The World Giving Index (WGI) was compiled by the
Charities Aid Foundation, using data gathered by
Gallup, and ranks 153 countries in the World according to how
charitable their populations are. The Charities Aid Foundation claims
that WGI is the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour
across the globe.[1]
The first edition was released in September 2010 with
New Zealand,
Australia and
Ireland
emerging as the three most charitable nations. The survey found that
across the globe happiness was seen as a greater influence on giving
money than wealth.
Methodology
The WGI is based on data from Gallup's WorldView World Poll which is
an ongoing research project carried out in 153 countries that together
represent 95% of the world's population. In most countries surveyed
1,000 questionnaires are completed by a representative sample of
individuals living in urban centres. In some large countries such as
China and
Russia
samples of at least 2,000 were collected, while in a small number of
countries, where polling is difficult, the poll covered 500 to 1,000
people but still featured a representative sample.
Respondents were over 15 years old and samples were
probability-based. Surveys were carried out by telephone or face-to-face
depending on the country’s telephone coverage. The Charities Aid
Foundation (CAF) worked with data downloaded in March 2010.
Gallup asked people which of the following three charitable acts they
had undertaken in the past month:
- donated money to an organisation?
- volunteered time to an organisation?
- helped a stranger, or someone they didn’t know who needed help?
Giving money or time to an organisation could include political
parties/organisations as well as registered charities, community
organisations, and places of worship.
In addition to this, the survey used GDP data from the
International Monetary Fund's Outlook Programme and an additional
Gallup WorldView World Poll question on happiness.[2]
Response to the results (2010)
The
Sri
Lankan President
Mahinda Rajapaksa hailed the results of the Index where Sri Lanka
came in 8th. President Rajapaksa said it captured, "the reality of our
caring and sharing society".[3]
The President of
Taiwan,
Ma Ying-jeou described the results as "unfair" and stated that
Taiwan had transformed itself from an "importer of love to an exporter
of love".[4]
Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the
Voluntary Sector and Senator for
New South Wales,
Dr Ursula Stephens said, "I see each day the enormous efforts of our
country’s five million volunteers and witness the generosity of the
millions of Australians whose donations make the work of our non profit
organisations possible. So this result on the World Giving Index is
confirmation of what we already know – we are a country of generous
people who are quick to lend a helping hand in times of need."[5]
The Community and Voluntary Sector Minister in
New Zealand,
Tariana Turia said, "The report shows that New Zealanders are
particularly generous when it comes to giving money and helping
strangers, but also in terms of volunteering. As a nation we must
celebrate our generosity and make sure that our decisions and our
actions bolster it even further."[6]
World
