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In Open Doors' World Watch List top 50 alone, 380m+ Christians face very high or extreme persecution. Explore the country profiles to find information, stories and prayers for each of the countries, along with ways that you can stand with your persecuted church family in prayer and action. Read the trends in WWL2026
Tell your church group, family and community about the World Watch List and enlist them in prayer and support.
The World Watch List is compiled by Open Doors' research using real-world data from experts on the ground in 100 countries. Persecution of Christians is measured with a comprehensive points system which tracks violence and pressure. This measures the number and severity of violent incidents against Christians and the degree of pressure exerted against the practice of their faith in 5 spheres of life.
Degree of pressure in 5 spheres of Christian life.
Maximum score for each section: 16.7
Number and severity of violent incidents against Christians and church.
Maximum score: 16.7
