Religious Influence in Public Life

This ranking compares religious influence in everyday public life as a 0-100 burden value. The raw value measures religious coercion, privilege, religion-shaped legal norms and restrictions on dissenting or non-religious beliefs. Lower raw values receive a higher rating.
1 Czech Republic12 influence points 12 influence points 88
2 Estonia14 influence points 14 influence points 86
2 Japan14 influence points 14 influence points 86
2 Sweden14 influence points 14 influence points 86
5 Denmark15 influence points 15 influence points 85
5 Netherlands15 influence points 15 influence points 85
5 Norway15 influence points 15 influence points 85
8 Finland16 influence points 16 influence points 84
8 Iceland16 influence points 16 influence points 84
10 France17 influence points 17 influence points 83
10 Latvia17 influence points 17 influence points 83
12 Germany18 influence points 18 influence points 82
12 Korea Republic18 influence points 18 influence points 82
12 Luxembourg18 influence points 18 influence points 82
12 New Zealand18 influence points 18 influence points 82
12 Switzerland18 influence points 18 influence points 82
17 Belgium19 influence points 19 influence points 81
17 Macau19 influence points 19 influence points 81
17 Uruguay19 influence points 19 influence points 81
20 Australia20 influence points 20 influence points 80
20 Austria20 influence points 20 influence points 80
20 Canada20 influence points 20 influence points 80
20 Chinese Taipei20 influence points 20 influence points 80
20 Lithuania20 influence points 20 influence points 80
25 Spain21 influence points 21 influence points 79
26 Andorra22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Chile22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Faroe Islands22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 French Guiana22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Gibraltar22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Guadeloupe22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Ireland22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Italy22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Liechtenstein22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Martinique22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Monaco22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Portugal22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Réunion22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Saint Pierre and Miquelon22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 San Marino22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Singapore22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 Slovenia22 influence points 22 influence points 78
26 United States22 influence points 22 influence points 78
44 Hong Kong24 influence points 24 influence points 76
44 New Caledonia24 influence points 24 influence points 76
46 Curacao25 influence points 25 influence points 75
46 Saint-Martin25 influence points 25 influence points 75
46 Sint Maarten25 influence points 25 influence points 75
46 Tahiti25 influence points 25 influence points 75
50 Bermuda26 influence points 26 influence points 74
51 Aruba27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Brazil27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Bulgaria27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Cayman Islands27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Malta27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Panama27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Suriname27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 Trinidad and Tobago27 influence points 27 influence points 73
51 U.S. Virgin Islands27 influence points 27 influence points 73
60 Argentina28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Costa Rica28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Croatia28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Mauritius28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Mexico28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Puerto Rico28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Seychelles28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Slovakia28 influence points 28 influence points 72
60 Turks and Caicos Islands28 influence points 28 influence points 72
69 Belize29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 British Virgin Islands29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Cape Verde29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Ecuador29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Greece29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Guam29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Guyana29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Hungary29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Mongolia29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Northern Mariana Islands29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 Peru29 influence points 29 influence points 71
69 South Africa29 influence points 29 influence points 71
81 Anguilla30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Barbados30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Botswana30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Colombia30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Cyprus30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Dominica30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Montserrat30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Namibia30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Poland30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Romania30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Saint Lucia30 influence points 30 influence points 70
81 Serbia30 influence points 30 influence points 70
94 Antigua and Barbuda31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Bahamas31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Cook Islands31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Dominican Republic31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 El Salvador31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Grenada31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Jamaica31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Montenegro31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Niue31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Palau31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Paraguay31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31 influence points 31 influence points 69
94 São Tomé and Príncipe31 influence points 31 influence points 69
107 Bolivia32 influence points 32 influence points 68
107 Fiji32 influence points 32 influence points 68
107 Guatemala32 influence points 32 influence points 68
107 Kiribati32 influence points 32 influence points 68
107 Nauru32 influence points 32 influence points 68
107 Wallis and Futuna32 influence points 32 influence points 68
113 Angola33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Benin33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Cuba33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Ghana33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Marshall Islands33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Micronesia33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Moldova33 influence points 33 influence points 67
