Source

Year

2022

Nigeria: Do you believe that individuals can choose their sexual identity?

50.3%
 No
49.7%
 Yes

Submitted by UnknownMiles Aug 20, 2025

Impact on the Equality Index

Score	50 / 100
Weight	25 / 100
Time decay factor (3 years)	0.5625 (0.75²)
Adjusted weight (after time decay)	14.1 / 100

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