Brazil vs Mexico: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 47.8% against 35.9% in Brazil, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 17th of 38 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 72.6% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 47.1% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 47.8% | 11.9% | Mexico |
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, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 47.8% against 35.9% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Brazil and Mexico?
- 11.9%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Brazil ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 17th 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".