{"id":310696,"date":"2026-06-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=310696"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:28:51","slug":"restrictions-on-religion-rose-in-most-regions-in-2023-but-declined-in-sub-saharan-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/restrictions-on-religion-rose-in-most-regions-in-2023-but-declined-in-sub-saharan-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions on religion rose in most regions in 2023 but declined in sub-Saharan Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Pew Research Center\u2019s 16th annual report on levels of restrictions on religion around the world. It scores 198 countries and territories on two separate indexes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The\u00a0Government Restrictions Index (GRI)<\/strong>\u00a0measures actions by government officials at all levels that restrict religious beliefs and practices. Government restrictions include laws, policies and pronouncements that ban or limit religious beliefs or practices. A few examples are: barring a religious group from holding worship services; outlawing certain types of religious attire; and favoring or punishing religious groups through public funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The\u00a0Social Hostilities Index (SHI)\u00a0<\/strong>measures acts of religious hostility by private individuals, groups or organizations. Social hostilities include harassment (whether physical or nonphysical), mob violence, militant activity, terrorism and disparaging statements that are motivated by religion or target religious groups. A few examples are: vandalism of religious sites; harassment of individuals because of their religious clothing; and physical attacks on people involved in religious conversions or proselytizing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create these indexes, researchers annually comb through publicly available, widely cited sources of information, including publications by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the United Nations, and several independent, nongovernmental organizations such as the International Crisis Group, Freedom House, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about how Pew Research Center tracks restrictions on religion, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/religious-restrictions-2023-methodology\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/religious-restrictions-2023-methodology\/\">Methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/religion\/religious-demographics\/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project\/\">Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project<\/a>, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, sub-Saharan Africa was the only major region in the world where median levels of both government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17d60f91 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2130f694 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"what-is-a-median\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\">What is a median?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this analysis, medians are used to help readers see overall patterns in the data. A median is the middle number in a list of figures sorted in ascending or descending order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this report, within each geographic region (and for all 198 countries and territories we study overall), our researchers list the relevant countries from lowest to highest based on index scores. The median score is the score of the middle country on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a region like sub-Saharan Africa, which has an even number of countries (48), we take the average of the two middle countries on the list. For sub-Saharan Africa, those are the countries whose index scores rank 24th and 25th in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In three other large regions \u2013 Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa \u2013 median levels of government restrictions and social hostilities <em>rose <\/em>in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Americas, the other major region covered by the study, the median score for government restrictions held steady while social hostilities ticked slightly upward.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worldwide, the median scores of all 198 countries and territories across the five regions remained stable for the third year in a row at 3.0 out of 10 on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and 1.6 out of 10 on the Social Hostilities Index (SHI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GRI consists of 20 indicators of how government officials, laws and policies restrict religion. The SHI consists of 13 indicators of religious hostilities by private individuals, groups and organizations, including terrorist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest of this section describes how each of the study\u2019s large regions fared on both indexes. It is part of a wider Pew Research Center study of restrictions on religion around the world in 2023. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/more-countries-had-elevated-levels-of-social-hostilities-involving-religion-in-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/more-countries-had-elevated-levels-of-social-hostilities-involving-religion-in-2023\/\">report overview<\/a> for a broader understanding of the study\u2019s key findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;government-restrictions-on-religion-by-region&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"government-restrictions-on-religion-by-region\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government restrictions on religion, by region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, the median GRI scores in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East-North Africa region were as high as, or higher than, they have been since the study began in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"--max-width__desktop: 310px; --max-width__tablet: ; --max-width__mobile: ;\" class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart has-max-width-constraint\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:310696,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/religion\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/15\\\/restrictions-on-religion-rose-in-most-regions-in-2023-but-declined-in-sub-saharan-africa\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/in-2023-median-levels-of-government-restrictions-on-religion-went-up-in-asia-pacific-europe-and-middle-east-north-africa\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:316987,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/in_2023_median_levels_of_government_restrictions_on_religion_went_up_in_asia-pacific_europe_middle_east-north_africa-308912-1781293973.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;In 2023, median levels of government restrictions on religion went up in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East-North Africa&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Median scores on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI)&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center analysis of external data. 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style=\"text-align:center\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">World<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2007<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2008<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2009<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2010<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2011<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2012<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2019<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2020<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">3.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">3.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">3.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" 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Refer to the Methodology for details.