Global views towards homosexuality 2013

This statistic depicts the global views towards homosexuality in 2013. The majority people from Asian countries believe that homosexuality is unacceptable. In contrast to this, Europeans are much less likely to say that homosexuality is unacceptable. This is especially true in Spain (6%), Germany (8%), France (14%), Italy (19%), and Britain (17%).

Do you personally believe that homosexuality is morally acceptable, unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?

Country	Not a Moral Issue	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Ghana	1%	1%	98%
Jordan	3%	2%	95%
Egypt	1%	1%	95%
Palestinian ter.	4%	1%	94%
Uganda	5%	1%	93%
Indonesia	2%	3%	93%
Tunisia	4%	0%	92%
Kenya	9%	3%	88%
Malaysia	6%	4%	88%
Nigeria	11%	1%	85%
Pakistan	3%	1%	85%
Lebanon	11%	7%	80%
Turkey	12%	4%	78%
Russia	9%	9%	72%
El Salvador	9%	18%	70%
Senegal	26%	3%	68%
India	11%	9%	67%
Philippines	9%	25%	65%
South Africa	12%	18%	62%
China	17%	13%	61%
South Korea	21%	18%	57%
Bolivia	9%	32%	51%
Venezuela	12%	32%	49%
Greece	24%	24%	45%
Poland	26%	22%	44%
Israel	25%	27%	43%
Mexico	15%	36%	40%
Brazil	14%	44%	39%
United States	35%	23%	37%
Chile	13%	45%	32%
Japan	25%	38%	31%
Argentina	20%	49%	27%
Italy	31%	42%	19%
Australia	45%	33%	18%
Britain	43%	36%	17%
Canada	50%	30%	15%
France	50%	36%	14%
Czechia	27%	56%	14%
Germany	38%	51%	8%
Spain	38%	55%	6%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013-2014

Number of respondents

700-100 participants per country

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Survey results are based on national samples. The missing percentage points to 100 percent are divided among participants who refused to answer and those who said that the answer would depend on the situation.

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