2021-2022
BWA Baptist Vulnerability Index The BWA Baptist Vulnerability Index brings attention to those within our global family living in the most vulnerable and challenging countries in the world. It is defined by the four key factors outlined below and with additional BWA regional leadership input. It offers a global reflection based upon a unique scoring metric in order to highlight these challenging realities and to call the global BWA Baptist family to stand together in solidarity.
Hunger
Religious Freedom Challenges
Violent Conflict
Livelihood
TOP 10 COUNTRIES Where BWA Baptists Are Most Vulnerable
RANK
COUNTRY
SCORE
BELIEVERS
CHURCHES
BWA MEMBER BODIES
Syria
8.5
800
11
1
South Sudan
8.0
37,492
477
2
Central African Republic
7.5
219,047
1,233
5
Sudan
7.5
133,000
496
1
Democratic Republic of Congo
7.0
3,427,498
6,812
12
Chad
6.5
121
5
1
Burkina Faso
6.0
3,000
60
1
Burundi
6.0
64,326
324
2
Nigeria
6.0
8,961,100
14,813
2
Ethiopia
5.0
88,990
234
3
13.5 Million Baptists 26.5% of all 51 million
BWA Baptists face the most significant levels of vulnerability
24,000 BWA Churches 13.6% of all BWA Baptist Churches
30
Member Bodies
in 10 of the 126 BWA Countries & Territories