113 Philippines33 influence points 33 influence points 67
121 American Samoa34 influence points 34 influence points 66
121 Honduras34 influence points 34 influence points 66
121 Tuvalu34 influence points 34 influence points 66
121 Ukraine34 influence points 34 influence points 66
121 Vanuatu34 influence points 34 influence points 66
126 Gabon35 influence points 35 influence points 65
126 Israel35 influence points 35 influence points 65
126 Rwanda35 influence points 35 influence points 65
126 Thailand35 influence points 35 influence points 65
126 Venezuela35 influence points 35 influence points 65
131 Lesotho36 influence points 36 influence points 64
131 Swaziland36 influence points 36 influence points 64
131 Togo36 influence points 36 influence points 64
131 Tonga36 influence points 36 influence points 64
135 Armenia37 influence points 37 influence points 63
135 Madagascar37 influence points 37 influence points 63
135 Nicaragua37 influence points 37 influence points 63
135 North Macedonia37 influence points 37 influence points 63
135 Zambia37 influence points 37 influence points 63
140 Belarus38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Cameroon38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Equatorial Guinea38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Georgia38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Kenya38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Liberia38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Malawi38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Mozambique38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Papua New Guinea38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Samoa38 influence points 38 influence points 62
140 Solomon Islands38 influence points 38 influence points 62
151 Albania39 influence points 39 influence points 61
151 Cambodia39 influence points 39 influence points 61
153 Congo40 influence points 40 influence points 60
153 Haiti40 influence points 40 influence points 60
153 Timor-Leste40 influence points 40 influence points 60
153 United Kingdom40 influence points 40 influence points 60
153 Zimbabwe40 influence points 40 influence points 60
158 Burundi41 influence points 41 influence points 59
159 Greenland42 influence points 42 influence points 58
159 Uganda42 influence points 42 influence points 58
161 Russia43 influence points 43 influence points 57
161 Sri Lanka43 influence points 43 influence points 57
161 Vietnam43 influence points 43 influence points 57
164 Nepal44 influence points 44 influence points 56
165 Bhutan45 influence points 45 influence points 55
165 Congo DR45 influence points 45 influence points 55
165 Ivory Coast45 influence points 45 influence points 55
168 Bosnia and Herzegovina46 influence points 46 influence points 54
168 India46 influence points 46 influence points 54
168 Laos46 influence points 46 influence points 54
171 Burkina Faso49 influence points 49 influence points 51
171 Tanzania49 influence points 49 influence points 51
173 Central African Republic50 influence points 50 influence points 50
173 Kosovo50 influence points 50 influence points 50
173 Lebanon50 influence points 50 influence points 50
176 Kazakhstan51 influence points 51 influence points 49
177 Ethiopia53 influence points 53 influence points 47
177 Guinea-Bissau53 influence points 53 influence points 47
179 South Sudan55 influence points 55 influence points 45
180 Azerbaijan56 influence points 56 influence points 44
181 Sierra Leone57 influence points 57 influence points 43
182 Kyrgyzstan60 influence points 60 influence points 40
183 Nigeria61 influence points 61 influence points 39
184 Chad62 influence points 62 influence points 38
185 Turkey63 influence points 63 influence points 37
186 Indonesia71 influence points 71 influence points 29
186 Senegal71 influence points 71 influence points 29
188 Malaysia72 influence points 72 influence points 28
189 Tajikistan73 influence points 73 influence points 27
189 Tunisia73 influence points 73 influence points 27
191 Guinea74 influence points 74 influence points 26
191 Mayotte74 influence points 74 influence points 26
193 China75 influence points 75 influence points 25
193 Eritrea75 influence points 75 influence points 25
193 Korea DPR75 influence points 75 influence points 25
193 Myanmar75 influence points 75 influence points 25
193 Uzbekistan75 influence points 75 influence points 25
198 Algeria76 influence points 76 influence points 24
199 Mali79 influence points 79 influence points 21
199 Morocco79 influence points 79 influence points 21
199 United Arab Emirates79 influence points 79 influence points 21
202 Bahrain80 influence points 80 influence points 20
202 Turkmenistan80 influence points 80 influence points 20
204 Bangladesh81 influence points 81 influence points 19
204 Brunei81 influence points 81 influence points 19
204 Jordan81 influence points 81 influence points 19
204 Zanzibar81 influence points 81 influence points 19
208 Djibouti82 influence points 82 influence points 18
208 Egypt82 influence points 82 influence points 18
210 Oman83 influence points 83 influence points 17
210 Palestine83 influence points 83 influence points 17
212 Niger84 influence points 84 influence points 16
213 Gambia85 influence points 85 influence points 15
213 Western Sahara85 influence points 85 influence points 15
215 Kuwait86 influence points 86 influence points 14
215 Qatar86 influence points 86 influence points 14
217 Iraq88 influence points 88 influence points 12
217 Syria88 influence points 88 influence points 12
219 Comoros89 influence points 89 influence points 11
219 Libya89 influence points 89 influence points 11
221 Pakistan90 influence points 90 influence points 10
222 Sudan91 influence points 91 influence points 9
223 Mauritania92 influence points 92 influence points 8
224 Iran93 influence points 93 influence points 7
225 Maldives94 influence points 94 influence points 6
225 Yemen94 influence points 94 influence points 6
227 Saudi Arabia95 influence points 95 influence points 5
228 Afghanistan97 influence points 97 influence points 3
228 Somalia97 influence points 97 influence points 3

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 influence-point value for religious influence on everyday public life and state rules. 0 means low religious coercion; 100 means strong privilege, religion-shaped legal norms, state or social control and high barriers for dissenting or non-religious convictions.

The calculation no longer uses the share of any single religion. It combines religious daily restrictions, persecution risks, secularisation, non-affiliation and religious diversity. Public source families include Pew Research Center, Humanists International, V-Dem, USCIRF, international religious-freedom reports, ARDA and comparative constitutional data.

Lower raw values receive a higher rating. The rating is calculated as 100 minus the raw value: 12 influence points give a rating of 88, while 70 influence points give a rating of 30.

The indicator does not rate any religion as such. It measures how strongly religious rules, institutions or social expectations practically limit the freedom of other religious, worldview or non-religious positions.