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The Greatest Places To Be A Gay Man, Ranked

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A new survey that ranks where gay men are happiest by country reveals nothing we hadn't known before: Gay men are happiest in Canada and northern Europe, specifically the Nordic region, while gay men in some African and Middle Eastern nations, where homosexuality is punishable by death, are the most unhappy.

The statistics were gathered from 115,000 gay men around the world by Amsterdam-based gay dating app Planet Romeo in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany, the Washington Post reports.

The rankings consider how gay men around the world perceive their society's view on homosexuality, how they're treated by other people, and how satisfied they are with their own lives.

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Iceland tops the list of countries where gay men consider themselves most happy, followed closely by Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. The United States ranks 26 on the list.

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Ireland, which just became the first country in history to approve marriage equality by popular vote, ranking just one notch ahead of the U.S., coming in at number 25.

Uganda, the African nation most frequently making headlines for enforcing a ban on homosexuality so severe that it comes with a punishment of death, ranked very last on the list. Uganda is the country where gay men are most unhappy, followed closely by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, Nigeria, Iran, Cameroon and Ghana.

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37 percent of those surveyed in the top 20 countries were in a committed relationship with another man, while 22 percent of those in the bottom 20 countries reported being in a committed relationship with another man.

Interestingly enough, 58 percent of those surveyed in the top 20 countries considered gay apps and online dating sites "very important," while 76 percent of those surveyed in the bottom 20 countries considered them "very important."

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56 percent of those surveyed in the 20 worst countries claimed their parents were not accepting, while 20 percent of those surveyed in the top 20 countries claimed their parents were accepting.

You can check out the full list of countries below. Head over to Planet Romeo to get even more statistics, including what percentage of men in all countries reported being harassed at work, have been the victim of a crime, and what percent of men are out to their families and friends.

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