Religious Freedom Index

This ranking compares freedom of religion and belief as a 0-100 point value. It rates government restrictions, social hostilities, persecution risks, free religious practice and protection for non-religious convictions; higher values receive a higher rating.
1 Denmark93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Estonia93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Finland93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Iceland93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Netherlands93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Norway93 pts 93 pts 93
1 Sweden93 pts 93 pts 93
8 Czech Republic92 pts 92 pts 92
8 New Zealand92 pts 92 pts 92
8 Switzerland92 pts 92 pts 92
11 Canada91 pts 91 pts 91
11 Germany91 pts 91 pts 91
11 Japan91 pts 91 pts 91
11 Latvia91 pts 91 pts 91
11 Luxembourg91 pts 91 pts 91
16 Andorra90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Australia90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Austria90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Belgium90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Chinese Taipei90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Faroe Islands90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Ireland90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Liechtenstein90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Monaco90 pts 90 pts 90
16 San Marino90 pts 90 pts 90
16 Uruguay90 pts 90 pts 90
27 Gibraltar89 pts 89 pts 89
27 Korea Republic89 pts 89 pts 89
27 Portugal89 pts 89 pts 89
27 Saint Pierre and Miquelon89 pts 89 pts 89
27 Spain89 pts 89 pts 89
32 France88 pts 88 pts 88
32 Lithuania88 pts 88 pts 88
34 Bermuda87 pts 87 pts 87
34 Cayman Islands87 pts 87 pts 87
34 Curacao87 pts 87 pts 87
34 Guadeloupe87 pts 87 pts 87
34 Italy87 pts 87 pts 87
34 Martinique87 pts 87 pts 87
34 United States87 pts 87 pts 87
41 Aruba86 pts 86 pts 86
41 British Virgin Islands86 pts 86 pts 86
41 New Caledonia86 pts 86 pts 86
41 Réunion86 pts 86 pts 86
41 Saint-Martin86 pts 86 pts 86
41 Sint Maarten86 pts 86 pts 86
41 Slovenia86 pts 86 pts 86
41 Turks and Caicos Islands86 pts 86 pts 86
41 U.S. Virgin Islands86 pts 86 pts 86
50 Barbados85 pts 85 pts 85
50 Chile85 pts 85 pts 85
50 Macau85 pts 85 pts 85
50 Montserrat85 pts 85 pts 85
50 Puerto Rico85 pts 85 pts 85
50 Tahiti85 pts 85 pts 85
56 Anguilla84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Bahamas84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Belize84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Cape Verde84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Cook Islands84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Costa Rica84 pts 84 pts 84
56 French Guiana84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Guam84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Northern Mariana Islands84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Saint Kitts and Nevis84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Saint Lucia84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Seychelles84 pts 84 pts 84
56 Suriname84 pts 84 pts 84
69 Antigua and Barbuda83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Brazil83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Dominica83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Grenada83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Mauritius83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Niue83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Panama83 pts 83 pts 83
69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines83 pts 83 pts 83
77 Ecuador82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Jamaica82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Malta82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Namibia82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Peru82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Trinidad and Tobago82 pts 82 pts 82
77 Wallis and Futuna82 pts 82 pts 82
84 Argentina81 pts 81 pts 81
84 Croatia81 pts 81 pts 81
84 Dominican Republic81 pts 81 pts 81
84 Guyana81 pts 81 pts 81
84 Palau81 pts 81 pts 81
84 São Tomé and Príncipe81 pts 81 pts 81
84 South Africa81 pts 81 pts 81
91 American Samoa80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Botswana80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Bulgaria80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Cyprus80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Kiribati80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Micronesia80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Nauru80 pts 80 pts 80
91 Paraguay80 pts 80 pts 80
99 Colombia79 pts 79 pts 79
99 El Salvador79 pts 79 pts 79
99 Marshall Islands79 pts 79 pts 79
102 Fiji78 pts 78 pts 78
102 Mexico78 pts 78 pts 78
102 Philippines78 pts 78 pts 78
102 Romania78 pts 78 pts 78
