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Country Profiles

The world's top 50 worst persecutors of Christians

World Watch List map of Christian persecution

These prayer profiles are based on our annual World Watch List which ranks countries by the intensity of persecution that Christians face for actively pursuing their faith.

The top 50 countries are categorised as indicated by the colour coding shown on the map above. You can download the latest World Watch List Map in PDF format (1Mb).

  1. North Korea
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Iran
  4. Maldives
  5. Bhutan
  6. Yemen
  7. Afghanistan
  8. Laos
  9. Uzbekistan
  10. China
  11. Eritrea
  12. Somalia
  13. Turkmenistan
  14. Comoros
  15. Pakistan
  16. Qatar
  17. Vietnam
  18. Chechnya
  19. Egypt
  20. Zanzibar Islands
  21. Iraq
  22. Azerbaijan
  23. Libya
  24. Mauritania
  25. Burma (Myanmar)
  1. Sudan (North)
  2. Oman
  3. Cuba
  4. Brunei
  5. India
  6. Algeria
  7. Nigeria (North)
  8. Djibouti
  9. Turkey
  10. Kuwait
  11. Sri Lanka
  12. Tajikistan
  13. United Arab Emirates
  14. Jordan
  15. Morocco
  16. Belarus
  17. Palestinian Territories
  18. Ethiopia
  19. Syria
  20. Bahrain
  21. Tunisia
  22. Indonesia
  23. Bangladesh
  24. Kenya (North-East)
  25. Colombia (conflict areas)
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