majority Muslim countries

Filed with 60.11.1 Islam · Related: 60.11 Religion · 60.3.1 - Foreign Policy

• Arab countries are ‘ethnostates’

• Where would they be without oil?

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  • Issues with using slave labor during Olympics
  • Muslim Brotherhood
  • Supporting Hamas

Here is a table of Muslim-majority countries with their percentage of Muslim population, type of government, and human rights ranking:

*Human Rights Ranking is based on the 2022 Human Freedom Index by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The index uses 82 distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom in areas such as rule of law, security and safety, movement, religion, association, assembly and civil society, expression and information, relationships, size of government, legal system and property rights, access to sound money, freedom to trade internationally, and regulation of credit, labor and business. A lower ranking indicates worse human rights conditions.

In summary, the data shows that most Muslim-majority countries have concerning human rights records, with many ranking in the bottom third of all countries. Common government types include unitary presidential republics, monarchies, and semi-presidential systems. Very few are rated as full democracies. The percentage of Muslims ranges from just over 50% to nearly 100%. This analysis aligns with reports from human rights organizations that find persistent human rights issues in much of the Islamic world, though the causes are complex and multifaceted[1][2][3].

Citations:
[1] https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2020-08/EDB_33_v3.pdf
[2] https://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/MuslimPopulations
[3] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-majority-countries
[4] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/table-muslim-population-by-country/
[5] https://www.reddit.com/r/progressive_islam/comments/1chhoi6/why_human_rights_are_so_bad_in_muslim_majority/
[6] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/04/02/muslims/
[7] https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/muslim-countries/
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_world
[9] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2009/10/07/mapping-the-global-muslim-population/
[10] https://politicalscience.sdsu.edu/_resources/docs/kuru/kuru-psq-muslim.pdf
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Muslim-majority_countries
[12] https://judiciariesworldwide.fjc.gov/islamic-legal-systems
[13] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/middle-east-islam-and-democracy
[14] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/25-countries-highest-muslim-population-212810524.html
[15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country
[16] https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/vxus26/why_do_muslim_countries_rank_so_high_in_human/
[17] https://www.uscirf.gov/publications/did-you-knowmuslim-constitutions
[18] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/
[19] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-population-by-country

Here is a table of Muslim majority countries with their percentage of Muslim population, type of government, human rights ranking, and incorporation of Sharia law:

Sources: [3][4][11][13][14][15]

Note: Human rights rankings are approximations based on reports from various international organizations. The incorporation of Sharia law is based on the degree to which countries’ legal systems are influenced by Islamic law.

Citations:
[1] https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2020-08/EDB_33_v3.pdf
[2] https://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/MuslimPopulations
[3] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-majority-countries
[4] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/table-muslim-population-by-country/
[5] https://www.reddit.com/r/progressive_islam/comments/1chhoi6/why_human_rights_are_so_bad_in_muslim_majority/
[6] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/04/02/muslims/
[7] https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/muslim-countries/
[8] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/understanding-sharia-intersection-islam-and-law
[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_world
[10] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2009/10/07/mapping-the-global-muslim-population/
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_of_Sharia_by_country
[12] https://politicalscience.sdsu.edu/_resources/docs/kuru/kuru-psq-muslim.pdf
[13] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/sharia-law-countries
[14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Muslim-majority_countries
[15] https://www.tbsnews.net/world/countries-follow-sharia-law-297286
[16] https://judiciariesworldwide.fjc.gov/islamic-legal-systems
[17] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/middle-east-islam-and-democracy
[18] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/25-countries-highest-muslim-population-212810524.html
[19] https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/publications/what-is-the-truth-about-american-muslims/sharia