China vs Nigeria: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
China
82.8%
in 2022
Nigeria
95.9%
in 2022
China rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 95.9% against 82.8% in China, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 38 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 93.8% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 96.0% | 8.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 92.7% | 21.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 95.9% | 13.2% | Nigeria |
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, China or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 95.9% against 82.8% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between China and Nigeria?
- 13.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- China ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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".