Overall changes in global restrictions on religion in 2023

Note: Categories of overall change in restrictions are calculated by comparing a country’s unrounded scores on the GRI and SHI from year to year. When a country’s score on both indexes changed in the same direction (both increased or both decreased), the greater amount of change determined the category. For instance, if the country’s GRI score increased by 0.8 points and its SHI score increased by 1.5 points, the country was put into the “1.0 to 1.9 increase” category. When a country’s score increased on one index but decreased on the other, the difference between the amounts of change determined the grouping. For example, if the country’s GRI score increased by 2.0 points and its SHI score decreased by 1.5 points, the country went into the “O.1 to 0.9 increase” category. When a country’s score on one index stayed the same, the amount of change on the other index was used to assign the category. Figures may not add to 100% or to subtotals indicated due to rounding.