1. Who’s on the list? Using the Open Doors World Watch List 2025, these are the top 15 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution (rank in brackets): North Korea (1) Somalia (2) Yemen (3) Libya (4) Sudan (5) Eritrea (6) Nigeria (7) Pakistan (8) Iran (9) Afghanistan (10) India (11) Saudi Arabia (12) Myanmar (Burma) (13) Mali (14) China (15) | Oluwakemi Odujinrin

Learn how you can pray for the more than 380 million persecuted Christians around the world by downloading the FREE 2025 Open Doors World Watch List. Discover in-depth country profiles and stories from around the globe of your brave brothers and sisters following Jesus in the countries where it is hardest to be a Christian. | Open Doors US