Support for same-sex marriage

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 (Unweighted)
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