2025 BWA Vulnerability Index

2025 BWA BAPTIST

The BWA Baptist Vulnerability Index brings attention to those within our global family living in the most vulnerable and challenging countries in the world. It is defined by the four key factors outlined below and with additional BWA regional leadership input. It o ers a global reflection based upon a unique scoring metric in order to highlight these challenging realities and to call the global Baptist family to stand together in prayer and solidarity.

TOP 11 COUNTRIES Where BWA Baptists Are Most Vulnerable

(Based on unique BWA Index, Scoring 0-10)

7.2 MILLION BAPTISTS

2025 BWA BAPTIST VULNERABILITY INDEX

Drawing from the index’s statistical sources, the following countries are on a Watch List as possible future entries to the Top 10 Countries where BWA Baptists are most vulnerable. Please pray for these countries also facing significant challenges.

SUSTAINED AREA OF CONCERN

METHODOLOGY

1.7 MYANMAR

MILLION BAPTISTS continue to live with the many challenges resulting from the 2021 military coup

The BWA Baptist Vulnerability Index is a global reflection based upon a unique scoring metric. It intersects annually updated BWA membership data with other global indexes and BWA regional leadership input: (1) Hunger and the Global Hunger Index; (2) Livelihood (measuring life expectancy, education and income) and the United Nations Human Development Index; (3) Violent Conflict and War and the Global Peace Index; (4) Religious Freedom Challenges (measuring both government restrictions on religion and social violence based on religion) and Pew Forum Research; and (5) BWA Regional Leadership Input on the degree to which Baptists directly experience these challenges. The countries and territories home to a BWA Member Partner are scored from 0 (least vulnerable) to 10 (most vulnerable).

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