Overall changes in global restrictions on religion: 77 countries had increased scores in 2018, while 80 had decreases

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1. Number of countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion ticked down in 2018

Overall changes in global restrictions on religion: 77 countries had increased scores in 2018, while 80 had decreases

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Overall changes in global restrictions on religion: 77 countries had increased scores in 2018, while 80 had decreases

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1. Number of countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion ticked down in 2018
Countries with very high government restrictions on religion
Countries with very high social hostilities involving religion
More increases than decreases in country-level government restrictions on religion in 2018; most were small
More countries with decreases than increases in social hostilities involving religion in 2018

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1. Number of countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion ticked down in 2018

Overall changes in global restrictions on religion: 77 countries had increased scores in 2018, while 80 had decreases

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