102 Serbia78 pts 78 pts 78
102 Tuvalu78 pts 78 pts 78
108 Bolivia77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Ghana77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Greece77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Guatemala77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Lesotho77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Singapore77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Slovakia77 pts 77 pts 77
108 Vanuatu77 pts 77 pts 77
116 Mongolia76 pts 76 pts 76
116 Montenegro76 pts 76 pts 76
116 Thailand76 pts 76 pts 76
119 Benin75 pts 75 pts 75
119 Honduras75 pts 75 pts 75
119 Hong Kong75 pts 75 pts 75
122 Angola74 pts 74 pts 74
122 Moldova74 pts 74 pts 74
122 Rwanda74 pts 74 pts 74
125 Gabon73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Madagascar73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Malawi73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Poland73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Swaziland73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Tonga73 pts 73 pts 73
125 Zambia73 pts 73 pts 73
132 Solomon Islands72 pts 72 pts 72
132 Timor-Leste72 pts 72 pts 72
132 Togo72 pts 72 pts 72
135 Hungary71 pts 71 pts 71
135 Samoa71 pts 71 pts 71
135 Ukraine71 pts 71 pts 71
135 Venezuela71 pts 71 pts 71
139 Armenia70 pts 70 pts 70
139 Cambodia70 pts 70 pts 70
139 Israel70 pts 70 pts 70
139 Kenya70 pts 70 pts 70
139 North Macedonia70 pts 70 pts 70
144 Greenland69 pts 69 pts 69
144 Liberia69 pts 69 pts 69
144 Mozambique69 pts 69 pts 69
144 United Kingdom69 pts 69 pts 69
148 Georgia68 pts 68 pts 68
148 Papua New Guinea68 pts 68 pts 68
150 Cameroon67 pts 67 pts 67
151 Haiti66 pts 66 pts 66
152 Albania65 pts 65 pts 65
152 Congo65 pts 65 pts 65
152 Equatorial Guinea65 pts 65 pts 65
152 Nicaragua65 pts 65 pts 65
156 Burundi64 pts 64 pts 64
157 Zimbabwe63 pts 63 pts 63
158 Ivory Coast62 pts 62 pts 62
158 Uganda62 pts 62 pts 62
160 Nepal61 pts 61 pts 61
161 Bhutan60 pts 60 pts 60
161 Sri Lanka60 pts 60 pts 60
163 Congo DR59 pts 59 pts 59
164 Kosovo58 pts 58 pts 58
164 Tanzania58 pts 58 pts 58
166 Bosnia and Herzegovina57 pts 57 pts 57
167 Cuba56 pts 56 pts 56
168 Belarus54 pts 54 pts 54
168 Burkina Faso54 pts 54 pts 54
168 Lebanon54 pts 54 pts 54
171 India53 pts 53 pts 53
172 Guinea-Bissau52 pts 52 pts 52
172 Vietnam52 pts 52 pts 52
174 Central African Republic51 pts 51 pts 51
174 Laos51 pts 51 pts 51
176 Russia50 pts 50 pts 50
177 Kazakhstan49 pts 49 pts 49
177 Sierra Leone49 pts 49 pts 49
179 Azerbaijan46 pts 46 pts 46
180 South Sudan45 pts 45 pts 45
181 Ethiopia44 pts 44 pts 44
182 Kyrgyzstan43 pts 43 pts 43
183 Senegal42 pts 42 pts 42
183 Turkey42 pts 42 pts 42
185 Chad40 pts 40 pts 40
186 Myanmar39 pts 39 pts 39
186 Nigeria39 pts 39 pts 39
188 China36 pts 36 pts 36
189 Mayotte35 pts 35 pts 35
190 Guinea34 pts 34 pts 34
190 Tunisia34 pts 34 pts 34
192 Indonesia33 pts 33 pts 33
193 Eritrea31 pts 31 pts 31
194 Malaysia30 pts 30 pts 30
195 Algeria29 pts 29 pts 29
195 Tajikistan29 pts 29 pts 29
197 Morocco27 pts 27 pts 27
197 Uzbekistan27 pts 27 pts 27
199 Mali25 pts 25 pts 25
199 Zanzibar25 pts 25 pts 25
201 Bahrain24 pts 24 pts 24
202 Bangladesh23 pts 23 pts 23
202 Brunei23 pts 23 pts 23
202 Jordan23 pts 23 pts 23
205 Djibouti22 pts 22 pts 22
206 Niger21 pts 21 pts 21
206 United Arab Emirates21 pts 21 pts 21
208 Egypt20 pts 20 pts 20
208 Korea DPR20 pts 20 pts 20
208 Oman20 pts 20 pts 20
208 Western Sahara20 pts 20 pts 20
212 Gambia19 pts 19 pts 19
212 Palestine19 pts 19 pts 19
214 Kuwait17 pts 17 pts 17
214 Turkmenistan17 pts 17 pts 17
216 Comoros15 pts 15 pts 15
217 Libya14 pts 14 pts 14
217 Qatar14 pts 14 pts 14
219 Iraq13 pts 13 pts 13
220 Pakistan12 pts 12 pts 12
221 Syria11 pts 11 pts 11
222 Mauritania10 pts 10 pts 10
222 Sudan10 pts 10 pts 10
224 Yemen7 pts 7 pts 7
225 Iran6 pts 6 pts 6
225 Maldives6 pts 6 pts 6
227 Saudi Arabia5 pts 5 pts 5
228 Somalia4 pts 4 pts 4
229 Afghanistan3 pts 3 pts 3

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for freedom of religion and belief. 100 means religious, worldview and non-religious convictions can broadly be practised, changed, criticised and organised freely.

The rating combines the maintained Nomadino freedom anchor with restriction data on government interference, social hostility, persecution risks and religious coercion. Public source families include Pew Research Center, V-Dem, USCIRF, international religious-freedom reports, Humanists International and comparative constitutional data.

The rating equals the rounded raw value. Higher raw values are better; a country with 84 points receives a rating of 84.

The indicator does not rate which religion is prevalent in a country. It measures how strongly people with different belief or worldview positions are protected from the state, majority pressure and violence.