Italy vs United States of America: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 28.1% against 27.1% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States of America ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 66.4% | 8.6% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 43.2% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 43.3% | 16.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 28.1% | 1.0% | United States of America |
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, Italy or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 28.1% against 27.1% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Italy and United States of America?
- 1.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Italy ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd 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".