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World Watch List 2025

The World Watch List is Open Doors’ annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.

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Levels of persecution:

•   Extreme
•   Very High
•   High

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Choose country North Korea (1) Somalia (2) Yemen (3) Libya (4) Sudan (5) Eritrea (6) Nigeria (7) Pakistan (8) Iran (9) Afghanistan (10) India (11) Saudi Arabia (12) Myanmar (13) Mali (14) China (15) Maldives (16) Iraq (17) Syria (18) Algeria (19) Burkina Faso (20) Morocco (21) Laos (22) Mauritania (23) Bangladesh (24) Uzbekistan (25) Cuba (26) Central African Republic (27) Niger (28) Turkmenistan (29) Nicaragua (30) Mexico (31) Oman (32) Ethiopia (33) Tunisia (34) Congo DR (DRC) (35) Bhutan (36) Mozambique (37) Kazakhstan (38) Tajikistan (39) Egypt (40) Qatar (41) Comoros (42) Cameroon (43) Vietnam (44) Türkiye (45) Colombia (46) Kyrgyzstan (47) Brunei (48) Chad (49) Jordan (50)

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13

countries out of 50 recorded extreme Christian persecution.

4,476

Christians were murdered for their faith last year.

380 million

Christians around the world suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.

7,679

churches and public Christian properties were attacked last year.

209,771

Christians forced to leave their homes, go into hiding in-country or leave the country.

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Choose country North Korea (1) Somalia (2) Yemen (3) Libya (4) Sudan (5) Eritrea (6) Nigeria (7) Pakistan (8) Iran (9) Afghanistan (10) India (11) Saudi Arabia (12) Myanmar (13) Mali (14) China (15) Maldives (16) Iraq (17) Syria (18) Algeria (19) Burkina Faso (20) Morocco (21) Laos (22) Mauritania (23) Bangladesh (24) Uzbekistan (25) Cuba (26) Central African Republic (27) Niger (28) Turkmenistan (29) Nicaragua (30) Mexico (31) Oman (32) Ethiopia (33) Tunisia (34) Congo DR (DRC) (35) Bhutan (36) Mozambique (37) Kazakhstan (38) Tajikistan (39) Egypt (40) Qatar (41) Comoros (42) Cameroon (43) Vietnam (44) Türkiye (45) Colombia (46) Kyrgyzstan (47) Brunei (48) Chad (49) Jordan (50)

2025 ranking

1. North Korea
2. Somalia
3. Yemen
4. Libya
5. Sudan

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