According to a survey published in 2021, Senegal is the most intolerant country in Africa toward people of different sexual identity or orientation. A total of 98 percent of respondents from Senegal stated they would dislike having homosexual people as neighbors. Other countries in which over 90 percent of the respondents declared the same were Liberia, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, Guinea, Uganda, and Burkina Faso.
Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondets who say “would strongly dislike” or “would somewhat dislike”
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following types of people, please tell me whether you would like having people from this group as neighbors, dislike it, or not care: Homosexuals? (% who say “would strongly dislike” or “would somewhat dislike”)
The source does not specify the methodology.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Afrobarometer. (July 1, 2021). Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. (2021). Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Intolerance toward People of Different Sexual Identity or Orientation in Own Neighborhood in African Countries as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/
Afrobarometer, Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Intolerance toward people of different sexual identity or orientation in own neighborhood in African countries as of 2020 [Graph], Afrobarometer, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268891/intolerance-toward-homosexual-people-in-africa/
