From Beautiful Destinations to Progressive Views: The Top 15 Countries Supporting Marriage Equality

These countries are as beautiful as they are tolerant.

A new report from the Pew Research Center found a wide range of global attitudes about marriage equality.

The Center fielded surveys from 32 different countries in the past two years to determine and rank their levels of support for marriage equality.

Some of the countries that ranked high may surprise you, as will some of the countries that did not make our list below.

Perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but our top 15 countries most supportive of marriage equality also happen to be some of the most beautiful travel destinations in the world.

You can read the full Pew Research Center report here, but keep scrolling to discover the top 15 countries most supportive of marriage equality. We have listed the levels of support and opposition for each country.

15. Thailand

Support: 60 percent

Oppose: 32 percent

Strongly support: 24 percent

Somewhat support: 36 percent

Somewhat oppose: 14 percent

Strongly oppose: 18 percent

14. Mexico

Support: 63 percent

Oppose: 32 percent

Strongly support: 26 percent

Somewhat support: 37 percent

Somewhat oppose: 11 percent

Strongly oppose: 21 percent

13. United States

Support: 63 percent

Oppose: 34 percent

Strongly support: 41 percent

Somewhat support: 22 percent

Somewhat oppose: 15 percent

Strongly oppose: 19 percent

12. Vietnam

Support: 65 percent

Oppose: 30 percent

Strongly support: 30 percent

Somewhat support: 35 percent

Somewhat oppose: 16 percent

Strongly oppose: 14 percent

11. Argentina

Support: 67 percent

Oppose: 26 percent

Strongly support: 36 percent

Somewhat support: 31 percent

Somewhat oppose: 11 percent

Strongly oppose: 14 percent

10. Japan

Support: 68 percent

Oppose: 26 percent

Strongly support: 11 percent

Somewhat support: 56 percent

Somewhat oppose: 18 percent

Strongly oppose: 8 percent

9. Italy

Support: 73 percent

Oppose: 25 percent

Strongly support: 41 percent

Somewhat support: 33 percent

Somewhat oppose: 13 percent

Strongly oppose: 13 percent

8. United Kingdom

Support: 74 percent

Oppose: 22 percent

Strongly support: 50 percent

Somewhat support: 23 percent

Somewhat oppose: 10 percent

Strongly oppose: 13 percent

7. Australia

Support: 75 percent

Oppose: 23 percent

Strongly support: 52 percent

Somewhat support: 23 percent

Somewhat oppose: 12 percent

Strongly oppose: 11 percent

6. Canada

Support: 79 percent

Oppose: 15 percent

Strongly support: 56 percent

Somewhat support: 23 percent

Somewhat oppose: 7 percent

Strongly oppose: 8 percent

5. Germany

Support: 80 percent

Oppose: 18 percent

Strongly support: 56 percent

Somewhat support: 24 percent

Somewhat oppose: 9 percent

Strongly oppose: 10 percent

4. France

Support: 82 percent

Oppose: 14 percent

Strongly support: 55 percent

Somewhat support: 27 percent

Somewhat oppose: 6 percent

Strongly oppose: 8 percent

3. Spain

Support: 87 percent

Oppose: 10 percent

Strongly support: 58 percent

Somewhat support: 29 percent

Somewhat oppose: 4 percent

Strongly oppose: 6 percent

2. Netherlands

Support: 89 percent

Oppose: 10 percent

Strongly support: 62 percent

Somewhat support: 27 percent

Somewhat oppose: 5 percent

Strongly oppose: 5 percent

1. Sweden

Support: 92 percent

Oppose: 6 percent

Strongly support: 74 percent

Somewhat support: 18 percent

Somewhat oppose: 4 percent

Strongly oppose: 2 percent