<br>\u201cMore Countries Had Elevated Levels of Social Hostilities Involving Religion in 2023\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"909c7b8a-6e66-4f38-bae4-1acad5369d44\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the Middle East and North Africa, the median GRI score rose from 6.1 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2023, <\/strong>tying with the region\u2019s previous peak scores in 2012 and 2018. As in all previous years of the study, the Middle East and North Africa had the highest median GRI score of any region in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several factors contributed to the region\u2019s high scores. All 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa had at least one case of government harassment of religious groups (verbal and\/or physical) reported in 2023 by the sources used in this study. For more details, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/religious-restrictions-2023-methodology\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/religious-restrictions-2023-methodology\/\">Methodology<\/a> and the report\u2019s discussion of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/harassment-of-religious-groups-around-the-world-in-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/harassment-of-religious-groups-around-the-world-in-2023\/\">government harassment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of the countries in the Middle East-North Africa region also had restrictions related to religious dress, an increase from eight countries with such cases in 2022 to 10 in 2023. In Jordan, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/jordan\/\">Jewish travelers reported facing hurdles at border crossings<\/a> when they dressed in ways that revealed their religion. In April, one traveler said he was not allowed to cross the border because he did not agree to hide or cut his side curls (facial hair typically worn by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men). Jordanian authorities reportedly told other travelers it was not safe to \u201cdisplay characteristics that identified them as Jewish\u201d such as a kippah, a traditional skullcap for men, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Morocco formally has maintained a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/morocco\/\">ban on the import, production and sale of burqas<\/a> \u2013 Islamic face coverings for women \u2013 since 2017. The government deemed the ban necessary for security reasons so officials could identify wearers. Additionally, burqas were forbidden for police officers, women in the Moroccan army and television news presenters, though private individuals were still able to wear them, according to the U.S. State Department\u2019s annual report on international religious freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Asia-Pacific region\u2019s median GRI score rose from 4.6 in 2022 to 4.7 in 2023, the highest it has been since the study began in 2007.<\/strong> This region contains 50 countries and territories, including places with some of the highest GRI scores in the world, such as China, Iran, Afghanistan and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, nine countries in Asia and the Pacific sought to eliminate the presence of a religious group, according to the sources used in this study. In Vietnam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genocidewatch.com\/single-post\/vietnam-claims-it-has-eliminated-hmong-religion\">authorities tried to force followers of Duong Van Minh<\/a> (who are mainly from the ethnic Hmong community) to renounce their faith through repeated intimidation and physical harassment. Authorities broke into followers\u2019 homes and destroyed their altars after the 2021 death and funeral of Duong Van Minh. In 2023, Vietnam\u2019s government claimed to have eliminated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/vietnam\/\">\u201cthe Duong Van Minh evil-way religion\u2019s influence\u201d<\/a> in several provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the military in nearby Myanmar (also called Burma) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/burma\/\">continued to target Rohingya Muslims<\/a> in what several international organizations and foreign governments, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/2021-2025.state.gov\/burma-genocide\/\">U.S. State Department<\/a>, previously described as a campaign of genocide and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the Asia-Pacific region had an uptick in the number of countries and territories (from 44 in 2022 to 46 in 2023) where government harassment of religious groups was reported. There also was a small rise in the number of Asia-Pacific countries whose governments used violence against religious minorities (from 26 to 28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Europe\u2019s median score on the GRI rose from 2.9 in 2022 to 3.2 in 2023, its highest median GRI score since the study began in 2007.<\/strong> The increase resulted in part from growth in the number of European countries whose governments reportedly failed to protect religious groups or provide redress for religious discrimination (up from 16 countries in 2022 to 24 in 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, in Norway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/norway\/\">Jewish community leaders expressed frustration<\/a> that police did not respond adequately to cases of harassment and were reluctant to bring charges under antisemitism or hate crime statues, which can increase sentences. And in Germany, where Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses experienced hostility over their proselytizing activities, authorities allegedly did not take hate crimes against the group seriously. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/germany\/\">Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses said police did not show interest in investigating complaints they filed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of the countries in the region (25 out of 45) also had incidents of physical harassment by governments toward religious groups. This was up from 22 countries in 2022. (Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/harassment-of-religious-groups-around-the-world-in-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/06\/15\/harassment-of-religious-groups-around-the-world-in-2023\/\">report\u2019s discussion of harassment of religious groups<\/a> for more examples.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand,<strong> sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s median GRI score declined from 3.0 in 2022 to 2.7 in 2023. <\/strong>Fewer countries across the region had cases of physical harassment by governments against religious groups (26, down from 30 countries in 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And<strong> in the Americas, the median GRI score remained the same between 2022 and 2023, at 1.8 out of 10.<\/strong> This was the lowest median score of all five regions studied.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:310696,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/religion\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/15\\\/restrictions-on-religion-rose-in-most-regions-in-2023-but-declined-in-sub-saharan-africa\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/government-restrictions-on-religion-around-the-world-in-2023\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:316758,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/government_restrictions_on_religion_around_the_world_in_2023-316609-1781282905.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Government restrictions on religion around the world in 2023&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Levels of government restrictions on religion in each country and territory studied, as of 2023&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Based on the Government Restrictions Index&#039;s 10-point scale; scores of 0.0 to 2.3 are considered \\u201clow,\\u201d 2.4 to 4.4 are considered \\u201cmoderate,\\u201d 4.5 to 6.5 are considered \\u201chigh,\\u201d and 6.6 to 10.0 are considered \\u201cvery high.\\u201d For details on how disputed territories are coded, read the Methodology.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center analysis of external data. 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scores of 0.0 to 2.3 are considered \u201clow,\u201d 2.4 to 4.4 are considered \u201cmoderate,\u201d 4.5 to 6.5 are considered \u201chigh,\u201d and 6.6 to 10.0 are considered \u201cvery high.\u201d For details on how disputed territories are coded, read the Methodology.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center analysis of external data. 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Barbuda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Argentina<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bahamas<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Barbados<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belize<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bolivia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Brazil<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Chile<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Colombia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Costa Rica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cuba<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Dominica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Dominican Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ecuador<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">El Salvador<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Grenada<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guatemala<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guyana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Haiti<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Honduras<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Jamaica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nicaragua<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Panama<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Paraguay<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Peru<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Kitts and Nevis<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Lucia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Suriname<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Trinidad and Tobago<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United States<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uruguay<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Venezuela<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Afghanistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Armenia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Australia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Azerbaijan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bangladesh<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bhutan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Brunei<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cambodia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">China<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">9.