Australia vs Germany: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.7% against 14.8% in Germany, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Germany ranks 31st of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.0% | 65.2% | 10.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 27.4% | 15.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 30.9% | 4.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 1.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 16.7% against 14.8% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Australia and Germany?
- 1.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Australia ranks 30th and Germany ranks 31st of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying 1 to 4 in a scale from 1 to 10 when asked "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card", when the statement was "Homosexuality". In the scale, 1 means "never justifiable" and 10 means "always justifiable".