Nigeria vs Romania: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Nigeria
95.9%
in 2022
Romania
77.8%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
1st
Romania rank
4th
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Nigeria
- Romania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 95.9% against 77.8% in Romania, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 38 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 84.6% | 9.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 79.9% | 16.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 74.5% | 18.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 77.8% | 18.2% | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Romania?
- Nigeria, at 95.9% against 77.8% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified between Nigeria and Romania?
- 18.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Romania rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th 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".