Germany vs Norway: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 14.8% against 10.5% in Norway, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 60.5% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 45.4% | 7.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 17.0% | 12.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 10.5% | 4.3% | Germany |
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, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 14.8% against 10.5% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Germany and Norway?
- 4.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Germany ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th 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".