Estonia vs Latvia: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 62.0% against 53.5% in Estonia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 12th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 77.7% | 0.5% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 81.3% | 19.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 74.4% | 1.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 62.0% | 8.5% | Latvia |
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, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 62.0% against 53.5% in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Estonia and Latvia?
- 8.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Estonia ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 12th 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".