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4 Of World’s 7 Most Anti-Gay Countries Are In Africa, Pew Reports

4 Of World’s 7 Most Anti-Gay Countries Are In Africa, Pew Reports

More than 90 percent of respondents in four African countries say homosexuality is unacceptable, according to the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project.

Europeans are least likely to vote the same way, BusinessInsider reports.

What people find morally acceptable and unacceptable depends on where they live in the world, Pew reports. A nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., Pew Research Center provides information on public opinion, demographic trends and social issues shaping the U.S. and the world.

Pew surveyed 40,117 respondents in 40 different countries in 2013 to get data on people’s views on eight topics, often considered moral issues. These included abortion, premarital sex, extramarital affairs, gambling, alcohol consumption, divorce, contraceptives and homosexuality.

“Generally, African and predominantly Muslim countries tend to find most of these activities morally unacceptable, while in advanced economies, such as those in Western Europe, Japan, and North America, people tend to be more accepting or to not consider these moral issues at all,” Pew noted in the report.

The Pew data shows that more than 90 percent of respondents in seven countries (Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia, Uganda, Indonesia, Jordan, and Palestinian territories) say homosexuality is unacceptable.

Based on the Pew data, countries where homosexuality is most likely to be considered acceptable or not a moral issue at all include the following: Spain (93 percent); Germany (89 percent); France (86 percent); Czech Republic (83 percent); Canada (80 percent); Australia (78 percent); and Italy (73 percent.)

By comparison, 58 percent of U.S. respondents said homosexuality is acceptable or not a moral issue at all, BusinessInsider reports.

In South Africa, where same-sex marriage has been legal since 2006, 30 percent of respondents in the Pew poll said homosexuality is acceptable or not a moral issue at all.