Finland vs Italy: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Finland
- Italy
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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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".