Social hostilities involving religion around the world in 2023

Name: Social hostilities involving religion around the world in 2023
Creator: Pew Research Center
Published: 2026-06-12
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Region	Country	SHI Category	2023 SHI Score
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda	Low	0
Americas	Argentina	Moderate	2.4
Americas	Bahamas	Low	0.1
Americas	Barbados	Low	0.1
Americas	Belize	Low	1.1
Americas	Bolivia	Low	0.8
Americas	Brazil	High	4.7
Americas	Canada	Moderate	3.3
Americas	Chile	Moderate	1.5
Americas	Colombia	Moderate	1.9
Americas	Costa Rica	Low	0.1
Americas	Cuba	Low	1
Americas	Dominica	Low	0
Americas	Dominican Republic	Low	0.8
Americas	Ecuador	Low	0.9
Americas	El Salvador	Low	1.1
Americas	Grenada	Low	0
Americas	Guatemala	High	3.8
Americas	Guyana	Low	0.1
Americas	Haiti	High	4.4
Americas	Honduras	Low	0.7
Americas	Jamaica	Low	0.8
Americas	Mexico	High	4.7
Americas	Nicaragua	Low	0.2
Americas	Panama	Low	0.8
Americas	Paraguay	Low	1
Americas	Peru	Low	0.4
Americas	St. Kitts and Nevis	Low	0.1
Americas	St. Lucia	Low	0.1
Americas	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Low	0
Americas	Suriname	Low	0
Americas	Trinidad and Tobago	Low	1
Americas	United States	Low	1.3
Americas	Uruguay	Low	1.1
Americas	Venezuela	Low	0.7
Asia-Pacific	Afghanistan	High	7
Asia-Pacific	Armenia	High	4.5
Asia-Pacific	Australia	Low	1.2
Asia-Pacific	Azerbaijan	Low	0.8
Asia-Pacific	Bangladesh	Very high	7.8
Asia-Pacific	Bhutan	Low	1.1
Asia-Pacific	Brunei	Moderate	2
Asia-Pacific	Cambodia	Low	0.2
Asia-Pacific	China	Low	0.1
Asia-Pacific	Cyprus	High	5.4
Asia-Pacific	East Timor	Low	0.1
Asia-Pacific	Fiji	Low	0.4
Asia-Pacific	Hong Kong	Low	0.1
Asia-Pacific	India	Very high	8.8
Asia-Pacific	Indonesia	High	6
Asia-Pacific	Iran	High	5.8
Asia-Pacific	Japan	Moderate	2.6
Asia-Pacific	Kazakhstan	Moderate	2.8
Asia-Pacific	Kiribati	Moderate	1.5
Asia-Pacific	Kyrgyzstan	Moderate	2.6
Asia-Pacific	Laos	High	3.6
Asia-Pacific	Macao	Low	0.1
Asia-Pacific	Malaysia	Moderate	3.1
Asia-Pacific	Maldives	High	3.8
Asia-Pacific	Marshall Islands	Low	0.8
Asia-Pacific	Micronesia, Federated States	Low	0.2
Asia-Pacific	Mongolia	Low	0.8
Asia-Pacific	Myanmar	Moderate	3
Asia-Pacific	Nauru	Low	0
Asia-Pacific	Nepal	High	6.2
Asia-Pacific	New Zealand	Moderate	2.5
Asia-Pacific	Pakistan	Very high	7.5
Asia-Pacific	Palau	Low	0
Asia-Pacific	Papua New Guinea	Moderate	2.5
Asia-Pacific	Philippines	Moderate	2.9
Asia-Pacific	Samoa	Low	0.1
Asia-Pacific	Singapore	Low	1
Asia-Pacific	Solomon Islands	Low	0.3
Asia-Pacific	South Korea	Moderate	2.6
Asia-Pacific	Sri Lanka	High	6.3
Asia-Pacific	Taiwan	Low	0
Asia-Pacific	Tajikistan	Moderate	2
Asia-Pacific	Thailand	High	4.4
Asia-Pacific	Tonga	Low	0
Asia-Pacific	Turkey	High	4.3
Asia-Pacific	Turkmenistan	Moderate	3.5
Asia-Pacific	Tuvalu	Moderate	2.2
Asia-Pacific	Uzbekistan	Moderate	2.9
Asia-Pacific	Vanuatu	Low	0.3
Asia-Pacific	Vietnam	Moderate	2.6
Europe	Albania	Low	1.3
Europe	Andorra	Low	0
Europe	Austria	Moderate	3.4
Europe	Belarus	Low	0.2
Europe	Belgium	High	3.8
Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Moderate	2.8
Europe	Bulgaria	Moderate	2.9
Europe	Croatia	Low	0.3
Europe	Czech Republic	Moderate	1.6
Europe	Denmark	Moderate	1.7
Europe	Estonia	Low	1.1
Europe	Finland	High	3.7
Europe	France	High	4.7
Europe	Georgia	High	4.4
Europe	Germany	High	4.4
Europe	Greece	Low	1.3
Europe	Hungary	Moderate	2
Europe	Iceland	Low	0.1
Europe	Ireland	Low	1.1
Europe	Italy	High	4
Europe	Kosovo	Moderate	3.5
Europe	Latvia	Low	0.7
Europe	Liechtenstein	Low	0.8
Europe	Lithuania	Low	1
Europe	Luxembourg	Low	0.1
Europe	Malta	Low	0
Europe	Moldova	Moderate	2.1
Europe	Monaco	Low	0
Europe	Montenegro	Low	1.4
Europe	Netherlands	Moderate	2.9
Europe	North Macedonia	Moderate	3.1
Europe	Norway	High	4.2
Europe	Poland	Low	1.4
Europe	Portugal	Low	0.2
Europe	Romania	Low	1.3
Europe	Russia	High	3.8
Europe	San Marino	Low	0
Europe	Serbia	Moderate	2.2
Europe	Slovakia	Moderate	2.3
Europe	Slovenia	Low	0.2
Europe	Spain	High	3.7
Europe	Sweden	High	4.5