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cyprus<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">East Timor<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Fiji<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Hong Kong<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">India<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Indonesia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iran<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kazakhstan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kiribati<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kyrgyzstan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Laos<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Macao<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malaysia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Maldives<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Marshall Islands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Micronesia, Federated States<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mongolia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Myanmar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nauru<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nepal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">New Zealand<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Pakistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Palau<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Papua New Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Philippines<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Samoa<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Singapore<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Solomon Islands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Korea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sri Lanka<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Taiwan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tajikistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Thailand<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tonga<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Turkey<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Turkmenistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tuvalu<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uzbekistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Vanuatu<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Vietnam<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Albania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Andorra<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Austria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belarus<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belgium<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bulgaria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Croatia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Czech Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Denmark<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Estonia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Finland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">France<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Georgia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Germany<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Greece<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Hungary<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iceland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ireland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Italy<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kosovo<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Latvia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Liechtenstein<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lithuania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Luxembourg<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malta<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Moldova<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Monaco<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Montenegro<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Netherlands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">North Macedonia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Norway<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Poland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Portugal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Romania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Russia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">San Marino<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Serbia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Slovakia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Slovenia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Spain<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sweden<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Switzerland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ukraine<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United Kingdom<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Algeria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bahrain<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Egypt<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iraq<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Israel<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Jordan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kuwait<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lebanon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Libya<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Morocco<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Oman<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Palestinian territories<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Qatar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Saudi Arabia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sudan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Syria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tunisia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United Arab Emirates<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Western Sahara<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Yemen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Angola<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Benin<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Botswana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Burkina Faso<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Burundi<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cameroon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cape Verde<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Central African Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Chad<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Comoros<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Dem. Rep.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Rep.