Finland vs Italy: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified

Finland
20.4%
in 2022
Italy
27.1%
in 2022
Finland rank
26th
Italy rank
23rd

Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time

  • Finland
  • Italy
20406080198420032022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 27.1% against 20.4% in Finland, a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Italy ahead.

Finland ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 38 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 64.4% 75.1% 10.7% Italy
1990s 49.8% 57.8% 7.9% Italy
2000s 44.7% 41.8% 2.9% Finland
2010s 29.7% 59.4% 29.7% Italy
2020s 20.4% 27.1% 6.7% Italy

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 Italy?
Italy, at 27.1% against 20.4% in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Finland and Italy?
6.7%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Finland and Italy rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
Finland ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Unit
%
Source
Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 220 data points, 1984–2022
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% 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".