Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
95.95
Nigeria
Lowest
3.99
Iceland
Median
36.12
Years covered
39
1984–2022
Data points
220
What the numbers show
Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 95.95 in Nigeria; the lowest is 3.99 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.12, and the mean is 41.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 22.4%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 61.6%).
Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 95.95 | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 84.05 | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 3 | China | 82.76 | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 77.77 | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 5 | Belarus | 76.97 | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 75.47 | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 72.77 | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 70.54 | 2022 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 69.47 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 67.79 | 2022 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 11 | India | 65.23 | 2022 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 62.01 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 57.95 | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 56.1 | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 53.47 | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 52.76 | 2014 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 47.78 | 2022 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 40.11 | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 36.38 | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 35.87 | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 35.63 | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 22 | United States of America | 28.09 | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 27.06 | 2022 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 25 | 2022 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 23.81 | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 20.4 | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 27 | France | 20.23 | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 19.08 | 2022 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Japan | 17.89 | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 16.7 | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 14.83 | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.55 | 2022 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 33 | Canada | 11.41 | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 10.5 | 2022 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 8.71 | 2022 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 6.83 | 2022 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.17 | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 3.99 | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |