“I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but no Islam.” (Mohammad Abduh)
We are happy to present our 2024 Islamicity Indices and the accompanying Appendix. Although there are some significant changes from the 2022 indices, they still fail to capture all the most recent developments, such as the fallout of ongoing conflicts and wars in Europe and in the Middle East, political repression in several countries, tariff wars and supply chain bottlenecks.
While there is invariably a lag in all reported data, we face an additional drawback as we rely heavily on surveys, which have even more of a lag than raw data. The only way we can address this shortcoming would be through our own primary data collection, something that far exceeds our financial capacity.
We believe more than ever that these indices are a useful instrument to begin and sustain a program of much-needed reform in Muslim countries by highlighting areas of success, failure, and thus reform.
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The Latest Islamicity Rankings (2024)—Country Adherence to Islamic Teachings
| Overall | Economic | Legal and Governance | Human and Political Rights | International Relations | ||||||
| COUNTRIES | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score |
| Ireland | 1 | 9.31 | 3 | 9.45 | 10 | 9.24 | 9 | 9. 09 | 1 | 9.62 |
| Iceland | 2 | 9.14 | 10 | 9.08 | 6 | 9. 40 | 2 | 9.45 | 3 | 8.37 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 9.01 | 16 | 8.94 | 7 | 9.38 | 6 | 9.22 | 4 | 8.21 |
| Denmark | 4 | 9.00 | 1 | 9.72 | 4 | 9.58 | 4 | 9.35 | 22 | 6.87 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 8.90 | 2 | 9.50 | 12 | 9.19 | 8 | 9.17 | 14 | 7.47 |
| Sweden | 6 | 8.89 | 5 | 9.33 | 5 | 9.47 | 1 | 9.57 | 27 | 6.58 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 8.78 | 6 | 9.23 | 1 | 9.73 | 7 | 9.22 | 41 | 6.24 |
| Finland | 8 | 8.75 | 19 | 8.61 | 3 | 9.63 | 3 | 9.41 | 30 | 6.55 |
| Germany | 9 | 8.73 | 15 | 8.96 | 14 | 9.05 | 12 | 8.79 | 7 | 7.92 |
| Norwey | 10 | 8.64 | 4 | 9.40 | 2 | 9.67 | 5 | 9.26 | 65 | 5.41 |
| Canada | 11 | 8.57 | 21 | 8.51 | 13 | 9.07 | 13 | 8.74 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Australia | 12 | 8.55 | 8 | 9.14 | 9 | 9.24 | 10 | 9.04 | 43 | 6.17 |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 8.43 | 11 | 9.02 | 8 | 9.34 | 11 | 8.81 | 51 | 5.93 |
| Austria | 14 | 8.37 | 24 | 8.39 | 15 | 8.88 | 18 | 8.41 | 12 | 7.52 |
| Japan | 15 | 8.25 | 29 | 8.14 | 10 | 9.24 | 21 | 8.32 | 25 | 6.76 |
| Czechia | 16 | 8.22 | 12 | 9.01 | 20 | 8.74 | 19 | 8.33 | 21 | 6.89 |
