Japan vs Spain: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Japan
17.9%
in 2022
Spain
19.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.1% against 17.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 38 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 69.6% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 44.4% | 19.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 30.9% | 13.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 18.7% | 16.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 19.1% | 1.2% | Spain |
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, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.1% against 17.9% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Japan and Spain?
- 1.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Japan ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th 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".