The following list ranks nations (population 200,000+) on the extent to which government provides one religion or a small group of religions with special privileges, support or favorable sanctions. Higher values indicate greater government favoritism for religion(s). (Coded from the International Religious Freedom Report, 2005)
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.
