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In This Report
Global Restrictions on Religion
Religious Restrictions in the 25 Most Populous Countries
Government Restrictions Index (GRI)
Table: Government Restrictions Index
Social Hostilities Index (SHI)
Table: Social Hostilities Index
Comparing Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities
Religious Restrictions in the 50 Most Populous Countries
Religious Restrictions in 198 Countries
Methodology
Index Scores by Region
Summary of Results
Results by Country
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