<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Djibouti<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Equatorial Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Eritrea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Eswatini<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ethiopia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Gabon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Gambia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ghana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guinea-Bissau<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ivory Coast<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kenya<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lesotho<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Liberia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Madagascar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malawi<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mali<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mauritania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mauritius<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mozambique<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Namibia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Niger<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nigeria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Rwanda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Senegal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Seychelles<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sierra Leone<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Somalia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Africa<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Sudan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tanzania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Togo<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uganda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Zambia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Zimbabwe<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Refer to the Methodology for details.<br>\u201cMore Countries Had Elevated Levels of Social Hostilities Involving Religion in 2023\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"322008a3-e20d-4029-9717-5f11278108ed\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;social-hostilities-involving-religion-by-region&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"social-hostilities-involving-religion-by-region\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social hostilities involving religion, by region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four of the world\u2019s five major geographic regions had overall increases on the Social Hostilities Index (SHI) in 2023: the Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East-North Africa region. 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style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">0.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2010<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2011<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2012<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2019<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2020<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e09c1126-3a5c-437b-8697-6f06297f9b05-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" 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Refer to the Methodology for details.<br>\u201cMore Countries Had Elevated Levels of Social Hostilities Involving Religion in 2023\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"e09c1126-3a5c-437b-8697-6f06297f9b05\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"e09c1126-3a5c-437b-8697-6f06297f9b05\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"e09c1126-3a5c-437b-8697-6f06297f9b05\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"e09c1126-3a5c-437b-8697-6f06297f9b05\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The median SHI score in the Middle East-North Africa region went up to 4.5 in 2023 from 4.2 in 2022.<\/strong> The increase was partially driven by a rising number of countries (seven, up from two) that experienced religion-related mob violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, in the Palestinian territories in February, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/israel-west-bank-and-gaza\/west-bank-and-gaza\/\">Palestinian gunman killed two men<\/a> from the Jewish settlement of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yhb.org.il\/har-bracha\/\">Har Bracha<\/a>, according to media reports. In retaliation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/country-reports-on-terrorism-2023\/israel-the-west-bank-and-gaza\/\">about 400 Israeli settlers attacked<\/a> the Palestinian town of Huwara, resulting in one death, hundreds of injuries and destruction of property.[9.numoffset=&#8221;9&#8243; The killing of the two Jewish men from Har Bracha was categorized on the SHI as physical harassment of a religious group, while the retaliatory attack on Huwara was categorized as religion-related mob violence.] (Both attacks counted as social hostilities in the Palestinian territories because they occurred in the West Bank.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in southern Tunisia, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/le-monde-africa\/article\/2023\/10\/24\/israel-hamas-war-vandalism-of-historic-synagogue-in-tunisia-shocks-jewish-community_6198078_124.html\">historic El Hamma Synagogue<\/a>, which includes the tomb of a 16th-century rabbi, was attacked in mid-October by hundreds of rioters. The attackers torched the building and defaced its walls with graffiti, reportedly to protest a hospital bombing in Gaza. At year\u2019s end, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/tunisia\/\">Tunisian authorities had not arrested anyone<\/a> for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Asia-Pacific region\u2019s median SHI score rose from 1.9 in 2022 to 2.5 in 2023,<\/strong> the second-highest score recorded for the region since 2007. (The peak was 2.9 in 2012.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in the Middle East-North Africa region, more Asia-Pacific countries had incidents of mob violence against religious groups in 2023 (eight) than in 2022 (three). In Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/sri-lanka\/\">violent clashes occurred at the disputed Kurunthoormalai\u00a0archaeological site<\/a>, which both Buddhists and Hindus claim as the location of ancient temples belonging to their respective faiths. In mid-July, about 100 Sinhalese protesters (members of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/sri-lanka\/#report-toc__section-1\">Sri Lankan ethno-religious group that is mostly Buddhist)<\/a> along with Buddhist monks, police officers and other officials tried to stop a Hindu ceremony at the site on the grounds that fire used in the ceremony would cause damage. Police stopped the fire and removed people from the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Armenia, which we include in Asia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/armenia\/\">there was mob violence against Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses<\/a>. In June, a large group of protesters attempted to interrupt a regional meeting of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses at a stadium by blasting noise through loudspeakers and throwing objects such as stones, firecrackers and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Europe\u2019s median SHI score increased from 1.7 in 2022 to 2.0 in 2023,<\/strong> partly because five more countries had religion-related terrorist activity than in the previous year. (All of these cases involved three or fewer casualties.) In Belgium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/country-reports-on-terrorism-2023\/belgium\/\">a Tunisian man fatally shot two Swedish citizens<\/a> and injured another at a soccer match. The attacker, who claimed membership in the Islamic State group (ISIS), shared a video saying he was seeking to avenge recent burnings of the Quran in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/country-reports-on-terrorism-2023\/france\/\">a French citizen of Iranian descent killed a German tourist and injured two others<\/a> near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, later telling police he acted in revenge for events in Gaza and the killing of Muslims in Afghanistan. The attacker reportedly had pledged allegiance to the militant group ISIS in a prerecorded video, and after the attack he told police he was angry that France was an \u201caccomplice to what Israel is doing\u201d in Gaza. (This study categorizes an attack as religion-related if the perpetrators target a religious group or claim religious motivations. In determining whether the perpetrators belong to a terrorist group, the study relies primarily on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\">U.S. State Department\u2019s list of foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The median SHI score for the Americas increased from 0.6 to 0.8, <\/strong>matching the region\u2019s previous peak scores recorded in 2020 and 2021 \u2013 although in 2023 the Americas continued to have the lowest median score among all five regions. The small year-over-year increase stemmed, in part, from a rise in the number of countries in which religious groups conducted or helped fund \u201cconversion therapy\u201d programs in which violence was used in an attempt to coerce people to become heterosexual.[10. Incidents in which religious groups or individuals use violence or threats of violence to enforce some type of religious norm are categorized as social hostilities (refer to SHI.Q.9 in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/pr_26.06.15_restrictions_appendix-d.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/pr_26.06.15_restrictions_appendix-d.pdf\">Appendix D<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/dataset\/dataset-global-restrictions-on-religion-2007-2022\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/dataset\/dataset-global-restrictions-on-religion-2007-2022\/\">download the dataset<\/a> to refer to it in the Codebook used in this study).]