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 Baptist family to stand together in prayer and solidarity.
HUNGER
LIVELIHOOD
VIOLENT CONFLICT
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CHALLENGES
TOP 10 COUNTRIES Where BWA Baptists Are Most Vulnerable (Based on unique BWA Index, Scoring 0-10)
RANK
COUNTRY
SCORE
BELIEVERS
CHURCHES
BWA MEMBER PARTNERS
Central African Republic
8.5
232,668
1,262
5
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.0
3,501,711
7,472
12
South Sudan
8.0
46,774
617
2
Syria
7.5
600
13
1
Niger
7.0
5,012
41
1
Burundi
6.5
108,612
339
2
Chad
6.5
121
5
1
Nigeria
6.5
9,051,100
14,968
2
Sudan
6.5
133,000
496
1
Burkina Faso
6.0
10,000
165
1
13
MILLION BAPTISTS
25% of 51 million BWA Baptists face the most significant levels of vulnerability
25,378 BWA CHURCHES 14% of all BWA Baptist Churches
28
MEMBER PARTNERS in 10 of the 130 BWA Countries & Territories