Germany vs United Kingdom: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Germany
14.8%
in 2022
United Kingdom
14.5%
in 2022
Germany rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
32nd
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 14.8% against 14.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 38 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 60.5% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 48.0% | 10.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 41.7% | 8.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 33.1% | 3.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 0.3% | 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 United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 14.8% against 14.5% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Germany ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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".