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2. Nearly all Muslims, Jews, Hindus live in countries where their group was harassed in 2015 21 3. Government restrictions rise in nearly all regions in 2015 26 . Sidebar: Rising restrictions and hostilities in sub-Saharan Africa 30 4. Among the world’s 25 most populous countries, Russia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and Indonesia had the
across countries may reflect differences in the way people in different countries view the role of religion in their private and public lives. European countries experienced . rapid secularization starting in the 19th century, and today, comparatively few people in Italy (25%), the Netherlands (17%) or Sweden (9%) say that religion is
the world’s second-largest religion are deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but al so their societies and politics. In all but a handful of the 39 countries surveyed, a majority of Muslims say that Islam is the one true faith leading to
in countries with high or very high restrictions or hostilities in 2014, down slightly from 77% in 2013. The modest declines in countries with high restrictions or hostilities took place despite a marked increase in the number of countries that experienced religion-related terrorist activities, including acts carried out by such groups as Boko
had “high” or “very high” levels of social hostilities. That is down from 53 countries (27%) in 2018, and from a peak of 65 countries (33%) in 2012. These figures have fluctuated since the study began in 2007, but the number of countries with at least “high” levels of social hostilities related to religion is now the lowest since 2009.
**The “other world religions” category includes Sikhs, Baha’is, Taoists, Jains and a variety of other world religions. The “other faiths” category includes Unitarians, New Age religions, Native American religions and a number of other non-Christian faiths. Source: 2014 Religious Landscape Study, conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014 ...
The total number of countries with “high” or “very high” levels of government restrictions has been mounting as well. Most recently, that number climbed from 52 countries (26% of the 198 countries and territories included in the study) in 2017 to 56 countries (28%) in 2018. The latest figures are close to the 2012 peak in
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES % OF COUNTRIES NUMBER OF COUNTRIES % OF COUNTRIES NUMBER OF COUNTRIES % OF COUNTRIES No 42 21% 24 12% 27 14% Yes, there is a qualification 38 19 45 23 42 21 Yes, there is a substantial contradic-tion and only some religious practices are protected 110 56 123 62 123 62 Religious freedom is not provided in the first place 7 4 ...
1 For some major world religions, data are available only in a small number of countries. For example, when it comes to importance of religion, For example, when it comes to importance of religion, Pew Research Center has large enough sample sizes to distinguish between older and younger Jews only in the United States and Israel, and
daily experience of the world. A new Pew Research Center analysis of data from 130 countries and territories reveals that the size and composition of households often vary by religious affiliation. Worldwide, Muslims live in the biggest households, with the average Muslim individual residing in a home of 6.4 people, followed by Hindus at 5.7.