynesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Tunisia Northern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Turkey Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Turkmenistan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean
Tuvalu Polynesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Uganda Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Ukraine Eastern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
United Arab Emirates Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
United Kingdom Northern Europe Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
United States (General) Northern America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Uruguay South America Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Uzbekistan South-Central Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Vanuatu Melanesia Government restrictions on religious practices are practically absent
Vatican City Southern Europe
Venezuela South America Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Vietnam South-Eastern Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Caribbean
Wallis and Futuna Polynesia
Western Sahara Northern Africa
Yemen Western Asia Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
Zambia Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are moderate
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa Government restrictions on religious practices are severe and widespread
     


Sources

1 The Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Dataset contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 15 internationally recognized human rights for 202 countries, annually from 1981-2011. It is designed for use by scholars and students who seek to test theories about the causes and consequences of human rights violations, as well as policy makers and analysts who seek to estimate the human rights effects of a wide variety of institutional changes and public policies including democratization, economic aid, military aid, structural adjustment, and humanitarian intervention. The full CIRI Human Rights Dataset can be accessed through the above link. Used with permission.

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