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Guatemala, for example, the U.S. State Department reported that conversion therapy centers in mostly rural parts of the country, partially funded and organized by evangelical churches, used tactics including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices\/guatemala\/\">electroshock therapy and coerced sex acts<\/a> against lesbian, gay and transgender people. (The increase in SHI scores in the Americas reflects mentions of conversion therapy, since 2022, in the State Department Human Rights Reports.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meanwhile, sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s median SHI score declined slightly from 1.6 to 1.5.<\/strong> This was the only region to experience declines in median levels on both the SHI and GRI in 2023. Still, the region contained the country with the world\u2019s highest SHI score \u2013 Nigeria, whose score was 9.0, up from 8.7 the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/nigeria\/\">a rise in the number of deaths from attacks by the militant groups Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa<\/a>, who targeted both Christians and Muslims, according to the U.S. State Department. Multiple, violent clashes between mainly Muslim herders and Christian farmers over land and resources in Nigeria also had an ethno-religious component. Additionally, there were attacks on religious groups by Nigerian bandits and criminal gangs during the course of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"dc1c805f-04d8-4490-8a6a-1877b1f67c07\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dc1c805f-04d8-4490-8a6a-1877b1f67c07&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:310696,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/religion\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/15\\\/restrictions-on-religion-rose-in-most-regions-in-2023-but-declined-in-sub-saharan-africa\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/social-hostilities-involving-religion-around-the-world-in-2023\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:317546,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/social_hostilities_involving_religion_around_the_world_in_2023-316599-1781531946.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Social hostilities involving religion around the world in 2023&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Level of social hostilities involving religion in each country and territory studied, as of 2023&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Based on the Social Hostilities Index&#039;s 10-point scale; scores of 0.0 to 1.4 are considered \\u201clow,\\u201d 1.5 to 3.5 are considered \\u201cmoderate,\\u201d 3.6 to 7.1 are considered \\u201chigh,\\u201d and 7.2 to 10.0 are considered \\u201cvery high.\\u201d For details on how disputed territories are coded, read the Methodology.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center analysis of external data. 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Barbuda&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Argentina&quot;,&quot;Moderate&quot;,&quot;2.4&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Bahamas&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0.1&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Barbados&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0.1&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Belize&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;1.1&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Bolivia&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0.8&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Brazil&quot;,&quot;High&quot;,&quot;4.7&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;Moderate&quot;,&quot;3.3&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Chile&quot;,&quot;Moderate&quot;,&quot;1.5&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Colombia&quot;,&quot;Moderate&quot;,&quot;1.9&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Costa Rica&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0.1&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Cuba&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;1&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Dominica&quot;,&quot;Low&quot;,&quot;0&quot;],[&quot;Americas&quot;,&quot;Dominican 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involving religion around the world in 2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dc1c805f-04d8-4490-8a6a-1877b1f67c07-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Social hostilities involving religion around the world in 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">Level of social hostilities involving religion in each country and territory studied, as of 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained 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1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"318\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SHI_2023@2x_24381d.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316644 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dc1c805f-04d8-4490-8a6a-1877b1f67c07-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Based on the Social Hostilities Index&#8217;s 10-point scale; scores of 0.0 to 1.4 are considered \u201clow,\u201d 1.5 to 3.5 are considered \u201cmoderate,\u201d 3.6 to 7.1 are considered \u201chigh,\u201d and 7.2 to 10.0 are considered \u201cvery high.\u201d For details on how disputed territories are coded, read the Methodology.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center analysis of external data. 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data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dc1c805f-04d8-4490-8a6a-1877b1f67c07-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Social hostilities involving religion around the world in 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">Level of social hostilities involving religion in each country and territory studied, as of 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">SHI Category<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">2023 SHI Score<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Argentina<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bahamas<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Barbados<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belize<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bolivia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Brazil<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Chile<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Colombia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Costa Rica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cuba<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Dominica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Dominican Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ecuador<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">El Salvador<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Grenada<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guatemala<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guyana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Haiti<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Honduras<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Jamaica<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nicaragua<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Panama<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Paraguay<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Peru<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Kitts and Nevis<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Lucia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Suriname<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Trinidad and Tobago<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United States<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uruguay<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Americas<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Venezuela<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Afghanistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Armenia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Australia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Azerbaijan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bangladesh<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bhutan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Brunei<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cambodia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">China<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cyprus<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">East Timor<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Fiji<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Hong