2025 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 11 COUNTRIES Where BWA Baptists Are Most Vulnerable (Based on unique BWA Index, Scoring 0-10)
CHURCHES
BWA MEMBER PARTNERS
46,346
618
2
8.0
1,000
13
1
Sudan
7.5
133,000
496
1
Chad
6.5
121
5
1
DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)
6.5
3,555,980
7,948
14
Burundi
6.0
112,715
396
2
Niger
6.0
5,102
43
1
Ethiopia
5.5
165,000
316
3
Haiti
5.5
202,775
1,142
4
India
5.5
3,030,931
16,329
24
Madagascar
5.5
11,133
501
1
RANK
COUNTRY
SCORE
South Sudan
8.0
Syria
7.2
MILLION BAPTISTS
14% of 53 million BWA Baptists face
the most significant levels of vulnerability
BELIEVERS
27,807
BWA BAPTIST CHURCHES
15% of all BWA Baptist Churches
54
MEMBER PARTNERS
in 11 of the 138 BWA Countries & Territories