4. Myanmar
Total Buddhist population in the country: 38,410,000
Nearly 90% of the population in Myanmar is Buddhist, while the monks in the country are treated with the utmost respect. Myanmar has recently had trouble with the Buddhist monks, who protested the military rule and were joined by civilians, leading to mass protests and resulting in brutality by the state on the Buddhists.
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