Kong<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">India<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Indonesia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iran<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kazakhstan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kiribati<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kyrgyzstan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Laos<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Macao<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malaysia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Maldives<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Marshall Islands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Micronesia, Federated States<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mongolia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Myanmar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nauru<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nepal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">New Zealand<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Pakistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Palau<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Papua New Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Philippines<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Samoa<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Singapore<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Solomon Islands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Korea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sri Lanka<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Taiwan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tajikistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Thailand<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tonga<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Turkey<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Turkmenistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tuvalu<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uzbekistan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Vanuatu<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asia-Pacific<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Vietnam<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Albania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Andorra<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Austria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belarus<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Belgium<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bulgaria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Croatia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Czech Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Denmark<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Estonia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Finland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">France<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Georgia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Germany<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Greece<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Hungary<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iceland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ireland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Italy<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kosovo<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Latvia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Liechtenstein<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lithuania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Luxembourg<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malta<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Moldova<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Monaco<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Montenegro<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Netherlands<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">North Macedonia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Norway<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Poland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Portugal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Romania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Russia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">San Marino<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Serbia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Slovakia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Slovenia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Spain<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sweden<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Switzerland<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ukraine<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Europe<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United Kingdom<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Algeria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bahrain<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Egypt<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iraq<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Israel<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Jordan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kuwait<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lebanon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Libya<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Morocco<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Oman<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Palestinian territories<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Qatar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Saudi Arabia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sudan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Syria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tunisia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">United Arab Emirates<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Western Sahara<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Middle East-North Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Yemen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Angola<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Benin<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Botswana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Burkina Faso<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Burundi<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cameroon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Cape Verde<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Central African Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Chad<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Comoros<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Democratic Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Republic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Djibouti<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Equatorial Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Eritrea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Eswatini<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ethiopia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Gabon<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Gambia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ghana<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guinea<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Guinea-Bissau<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ivory Coast<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Kenya<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Lesotho<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Liberia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Madagascar<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Malawi<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mali<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mauritania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mauritius<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mozambique<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Namibia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Niger<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Nigeria<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Very high<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Rwanda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Senegal<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Seychelles<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Sierra Leone<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Somalia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Africa<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">South Sudan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Tanzania<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Togo<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Moderate<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Uganda<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">High<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Zambia<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Zimbabwe<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Low<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div 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