| Belgium | 17 | 8.20 | 22 | 8.40 | 18 | 8.57 | 16 | 8.57 | 22 | 6.87 |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 8.19 | 13 | 8.97 | 19 | 8.55 | 17 | 8.54 | 38 | 6.35 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 8.16 | 30 | 8.11 | 22 | 8.44 | 14 | 8.71 | 19 | 6.94 |
| Portugal | 20 | 8.13 | 40 | 7.65 | 23 | 8.37 | 20 | 8.33 | 7 | 7.92 |
| Estonia | 21 | 8.12 | 18 | 8.75 | 16 | 8.69 | 15 | 8.66 | 56 | 5.82 |
| Spain | 22 | 7.85 | 39 | 7.70 | 27 | 7.93 | 23 | 8.12 | 13 | 7.49 |
| Malta | 23 | 7.80 | 22 | 8.40 | 31 | 7.74 | 22 | 8.28 | 27 | 6.58 |
| Latvia | 24 | 7.68 | 27 | 8.23 | 26 | 7.99 | 28 | 7.78 | 32 | 6.53 |
| Singapore | 25 | 7.62 | 9 | 9.08 | 16 | 8.69 | 41 | 6.68 | 49 | 5.95 |
| Lithunia | 26 | 7.59 | 26 | 8.36 | 24 | 8.36 | 33 | 7.41 | 49 | 5.95 |
| France | 27 | 7.57 | 34 | 7.87 | 21 | 8.46 | 29 | 7.70 | 60 | 5.73 |
| Italy | 28 | 7.53 | 41 | 7.62 | 29 | 7.89 | 24 | 8.10 | 47 | 6.02 |
| Korea. Rep. | 29 | 7.41 | 20 | 8.58 | 25 | 8.08 | 25 | 8.01 | 94 | 4.34 |
| Slovak Republic | 30 | 7.40 | 32 | 7.99 | 35 | 7.45 | 30 | 7.55 | 33 | 6.51 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 7.24 | 77 | 6.45 | 28 | 7.90 | 26 | 7.96 | 48 | 5.97 |
| Poland | 32 | 7.14 | 31 | 8.00 | 37 | 7.25 | 36 | 7.18 | 46 | 6.09 |
| Mauritius | 33 | 7.09 | 43 | 7.57 | 39 | 7.23 | 51 | 5.96 | 5 | 8.12 |
| Costa Rica |
34 | 7.08 | 64 | 6.76 | 33 | 7.50 | 35 | 7.24 | 30 | 6.55 |
| Croatia | 35 | 6.98 | 49 | 7.28 | 36 | 7.38 | 31 | 7.46 | 70 | 5.35 |
| Hungary | 36 | 6.96 | 36 | 7.86 | 41 | 6.79 | 42 | 6.62 | 24 | 6.82 |
| Chile | 37 | 6.84 | 44 | 7.57 | 32 | 7.52 | 32 | 7.46 | 100 | 4.16 |
| Bulgaria | 38 | 6.79 | 38 | 7.73 | 46 | 6.58 | 47 | 6.13 | 18 | 7.16 |
| United States | 39 | 6.78 | 14 | 8.97 | 30 | 7.77 | 27 | 7.85 | 144 | 1.50 |
| Cyprus | 40 | 6.76 | 25 | 8.37 | 34 | 7.48 | 34 | 7.31 | 123 | 3.24 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 6.76 | 34 | 7.87 | 45 | 6.69 | 65 | 5.19 | 6 | 8.10 |
| Romania | 42 | 6.65 | 46 | 7.36 | 42 | 6.77 | 45 | 6.25 | 36 | 6.38 |
| Creece | 43 | 6.59 | 74 | 6.53 | 38 | 7.24 | 37 | 7.17 | 86 | 4.79 |
| Albania | 44 | 6.33 | 65 | 6.74 | 47 | 6.20 | 43 | 6.46 | 51 | 5.93 |
| Argentina | 45 | 6.19 | 92 | 5.85 | 60 | 5.36 | 38 | 7.11 | 35 | 6.40 |
| North Macedonia | 46 | 6.19 | 57 | 7.13 | 52 | 5.87 | 52 | 5.81 | 40 | 6.29 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 6.16 | 61 | 6.96 | 54 | 5.76 | 46 | 6.18 | 51 | 5.93 |
| Ghana | 48 | 6.07 | 81 | 6.32 | 53 | 5.83 | 74 | 4.54 | 2 | 8.48 |
| Dominican Republic | 49 | 6.05 | 69 | 6.62 | 60 | 5.36 | 53 | 5.79 | 20 | 6.91 |
| Trinidad and Tobogo | 50 | 6.03 | 84 | 6.21 | 57 | 5.53 | 40 | 6.82 | 66 | 5.39 |