Europe	Switzerland	Moderate	2.6
Europe	Ukraine	High	5.6
Europe	United Kingdom	Moderate	2.8
Middle East-North Africa	Algeria	High	3.9
Middle East-North Africa	Bahrain	Low	0.7
Middle East-North Africa	Egypt	High	7.1
Middle East-North Africa	Iraq	High	6.8
Middle East-North Africa	Israel	Very high	8.4
Middle East-North Africa	Jordan	High	4.9
Middle East-North Africa	Kuwait	Moderate	2.4
Middle East-North Africa	Lebanon	High	6.2
Middle East-North Africa	Libya	High	7.1
Middle East-North Africa	Morocco	Low	1
Middle East-North Africa	Oman	Moderate	2.1
Middle East-North Africa	Palestinian territories	High	6.7
Middle East-North Africa	Qatar	Low	1.2
Middle East-North Africa	Saudi Arabia	Moderate	2.9
Middle East-North Africa	Sudan	High	5.7
Middle East-North Africa	Syria	Very high	8.1
Middle East-North Africa	Tunisia	High	4.9
Middle East-North Africa	United Arab Emirates	Low	0.7
Middle East-North Africa	Western Sahara	Low	0
Middle East-North Africa	Yemen	High	4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Angola	Low	0.3
Sub-Saharan Africa	Benin	Low	0.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	Botswana	Low	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Burkina Faso	High	6.7
Sub-Saharan Africa	Burundi	Low	0.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	Cameroon	High	6.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Cape Verde	Low	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Central African Republic	High	5.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Chad	Moderate	2.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	Comoros	Low	0.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Congo, Democratic Republic	High	4.9
Sub-Saharan Africa	Congo, Republic	Low	0.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	Djibouti	Low	0.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Low	0.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	Eritrea	Low	0.1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Eswatini	Low	0.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Ethiopia	Moderate	2.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	Gabon	Low	0.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	Gambia	Moderate	3.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Ghana	Low	1.3
Sub-Saharan Africa	Guinea	Moderate	2.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Guinea-Bissau	Moderate	1.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	Ivory Coast	Moderate	1.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Kenya	High	4.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	Lesotho	Low	0.1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Liberia	High	5.1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Madagascar	Moderate	1.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	Malawi	Low	1.3
Sub-Saharan Africa	Mali	High	5.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	Mauritania	Moderate	1.7
Sub-Saharan Africa	Mauritius	Low	1.3
Sub-Saharan Africa	Mozambique	High	4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Namibia	Low	0.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	Niger	High	5.1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Nigeria	Very high	9
Sub-Saharan Africa	Rwanda	Low	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Sao Tome and Principe	Low	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Senegal	Moderate	2
Sub-Saharan Africa	Seychelles	Low	0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Sierra Leone	High	3.7
Sub-Saharan Africa	Somalia	High	4.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	South Africa	Moderate	1.8
Sub-Saharan Africa	South Sudan	Moderate	2.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	High	4.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Togo	Moderate	1.7
Sub-Saharan Africa	Uganda	High	4.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	Zambia	Low	1.1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Zimbabwe	Low	0.8

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