Lithuania vs Russian Federation: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Lithuania
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 75.5% against 69.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 82.4% | 2.7% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 71.0% | 7.4% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 73.2% | 5.5% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 75.5% | 6.0% | Russian Federation |
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, Lithuania or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 75.5% against 69.5% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Lithuania and Russian Federation?
- 6.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russian Federation?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Russian Federation rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Lithuania ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 6th 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".