Latvia vs Lithuania: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 69.5% against 62.0% in Latvia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Lithuania'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 Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 12th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 85.1% | 7.5% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 78.4% | 3.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 78.7% | 4.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 69.5% | 7.5% | Lithuania |
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, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 69.5% 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 Latvia and Lithuania?
- 7.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Latvia ranks 12th and Lithuania ranks 9th 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".