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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 4.
Published in final edited form as: Interdiscip J Res Relig. 2006;2:1.
2003 Government Regulation Index (GRI) Government Favoritism Index (GFI) Social Regulation Index (SRI)
Saudi Arabia 10.0 9.3 10.0
Maldives 10.0 9.0 9.5
Burma 10.0 8.2 7.5
Brunei 9.4 4.0 5.3
Laos 9.4 2.0 5.0
China-Tibet 9.2 7.8 5.0
China 9.2 6.5 4.8
Pakistan 8.6 8.7 10.0
Azerbaijan 8.6 6.0 9.3
Uzbekistan 8.6 6.8 8.7
Comoros 8.6 4.0 8.5
Sudan 8.6 2.0 8.0
Eritrea 8.6 2.5 6.3
Korea, Dem Rep (North) 8.3 0.0 2.0
Iran 7.8 9.3 10.0
Iraq 7.8 9.3 9.3
Egypt 7.8 8.8 9.3
Afghanistan 7.8 7.8 9.3
Jordan 7.8 9.0 8.3
Kuwait 7.8 7.2 8.3
Armenia 7.8 8.8 7.0
Nauru 7.8 1.0 5.7
Vietnam 7.8 1.5 3.0
Singapore 7.2 3.0 4.3
Algeria 6.9 9.3 8.3
Georgia 6.9 8.3 8.3
Bhutan 6.9 7.8 8.3
Bahrain 6.9 9.3 7.8
Qatar 6.9 8.3 7.8
Mauritania 6.9 8.3 6.0
Oman 6.9 7.2 5.3
Turkmenistan 6.9 7.3 3.8
Malaysia 6.4 6.8 8.3
Nigeria 6.4 8.5 6.8
Ukraine 6.4 5.2 6.8
Bangladesh 6.4 7.3 5.8
Monaco 6.4 3.5 5.0
Kazakhstan 6.4 1.0 0.0
Indonesia 6.1 8.0 9.3
Tunisia 6.1 8.8 8.8
Somalia 6.1 4.0 8.8
Yemen 6.1 2.0 8.3
Cyprus 6.1 7.5 8.2
Nepal 6.1 4.0 7.8
Greece 6.1 7.8 6.5
Belarus 6.1 7.5 6.3
Libya 6.1 9.0 5.3
Cuba 6.1 3.8 4.5
Bulgaria 6.1 7.5 4.3
India 5.6 7.0 10.0
Chad 5.6 8.2 8.8
Western Sahara 5.6 5.3 8.3
Mongolia 5.6 1.5 5.7
Djibouti 5.6 4.0 4.5
Tanzania 5.6 4.8 2.5
United Arab Emirates 5.3 7.8 8.3
Central African Republic 5.3 3.3 3.5
Congo, Dem Rep 5.3 0.0 3.5
Equatorial Guinea 5.3 3.8 3.0
Ethiopia 4.7 5.3 8.7
Morocco 4.7 6.3 8.3
Syria 4.7 2.3 8.3
Russia 4.7 3.0 7.5
Lebanon 4.7 6.2 6.7
Romania 4.7 6.0 6.3
Colombia 4.7 7.0 4.0
Macedonia 4.7 1.0 3.7
Kyrgystan 4.7 2.5 3.5
Zimbabwe 4.7 5.3 1.7
Tajikistan 4.7 0.0 1.2
Rwanda 4.7 0.0 0.7
Niger 4.4 6.2 6.2
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4.4 6.2 4.8
Cote d’lvoire 4.4 6.3 4.5
Cameroon 3.9 0.0 8.8
Turkey 3.9 7.0 8.3
Guinea 3.9 6.7 5.8
Kenya 3.9 6.8 5.5
Uganda 3.9 0.0 5.3
France 3.9 5.5 3.7
Liberia 3.9 4.8 2.7
Latvia 3.9 6.2 0.0
Thailand 3.3 6.3 0.0
Mexico 3.1 4.7 6.8
Jamaica 3.1 0.0 3.7
Japan 3.1 4.2 3.3
Argentina 3.1 7.5 3.0
Serbia & Montenegro 3.1 5.8 2.3
Peru 3.1 8.8 0.7
Moldova 3.1 6.7 0.5
Sri Lanka 2.5 2.0 7.7
Israeli Occupied Territories 2.2 7.8 10.0
Israel 2.2 8.2 7.8
Italy 2.2 5.3 5.0
Lithuania 2.2 6.2 2.5
Germany 2.2 4.7 2.2
Ghana 2.2 5.7 1.2
Andorra 2.2 5.7 0.0
Panama 2.2 3.2 0.0
Swaziland 2.2 2.0 0.0
Spain 1.7 7.8 3.7
Gabon 1.7 0.0 0.0