| Moldova | 51 | 5.99 | 71 | 6.56 | 65 | 5.14 | 54 | 5.68 | 17 | 7.18 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 5.95 | 7 | 9.15 | 40 | 6.91 | 64 | 5.21 | 131 | 2.42 |
| Montenegro | 53 | 5.88 | 88 | 6.02 | 48 | 6.20 | 44 | 6.30 | 89 | 4.61 |
| Mongolia | 54 | 5.84 | 63 | 6.77 | 59 | 5.39 | 55 | 5.65 | 55 | 5.88 |
| Panama | 55 | 5.80 | 75 | 6.53 | 56 | 5.58 | 48 | 6.12 | 78 | 4.92 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 5.78 | 51 | 7.27 | 66 | 5.07 | 83 | 4.28 | 11 | 7.61 |
| Israel | 57 | 5.74 | 17 | 8.77 | 50 | 6.10 | 39 | 6.90 | 148 | 0.45 |
| Bostswana | 58 | 5.71 | 76 | 6.51 | 44 | 6.69 | 79 | 4.40 | 66 | 5.39 |
| Qatar | 59 | 5.65 | 28 | 8.22 | 43 | 6.74 | 81 | 4.32 | 117 | 3.42 |
| Serbia | 60 | 5.64 | 58 | 7.06 | 46 | 5.25 | 49 | 6.07 | 100 | 4.16 |
| Georgia | 61 | 5.55 | 49 | 7.28 | 49 | 6.11 | 58 | 5.45 | 126 | 3.11 |
| Thailand | 62 | 5.44 | 41 | 7.62 | 88 | 4.23 | 69 | 4.96 | 56 | 5.82 |
| Peru | 63 | 5.42 | 55 | 7.18 | 81 | 4.48 | 56 | 5.60 | 84 | 4.81 |
| Paraguay | 64 | 5.39 | 68 | 6.64 | 86 | 4.31 | 66 | 5.07 | 41 | 6.24 |
| Armenia | 65 | 5.39 | 54 | 7.21 | 62 | 5.34 | 57 | 5.51 | 116 | 3.45 |
| Viet Nam | 66 | 5.38 | 62 | 6.91 | 72 | 4.80 | 96 | 3.69 | 16 | 7.25 |
| Senegal | 67 | 5.36 | 86 | 6.16 | 63 | 5.34 | 89 | 4.04 | 27 | 6.58 |
| Kazakhstan | 68 | 5.33 | 56 | 7.15 | 83 | 4.43 | 82 | 4.30 | 34 | 6.42 |
| Kuwait | 69 | 5.30 | 59 | 7.02 | 55 | 5.67 | 74 | 4.54 | 102 | 4.14 |
| Namibia | 70 | 5.21 | 101 | 5.53 | 51 | 6.00 | 73 | 4.71 | 91 | 4.43 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71 | 5.10 | 67 | 6.69 | 93 | 3.80 | 61 | 5.35 | 76 | 5.10 |
| Oman | 72 | 5.08 | 33 | 7.88 | 58 | 5.41 | 88 | 4.05 | 119 | 3.35 |
| Philippines | 73 | 5.05 | 52 | 7.24 | 90 | 3.88 | 76 | 4.53 | 66 | 5.39 |
| Guyana | 74 | 4.97 | 82 | 6.32 | 76 | 4.60 | 70 | 4.92 | 97 | 4.25 |
| Zambia | 75 | 4.93 | 112 | 5.26 | 74 | 4.63 | 109 | 3.19 | 9 | 7.67 |
| Bahrain | 76 | 4.85 | 37 | 7.84 | 71 | 4.86 | 86 | 4.09 | 129 | 3.00 |
| Colombia | 77 | 4.85 | 82 | 6.32 | 77 | 4.57 | 62 | 5.32 | 127 | 3.09 |
| Mexico | 78 | 4.83 | 48 | 7.33 | 104 | 3.32 | 63 | 5.29 | 108 | 3.91 |
| Ecuador | 79 | 4.82 | 117 | 5.19 | 91 | 3.85 | 50 | 6.03 | 103 | 4.09 |
| China | 80 | 4.78 | 89 | 5.92 | 80 | 4.54 | 89 | 4.04 | 74 | 5.15 |
| Sri Lanka | 81 | 4.78 | 121 | 5.09 | 87 | 4.26 | 67 | 5.04 | 82 | 4.85 |
| Benin | 82 | 4.77 | 93 | 5.78 | 69 | 4.94 | 113 | 2.99 | 43 | 6.17 |
| South Africa | 83 | 4.67 | 111 | 5.34 | 73 | 4.71 | 72 | 4.73 | 109 | 3.85 |
| Brazil | 84 | 4.67 | 125 | 5.04 | 82 | 4.46 | 59 | 5.41 | 115 | 3.49 |
| Jordan | 85 | 4.66 | 87 | 6.12 | 67 | 5.02 | 99 | 3.51 | 92 | 4.41 |