Giving Index rankings
World Giving Index 2010The higher the WGI score is, the more
charitable a nation.
World Giving Index 2012
- DM Donating money
- VT Volunteering Time
- HS Helping a stranger
1 |
Australia |
60% |
76% |
2 |
37% |
12 |
67% |
10 |
3 |
(
2) |
2 |
Ireland |
60% |
79% |
1 |
34% |
15 |
66% |
13 |
2 |
() |
3 |
Canada |
58% |
64% |
10 |
42% |
7 |
67% |
10 |
7 |
(
4) |
4 |
New
Zealand |
57% |
66% |
8 |
38% |
11 |
68% |
9 |
4 |
() |
5 |
United
States |
57% |
57% |
13 |
42% |
7 |
71% |
3 |
1 |
(
4) |
6 |
Netherlands |
53% |
73% |
3 |
34% |
15 |
51% |
49 |
6 |
() |
7 |
Indonesia |
52% |
71% |
5 |
41% |
10 |
43% |
77 |
49 |
(
42) |
8 |
United
Kingdom |
51% |
72% |
4 |
26% |
35 |
56% |
33 |
5 |
(
3) |
9 |
Paraguay |
50% |
48% |
23 |
42% |
7 |
61% |
22 |
42 |
(
33) |
10 |
Denmark |
49% |
70% |
7 |
23% |
45 |
54% |
43 |
17 |
(
7) |
11 |
Liberia |
49% |
12% |
109 |
53% |
2 |
81% |
1 |
14 |
(
3) |
12 |
Iran |
48% |
51% |
21 |
24% |
41 |
70% |
6 |
91 |
(
79) |
13 |
Turkmenistan |
48% |
30% |
52 |
58% |
1 |
56% |
33 |
14 |
(
1) |
14 |
Qatar |
47% |
53% |
17 |
17% |
67 |
71% |
3 |
19 |
(
5) |
15 |
Sri
Lanka |
47% |
42% |
30 |
43% |
6 |
55% |
38 |
8 |
(
7) |
16 |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
45% |
44% |
26 |
30% |
23 |
62% |
19 |
26 |
(
10) |
17 |
Finland |
45% |
50% |
22 |
27% |
30 |
57% |
29 |
21 |
(
4) |
17 |
Philippines |
45% |
32% |
47 |
44% |
5 |
58% |
26 |
32 |
(
15) |
19 |
Hong
Kong |
44% |
64% |
10 |
13% |
87 |
56% |
33 |
11 |
(
8) |
19 |
Oman |
44% |
39% |
32 |
22% |
48 |
72% |
2 |
na |
na |
21 |
Cyprus |
44% |
56% |
14 |
27% |
30 |
48% |
57 |
28 |
(
7) |
21 |
Malta |
44% |
66% |
8 |
22% |
48 |
43% |
77 |
19 |
(
2) |
23 |
Mauritius |
43% |
52% |
19 |
35% |
14 |
43% |
77 |
na |
na |
24 |
Dominican
Republic |
43% |
32% |
47 |
34% |
15 |
62% |
19 |
49 |
(
25) |
24 |
Uzbekistan |
43% |
28% |
56 |
46% |
3 |
54% |
43 |
46 |
(
22) |
26 |
Thailand |
42% |
71% |
5 |
15% |
78 |
40% |
92 |
9 |
(
17) |
27 |
Somaliland |
42% |
44% |
26 |
19% |
61 |
62% |
19 |
39 |
(
12) |
28 |
Austria |
41% |
53% |
17 |
24% |
41 |
47% |
58 |
29 |
(
1) |
28 |
Luxembourg |
41% |
56% |
14 |
27% |
30 |
41% |
88 |
21 |
(
7) |
30 |
Angola |
40% |
31% |
50 |
33% |
18 |
56% |
33 |
35 |
(
5) |
31 |
Honduras |
40% |
33% |
40 |
29% |
26 |
57% |
29 |
80 |
(
51) |
32 |
Jamaica |
39% |
22% |
72 |
32% |
19 |
64% |
16 |
52 |
(
30) |
33 |
Sierra
Leone |
39% |
15% |
97 |
30% |
23 |
71% |
3 |
42 |
(
9) |
34 |
Chile |
38% |
45% |
25 |
14% |
84 |
56% |
33 |
44 |
(
10) |
34 |
Germany |
38% |
43% |
28 |
22% |
48 |
50% |
51 |
26 |
(
8) |
34 |
Slovenia |
38% |
35% |
37 |
36% |
13 |
44% |
71 |
36 |
(
2) |
37 |
Sweden |
38% |
56% |
14 |
11% |
99 |
47% |
58 |
40 |
(
3) |
37 |
United
Arab Emirates |
38% |
47% |
24 |
12% |
93 |
55% |
38 |
47 |
(
10) |
37 |
Zambia |
38% |
21% |
77 |
24% |
41 |
69% |
7 |
78 |
(
41) |
40 |
Cambodia |
37% |
61% |
12 |
10% |
104 |
40% |
92 |
62 |
(
22) |
40 |
Kenya |
37% |
23% |
69 |
24% |
41 |
64% |
16 |
62 |
(
22) |
42 |
Colombia |
37% |
23% |
69 |
22% |
48 |
65% |
15 |
45 |
(
3) |
43 |
Sudan |
36% |
19% |
86 |
23% |
45 |
67% |
10 |
51 |
(
8) |
44 |
Ghana |
36% |
23% |
69 |
32% |
19 |
53% |
48 |
21 |
(
23) |
45 |
South
Korea |
36% |
33% |
40 |
29% |
26 |
45% |
68 |
57 |
(
12) |
46 |
Mongolia |
