Open Doors

Open Doors is an ecumenical Christian organization to support persecuted Christians and was founded in 1955. It is distributing Bibles and audio recordings in more than 50 countries.

World Watch List

Annually Open Doors publishes a "World Watch List" which enumerates the top 50 countries in which Christians are the most persecuted. The list of 2018 contains the following countries:

1. North Korea (see also: Religion and Atheism in North Korea)
2. Afghanistan
3. Somalia
4. Sudan (see also: Christians in Sudan)
5. Pakistan
6. Eritrea
7. Libya
8. Iraq
9. Yemen
10. Iran (see also: Christians in Iran)
11. India
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Maldives
14. Nigeria
15. Syria (see also: Christians in Syria)
16. Uzbekistan
17. Egypt
18. Vietnam (see also: Religion and Atheism in Vietnam)
19. Turkmenistan
20. Laos (see also: Religion and Atheism in Laos)
21. Jordan
22. Tajikistan
23. Malaysia
24. Myanmar
25. Nepal
26. Brunei
27. Qatar
28. Kazakhstan
29. Ethiopia
30. Tunisia
31. Turkey
32. Kenya
33. Bhutan
34. Kuwait
35. Central African Republic
36. Palestine
37. Mali
38. Indonesia
39. Mexico
40. United Arab Emirates
41. Bangladesh
42. Algeria
43. China (see also: Religion and Atheism in China)
44. Sri Lanka
45. Azerbaijan
46. Oman
47. Mauritania
48. Bahrain
49. Colombia
50. Djibouti

External links

• Open Doors International
• Open Doors USA