Religion
Social Science
Date: April 13, 2017
Source: Pew Research
Brazil and Japan Least Restrictive Towards Religions; Russia and Egypt Most Restrictive
In a study by Pew Research Centers among the 25 most populous countries in the world, Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Ethiopia and the Philippines were the countries with the least restrictions and social hostilities towards religions. The survey was based on 2015 data. Russia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and Nigeria on the other hand, had the most restrictions and social hostilities.
“In India, for example, some state governments restricted religious conversion and others ban cow slaughter,” says the report.
Source: Pew Research Center, April 13, 2017; http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/13/religious-restrictions-vary-significantly-in-the-worlds-most-populous-countries/