Government Restrictions on Religion Highest in Egypt 2011 Government Restrictions Index score on a scale of Q (lowest) to 10 (highest)
Religious restrictions increased in the Middle East-North Africa region in the year following the Arab Spring, and Egypt was home to some of the most intense government restrictions. But in Egypt, the government’s restrictions also are coupled with a Muslim public that is considerably less tolerant of religious pluralism than Muslims elsewhere.
Those actions earn Egypt an overall score of 8.9 out of 10 on the 2011 Government Restrictions Index — a scale developed by Pew Research to gauge government restrictions on religion in nearly 200 countries and territories over time. That’s much higher than Middle Eastern-North African countries as a whole, where the median index score (including Egypt’s) is 5.9.
Government Restrictions on Religion  | Highest in Egypt  | 2011 Government Restrictions Index score on a scale  | of Q (lowest) to 10 (highest)  | Egypt  | Middle East- North Africa  | 5.9  | Asia- Pacific  | 4.2  | Europe  | 2.2  | Sub Saharan Africa  | 1.9  | Americas  | 1.5  | Arab Spring Adds to Global Restrictions on Religion June 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 