Slovenia 1.4 5.0 5.0
Guatemala 1.4 7.8 4.0
Fiji 1.4 3.7 4.0
Hungary 1.4 6.8 3.7
Vanuatu 1.4 6.0 3.7
Tuvalu 1.4 1.5 3.7
Croatia 1.4 6.8 3.3
Chile 1.4 4.0 2.5
Slovak Republic 1.4 5.5 1.7
Belgium 0.8 7.5 4.8
Mauritius 0.8 4.5 3.8
Brazil 0.8 0.0 3.8
Norway 0.8 5.2 3.7
Philippines 0.8 0.0 3.7
Solomon Islands 0.8 2.8 3.0
Finland 0.8 6.5 2.3
Trinidad & Tobago 0.8 2.5 0.7
Guyana 0.8 0.0 0.7
Madagascar 0.8 4.3 0.5
Denmark 0.8 6.7 0.0
China-Hong Kong 0.8 6.0 0.0
Tonga 0.8 2.0 0.0
El Salvador 0.8 1.5 0.0
Togo 0.8 1.0 0.0
Botswana 0.8 0.0 0.0
Mozambique 0.8 0.0 0.0
East Timor 0.6 1.5 6.3
Austria 0.6 6.2 5.2
Samoa 0.6 1.0 5.0
Palau 0.6 4.0 5.0
Australia 0.6 0.0 2.3
Iceland 0.6 7.8 2.0
Angola 0.6 0.5 0.7
Zambia 0.6 4.3 0.0
Malawi 0.0 3.8 5.7
Papua New Guinea 0.0 3.3 4.3
Poland 0.0 3.0 3.7
Saint Lucia 0.0 0.0 3.2
Czech Republic 0.0 7.3 3.0
Saint Vincent & Grenadines 0.0 0.0 3.0
Venezuela 0.0 8.0 2.7
South Africa 0.0 2.8 2.5
Netherland 0.0 3.0 2.3
Burkina Faso 0.0 0.0 2.2
Canada 0.0 6.5 1.8
Bolivia 0.0 8.3 1.7
Switzerland 0.0 5.8 1.7
Surinam 0.0 4.5 1.7
Sweden 0.0 2.7 1.7
Paraguay 0.0 1.5 1.7
Albania 0.0 1.0 1.7
United Kingdom 0.0 1.0 1.7
Nicaragua 0.0 7.3 1.3
Mali 0.0 0.5 1.3
Haiti 0.0 6.0 0.7
Cape Verde 0.0 3.5 0.7
Congo, Rep of 0.0 0.0 0.7
Uruguay 0.0 0.0 0.7
Malta 0.0 8.7 0.0
Cambodia 0.0 7.3 0.0
Dominican Republic 0.0 7.2 0.0
Luxembourgh 0.0 7.0 0.0
Portugal 0.0 7.0 0.0
Seychelles 0.0 6.0 0.0
Costa Rica 0.0 6.0 0.0
San Marino 0.0 5.5 0.0
Liechtenstein 0.0 5.2 0.0
Senegal 0.0 5.2 0.0
Belize 0.0 3.3 0.0
Korea, Rep of (South) 0.0 3.3 0.0
Lesotho 0.0 3.3 0.0
Gambia 0.0 2.7 0.0
New Zealand 0.0 2.5 0.0
Honduras 0.0 2.0 0.0
Ireland 0.0 1.8 0.0
Ecuador 0.0 1.5 0.0
Estonia 0.0 1.0 0.0
Benin 0.0 0.8 0.0
Burundi 0.0 0.5 0.0
China-Macau 0.0 0.5 0.0
Namibia 0.0 0.5 0.0
Antigua & Barbuda 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bahamas 0.0 0.0 0.0
Barbados 0.0 0.0 0.0
China-Taiwan 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dominica 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grenada 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guinea-Bissau 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kiribati 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marshall Islands 0.0 0.0 0.0
Micronesia Fed States 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saint Kitts & Nevis 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sao Tome & Principe 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sierra Leone 0.0 0.0 0.0