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title: "Index Scores by Region"
description: "Scores in the table express the levels of religious restrictions according to the Pew Forum’s Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and Social Hostilities Index (SHI). Download the Religious Restriction Index Scores by Region (4-page PDF)"
date: "2011-08-09"
authors:
  - name: "Joseph Liu"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/08/09/index-scores-by-region/"
categories:
  - "Discrimination & Prejudice"
  - "International Religious Freedom & Restrictions"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religion"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religion & Politics"
  - "Religion & Politics"
  - "Religious Freedom & Restrictions"
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# Index Scores by Region

Scores in the table express the levels of religious restrictions according to the Pew Forum's Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and Social Hostilities Index (SHI).

Download the [Religious Restriction Index Scores by Region](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2011/08/RisingRestrictions-IndexScoresbyRegion.pdf) (4-page PDF)

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