| Malawi | 86 | 4.63 | 106 | 5.39 | 84 | 4.41 | 97 | 3.67 | 62 | 5.62 |
| India | 87 | 4.60 | 85 | 6.21 | 75 | 4.62 | 110 | 3.15 | 75 | 5.12 |
| Tunisia | 88 | 4.57 | 129 | 4.87 | 89 | 4.19 | 93 | 3.87 | 54 | 5.91 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 4.55 | 94 | 5.77 | 78 | 4.55 | 112 | 3.05 | 63 | 5.55 |
| Morocco |
90 | 4.54 | 70 | 6.60 | 85 | 4.38 | 120 | 2.76 | 66 | 5.39 |
| Belize | 91 | 4.46 | 110 | 5.35 | 95 | 3.70 | 59 | 5.41 | 120 | 3.29 |
| Suriname | 92 | 4.44 | 134 | 4.78 | 79 | 4.55 | 67 | 5.04 | 128 | 3.06 |
| El Salvador | 93 | 4.40 | 73 | 6.55 | 102 | 3.40 | 80 | 4.38 | 111 | 3.80 |
| Guatemala | 94 | 4.36 | 47 | 7.33 | 123 | 2.41 | 91 | 3.98 | 79 | 4.90 |
| Cote d`Ivoire | 95 | 4.35 | 97 | 5.69 | 92 | 3.85 | 121 | 2.64 | 39 | 6.33 |
| Kenya | 96 | 4.32 | 79 | 6.37 | 100 | 3.55 | 104 | 3.37 | 81 | 4.88 |
| Rwanda | 97 | 4.32 | 90 | 5.90 | 70 | 4.90 | 133 | 2.10 | 73 | 5.21 |
| Honduras | 98 | 4.32 | 80 | 6.35 | 117 | 2.66 | 78 | 4.43 | 89 | 4.61 |
| Uzbekistan | 99 | 4.31 | 78 | 6.44 | 112 | 2.90 | 106 | 3.30 | 56 | 5.82 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100 | 4.30 | 53 | 7.23 | 67 | 5.02 | 103 | 3.41 | 140 | 1.63 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 4.29 | 119 | 5.15 | 102 | 3.40 | 95 | 3.79 | 64 | 5.50 |
| Ukraine | 102 | 4.25 | 124 | 5.05 | 96 | 3.67 | 71 | 4.83 | 117 | 3.42 |
| Bolivia | 103 | 4.24 | 132 | 4.83 | 99 | 3.57 | 77 | 4.50 | 96 | 4.27 |
| Madagascar | 104 | 4.24 | 104 | 5.49 | 115 | 2.73 | 117 | 2.83 | 15 | 7.36 |
| Sierra Leone | 105 | 4.22 | 126 | 4.99 | 97 | 3.62 | 116 | 2.86 | 36 | 6.37 |
| Nepal | 106 | 4.21 | 122 | 5.08 | 94 | 3.79 | 98 | 3.64 | 84 | 4.81 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 107 | 4.06 | 71 | 6.56 | 119 | 2.55 | 85 | 4.13 | 114 | 3.71 |
| PLiberia† | 108 | 4.02 | 118 | 5.17 | 109 | 2.98 | 115 | 2.86 | 45 | 6.15 |
| Turkiya | 109 | 3.93 | 60 | 7.00 | 108 | 3.17 | 94 | 3.85 | 137 | 2.10 |
| Bangladesh | 110 | 3.90 | 102 | 5.52 | 130 | 1.90 | 114 | 2.94 | 26 | 6.73 |
| Lesotho | 111 | 3.86 | 137 | 4.54 | 98 | 3.57 | 101 | 3.45 | 99 | 4.21 |
| Azerbaijan | 112 | 3.84 | 45 | 7.57 | 116 | 2.70 | 100 | 3.49 | 132 | 2.35 |
| Algeria | 113 | 3.65 | 136 | 4.56 | 107 | 3.25 | 105 | 3.33 | 111 | 3.80 |
| Niger | 114 | 3.59 | 105 | 5.41 | 110 | 2.97 | 123 | 2.47 | 93 | 4.38 |
| Nicaragua | 115 | 3.57 | 98 | 5.64 | 131 | 1.81 | 119 | 2.80 | 72 | 5.30 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 3.56 | 91 | 5.90 | 133 | 1.77 | 128 | 2.29 | 56 | 5.82 |
| Lao PDR | 117 | 3.54 | 123 | 5.06 | 106 | 3.26 | 138 | 1.89 | 79 | 4.90 |
| Turkmenistan | 118 | 3.25 | 127 | 4.93 | 136 | 1.65 | 107 | 3.24 | 70 | 5.35 |
