Support for same-sex marriage

Source
ILGA / RIWI
Date
October 2016
Regions Surveyed
54

Full Survey Results

In Ocotber of 2016, The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intesex Association (ILGA) and the RIWI Corporation (RIWI) conducted a global survey on the public attitudes towards same-sex marriage. The survey consisted of 96,331 respondents in 54 regions. "Don't Know" responses are omitted.

Question: "Should same-sex marriage be legal?"

No
Yes
Survey Average
44.3%
32.1%
  1. 1. Ireland
    18%
    64%
  2. 19%
    64%
  3. 3. Spain
    20%
    63%
  4. 22%
    57%
  5. 25%
    57%
  6. 26%
    56%
  7. 7. Canada
    26%
    54%
  8. 27%
    53%
  9. 9. Israel
    27%
    49%
  10. 10. Vietnam
    25%
    45%
  11. 29%
    48%
  12. 12. Chile
    32%
    48%
  13. 31%
    46%
  14. 14. Mexico
    31%
    42%
  15. 15. France
    30%
    41%
  16. 16. Italy
    35%
    43%
  17. 34%
    40%
  18. 18. Japan
    27%
    33%
  19. 19. Brazil
    36%
    39%
  20. 20. China
    30%
    31%
  21. 21. India
    35%
    35%
  22. 40%
    33%
  23. 23. Croatia
    44%
    36%
  24. 24. Colombia
    45%
    35%
  25. 25. Venezuela
    43%
    32%
  26. 26. Bolivia
    42%
    28%
  27. 27. Peru
    43%
    29%
  28. 28. Poland
    45%
    30%
  29. 29. Nicaragua
    43%
    28%
  30. 30. Malaysia
    47%
    30%
  31. 31. Pakistan
    51%
    30%
  32. 32. Ecuador
    49%
    27%
  33. 52%
    25%
  34. 34. Iraq
    50%
    22%
  35. 50%
    22%
  36. 54%
    23%
  37. 37. Serbia
    55%
    21%
  38. 38. Jamaica
    54%
    16%
  39. 59%
    19%
  40. 58%
    18%
  41. 41. Ghana
    60%
    20%
  42. 42. Zimbabwe
    59%
    19%
  43. 43. Kenya
    62%
    21%
  44. 44. Nigeria
    62%
    21%
  45. 45. Egypt
    58%
    16%
  46. 46. Turkey
    59%
    17%
  47. 47. Ukraine
    60%
    13%
  48. 48. Jordan
    62%
    14%
  49. 49. Uganda
    63%
    15%
  50. 50. Morocco
    65%
    14%
  51. 51. Russia
    66%
    13%
  52. 66%
    12%
  53. 53. Indonesia
    69%
    14%
  54. 54. Algeria
    71%
    10%

Regions are ranked by the percentage of "support" responses out of the total responses (excluding participants who answered "don't know" or refused to answer).

Submitted by danlev