India vs Latvia: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- India
- Latvia
How they compare
India currently reports 65.2% against 62.0% in Latvia, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 12th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 77.7% | 10.2% | India |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 81.3% | 28.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 74.4% | 17.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 62.0% | 3.2% | India |
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, India or Latvia?
- India, at 65.2% against 62.0% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between India and Latvia?
- 3.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do India and Latvia rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- India ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 12th 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".