World Watch list nations of Africa

Open Doors' World Watch List is an annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. Each country's profile will give you a snapshot of what Christians face there, quotes from believers risking so much to follow Jesus and, most importantly, how you can pray.

%first%, a description of the PATH updates posted 2/19/24.

World Watch List rank Country Explorer Visit Gospel Visits Indicated Decisions Contacts New Disciples Discipleship Visits
2 Somalia 9,600 95,103 39,715 2,263 30 4,913
5 Sudan 215 239,555 96,430 5,115 1 13,470
6 Eritrea 8 107 23 34 0 21
7 Nigeria 50,698 3,465,102 1,573,651 126,068 1,108 225,267
14 Mali 1,958 39,321 10,399 336 0 793
19 Algeria 44,776 2,505,758 928,664 27,707 4 75,817
20 Burkina Faso 4,972 72,420 13,687 1,267 3 2,396
21 Morocco 35,978 675,947 162,014 8,466 26 19,604
23 Mauritius 396 165,150 9,546 340 3 1,475
27 Central African Republic 1,241 38,426 5,497 986 2 1,500
28 Niger 1,073 67,855 17,639 631 3 1,797
33 Ethiopia 26,296 1,134,990 286,944 63,418 527 100,105
34 Tunisia 8,431 314,214 90,879 1,014 3 2,701
35 Democratic Republic Of The Congo 25,814 1,206,881 178,792 22,520 48 43,062
37 Mozambique 704,108 1,239,610 169,874 29,415 184 48,027
40 Egypt 16,987 4,038,164 1,233,026 47,149 6 139,132
42 Comoros 4,350 23,522 3,620 181 0 334
43 Cameroon 6,919 475,835 60,121 7,946 41 15,938
49 Chad 4,304 136,499 35,574 2,250 5 5,968