| Egypt. Arab Rep. | 119 | 3.52 | 95 | 5.76 | 125 | 2.27 | 127 | 2.31 | 77 | 4.97 |
| Russian Federation | 120 | 3.51 | 66 | 6.70 | 127 | 2.19 | 84 | 4.25 | 146 | 1.19 |
| Belarus | 121 | 3.50 | 99 | 5.63 | 114 | 2.75 | 87 | 4.08 | 141 | 1.61 |
| Cambodia | 122 | 3.49 | 96 | 5.73 | 118 | 2.57 | 124 | 2.41 | 97 | 4.25 |
| Tajikistan | 123 | 3.42 | 114 | 5.23 | 138 | 1.61 | 111 | 3.13 | 87 | 4.77 |
| Guinea | 124 | 3.37 | 100 | 5.59 | 128 | 2.11 | 143 | 1.59 | 61 | 5.68 |
| Burkina Faso | 125 | 3.34 | 113 | 5.24 | 105 | 3.27 | 129 | 2.22 | 124 | 3.20 |
| Gabon | 126 | 3.33 | 128 | 4.89 | 113 | 2.88 | 102 | 3.44 | 134 | 2.26 |
| Mozambique | 127 | 3.21 | 139 | 4.40 | 111 | 2.93 | 132 | 2.13 | 104 | 4.05 |
| Togo | 128 | 3.19 | 114 | 5.23 | 101 | 3.41 | 125 | 2.40 | 139 | 2.04 |
| Ethiopia | 129 | 3.16 | 129 | 4.87 | 124 | 2.37 | 141 | 1.82 | 88 | 4.65 |
| Eswatini | 130 | 3.12 | 109 | 5.37 | 122 | 2.45 | 142 | 1.81 | 109 | 3.85 |
| Mauritania | 131 | 3.03 | 131 | 4.84 | 126 | 2.25 | 135 | 1.98 | 106 | 3.94 |
| Uganda | 132 | 2.98 | 106 | 5.39 | 121 | 2.53 | 126 | 2.34 | 135 | 2.21 |
| Pakistan | 133 | 2.92 | 116 | 5.22 | 129 | 2.04 | 134 | 2.02 | 120 | 3.29 |
| Angola | 134 | 2.91 | 144 | 4.05 | 120 | 2.54 | 140 | 1.85 | 106 | 3.94 |
| Mali | 135 | 2.91 | 108 | 5.37 | 131 | 1.81 | 131 | 2.14 | 122 | 3.27 |
| Congo. Rep | 136 | 2.83 | 146 | 3.82 | 134 | 1.68 | 136 | 1.96 | 82 | 4.85 |
| Cameroon | 137 | 2.78 | 120 | 5.12 | 139 | 1.37 | 137 | 1.94 | 111 | 3.80 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 2.77 | 145 | 3.84 | 137 | 1.64 | 130 | 2.17 | 95 | 4.32 |
| Lebanon | 139 | 2.70 | 141 | 4.19 | 135 | 1.66 | 92 | 3.95 | 147 | 0.87 |
| Haiti | 140 | 2.44 | 142 | 4.14 | 143 | 0.86 | 139 | 1.86 | 105 | 3.98 |
| Iran. Islamic Rep | 141 | 2.35 | 135 | 4.62 | 141 | 1.15 | 118 | 2.81 | 145 | 1.21 |
| Venezuela. RB | 142 | 2.33 | 147 | 3.48 | 142 | 0.86 | 108 | 3.20 | 138 | 2.06 |
| Iraq | 143 | 2.22 | 140 | 4.34 | 143 | 0.86 | 122 | 2.59 | 142 | 1.59 |
| Burundi | 144 | 2.16 | 133 | 4.78 | 140 | 1.17 | 145 | 1.29 | 133 | 2.30 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 145 | 2.10 | 142 | 4.14 | 146 | 0.73 | 144 | 1.43 | 125 | 3.13 |
| Chad | 146 | 2.06 | 103 | 5.50 | 145 | 0.80 | 147 | 0.99 | 136 | 2.13 |
| Afghanistan | 147 | 1.45 | 146 | 3.00 | 147 | 0.50 | 149 | 0.50 | 130 | 2.73 |
| Sudan | 148 | 1.39 | 148 | 3.34 | 148 | 0.41 | 148 | 0.97 | 143 | 1.52 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 149 | 1.37 | 138 | 4.42 | 149 | 0.22 | 146 | 1.27 | 149 | 0.36 |
| Median Rank and Score for Muslim Countries | 109.50 | 3.87 | 92.50 | 5.77 | 110.00 | 2.80 | 105.50 | 3.27 | 108.50 | 3.76 |