High persecution
Extreme persecution
Very high persecution
41
34
26 37
35 22
25
24
49 4
11 31
12 6 21
23
13 38
15 7 28
45
29
It is forbidden
27
2
9
43
16
1
17
50
to be 5
32
48
10
44
Christian in
33 18
North
20 19
Korea.
8 46
3
40
42
36 30
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There are approximately
245
million
Christians persecuted worldwide.
Christians are persecuted in many countries, but mostly Asian and African countries are included in the World Watch List. In fact, 1 out of 3 Christians in Asia suffer high, very high or extreme persecution, while 1 out of 6 in Africa.
1. North Korea
18. Myanmar
35. Morocco
2. Afghanistan
19. Laos
36. Brunei
3. Somalia
20. Vietnam
37. Tunisia
4. Libya
21. Central African Republic
38. Qatar
5. Pakistan
22. Algeria
39. Mexico
6. Sudan
23. Turkmenistan
40. Kenya
7. Eritrea
24. Mali
41. Russia
8. Yemen
25. Mauritania
42. Malaysia
9. Iran
26. Turkey
43. Kuwait
10. India
27. China
44. Oman
11. Syria
28. Ethiopia
45. United Arab Emirates
12. Nigeria
29. Tajikistan
46. Sri Lanka
13. Iraq
30. Indonesia
47. Colombia
14. Maldives
31. Jordan
48. Bangladesh
15. Saudi Arabia
32. Nepal
49. Palestinian Territories
16. Egypt
33. Bhutan
17. Uzbekistan
34. Kazakhstan
50. Azerbaijan Source: opendoors.org
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