Finland vs France: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Finland
20.4%
in 2022
France
20.2%
in 2022
Finland rank
26th
France rank
27th
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.4% against 20.2% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 26th and France ranks 27th of 38 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 1.2% | Finland |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.2% | 0.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 31.4% | 13.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 26.5% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
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, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 20.4% against 20.2% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Finland and France?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Finland ranks 26th and France ranks 27th 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".