Romania vs Turkey: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 84.1% against 77.8% in Romania, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 89.9% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 90.4% | 10.5% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 90.5% | 14.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 84.1% | 6.3% | Turkey |
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, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 84.1% 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 Romania and Turkey?
- 6.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Romania ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 2nd 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".