Sub-Saharan Africa sees biggest involving religion in 2015 Median scores on the Social Hostilities Index, by region
In addition to government-imposed restrictions on religion, sub-Saharan Africa also saw the largest increase in social hostilities by private individuals or groups of any region in the Center’s analysis. The most prominent of these social hostilities involved a spate of suicide bombings by Boko Haram outside its home base of Nigeria. Between July and December 2015 in neighboring Cameroon, for instance, there were 37 reported suicide bombings attributed to Boko Haram.
Sub-Saharan Africa sees biggest involving  | increase in social hostilities biggest involving  | religion in 2015  | Median scores on the Social Hostilities Index,  | by region  | Middle East-North Africa  | 5. 3  | 3.7  | Asia Pacific  | 2.3  | 2.1 2.0  | Europe  | World  | 2.1 2.0  | 1.7  | 1.7  | 13  | Sub Sal haran Africa  | Q 0 a  | Americas  | 0 2  | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015  | Source: Methodology Pew Research Center analysis of external data.  | See Methodology for details.  | "Global Restrictions on Religion Rise Modestly in 2015,  | Revers ing Dow nward Trend"  | PEW RESEA RCH CENTER 