64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving Islam It's even higher in Afghanistan, and over 50% in Jordan, the Palestinian territories, and Malaysia. (You know, the "good" Muslim country.) In truth, any positive result is too high. 1 in 20 would be seriously problematic. For every person who believes that, there are bound to be several more who believe similarly extreme things that are simply incompatible with any sort of modern civilization.