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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 (Unweighted)
44.3%
32.1%
- 1. Ireland
18%64% - 2. Netherlands
19%64% - 3. Spain
20%63% - 4. New Zealand
22%57% - 5. Argentina
25%57% - 6. Australia
26%56% - 7. Canada
26%54% - 8. Portugal
27%53% - 9. Israel
27%49% - 10. Vietnam
25%45% - 11. United Kingdom
29%48% - 12. Chile
32%48% - 13. United States
31%46% - 14. Mexico
31%42% - 15. France
30%41% - 16. Italy
35%43% - 17. South Africa
34%40% - 18. Japan
27%33% - 19. Brazil
36%39% - 20. China
30%31% - 21. India
35%35% - 22. Costa Rica
40%33% - 23. Croatia
44%36% - 24. Colombia
45%35% - 25. Venezuela
43%32% - 26. Bolivia
42%28% - 27. Peru
43%29% - 28. Poland
45%30% - 29. Nicaragua
43%28% - 30. Malaysia
47%30% - 31. Pakistan
51%30% - 32. Ecuador
49%27% - 33. Philippines
52%25% - 34. Iraq
50%22% - 50%22%
- 54%23%
- 37. Serbia
55%21% - 38. Jamaica
54%16% - 59%19%
- 40. Saudi Arabia
58%18% - 41. Ghana
60%20% - 42. Zimbabwe
59%19% - 43. Kenya
62%21% - 44. Nigeria
62%21% - 45. Egypt
58%16% - 46. Turkey
59%17% - 47. Ukraine
60%13% - 48. Jordan
62%14% - 49. Uganda
63%15% - 50. Morocco
65%14% - 51. Russia
66%13% - 52. Kazakhstan
66%12% - 53. Indonesia
69%14% - 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