Belarus vs Bulgaria: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 77.0% against 70.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belarus ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 68.4% | 8.9% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 68.3% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 57.6% | 15.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 70.5% | 6.4% | Belarus |
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, Belarus or Bulgaria?
- Belarus, at 77.0% against 70.5% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 6.5%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Belarus ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 8th 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".