35% |
42% |
30 |
32% |
19 |
32% |
118 |
59 |
(
13) |
46 |
Uganda |
35% |
20% |
80 |
20% |
56 |
66% |
13 |
62 |
(
16) |
48 |
Afghanistan |
35% |
33% |
40 |
21% |
53 |
51% |
49 |
54 |
(
6) |
48 |
Costa
Rica |
35% |
29% |
53 |
22% |
48 |
54% |
43 |
47 |
(
1) |
48 |
Guatemala |
35% |
27% |
60 |
31% |
22 |
47% |
58 |
29 |
(
19) |
48 |
Swaziland |
35% |
20% |
80 |
27% |
30 |
58% |
26 |
na |
na |
52 |
Malawi |
34% |
22% |
72 |
27% |
30 |
54% |
43 |
36 |
(
14) |
52 |
Taiwan |
34% |
43% |
28 |
16% |
73 |
44% |
71 |
67 |
(
15) |
54 |
Belgium |
34% |
38% |
34 |
26% |
35 |
38% |
101 |
54 |
() |
54 |
France |
34% |
29% |
53 |
29% |
26 |
44% |
71 |
80 |
(
26) |
54 |
Israel |
34% |
52% |
19 |
14% |
84 |
36% |
108 |
38 |
(
16) |
57 |
Italy |
33% |
37% |
35 |
18% |
64 |
45% |
68 |
104 |
(
47) |
58 |
Nigeria |
33% |
15% |
97 |
26% |
35 |
57% |
29 |
13 |
(
45) |
58 |
Panama |
33% |
35% |
37 |
23% |
45 |
40% |
92 |
71 |
(
13) |
58 |
Syria |
33% |
31% |
50 |
10% |
104 |
57% |
29 |
90 |
(
32) |
61 |
Bolivia |
32% |
22% |
72 |
20% |
56 |
55% |
38 |
94 |
(
33) |
61 |
Tajikistan |
32% |
6% |
136 |
45% |
4 |
46% |
63 |
41 |
(
20) |
63 |
Zimbabwe |
32% |
10% |
115 |
26% |
35 |
60% |
23 |
100 |
(
37) |
64 |
Lesotho |
32% |
10% |
115 |
16% |
73 |
69% |
7 |
na |
na |
65 |
Bahrain |
31% |
33% |
40 |
15% |
78 |
45% |
68 |
66 |
Guinea |
31% |
21% |
77 |
13% |
87 |
58% |
26 |
67 |
Cameroon |
30% |
17% |
93 |
11% |
99 |
63% |
18 |
67 |
Haiti |
30% |
39% |
32 |
25% |
40 |
27% |
135 |
67 |
Lebanon |
30% |
33% |
40 |
8% |
114 |
50% |
51 |
70 |
South
Africa |
30% |
15% |
97 |
19% |
61 |
55% |
38 |
70 |
Vietnam |
30% |
33% |
40 |
10% |
104 |
46% |
63 |
72 |
Mauritania |
29% |
28% |
56 |
17% |
67 |
43% |
77 |
72 |
Spain |
29% |
26% |
62 |
13% |
87 |
49% |
55 |
74 |
Latvia |
29% |
34% |
39 |
12% |
93 |
40% |
92 |
75 |
Mexico |
28% |
22% |
72 |
17% |
67 |
46% |
63 |
76 |
Azerbaijan |
28% |
20% |
80 |
28% |
29 |
36% |
108 |
76 |
Malaysia |
28% |
32% |
47 |
26% |
35 |
26% |
136 |
78 |
Gabon |
28% |
10% |
115 |
13% |
87 |
60% |
23 |
79 |
Comoros |
27% |
12% |
109 |
19% |
61 |
50% |
51 |
79 |
Estonia |
27% |
19% |
86 |
21% |
53 |
41% |
88 |
79 |
Kosovo |
27% |
28% |
56 |
11% |
99 |
42% |
84 |
79 |
Slovakia |
27% |
37% |
35 |
13% |
87 |
31% |
120 |
83 |
Brazil |
27% |
24% |
68 |
12% |
93 |
44% |
71 |
83 |
Congo |
27% |
10% |
115 |
16% |
73 |
54% |
43 |
85 |
Japan |
26% |
33% |
40 |
21% |
53 |
25% |
138 |
85 |
Pakistan |
26% |
25% |
65 |
12% |
93 |
42% |
84 |
87 |
Saudi
Arabia |
26% |
25% |
65 |
9% |
111 |
44% |
71 |
88 |
Moldova |
26% |
19% |
86 |
17% |
67 |
41% |
88 |
89 |
Nicaragua |
25% |
21% |
77 |
18% |
64 |
36% |
108 |
89 |
Uruguay |
25% |
25% |
65 |
11% |
99 |
39% |
99 |
91 |
Belarus |
25% |
16% |
96 |
30% |
23 |
28% |
132 |
91 |
Iraq |
25% |
20% |
80 |
8% |
114 |
46% |
63 |
93 |
Argentina |
24% |
18% |
92 |
15% |
78 |
40% |
92 |
94 |
Hungary |
24% |
26% |
62 |
8% |
114 |
38% |
101 |
94 |
Peru |
24% |
17% |
93 |
15% |
78 |
40% |
92 |
94 |
Poland |
24% |
28% |
56 |
8% |
114 |
36% |
108 |
94 |
Tunisia |
24% |
8% |
129 |
5% |
135 |
59% |
25 |
98 |
Czech
Republic |
24% |
27% |
60 |
14% |
84 |
30% |
124 |
99 |
Central
African Republic |
23% |
12% |
109 |
15% |
78 |
43% |
77 |
99 |
Kyrgyzstan |
23% |
7% |
130 |
20% |
56 |
43% |
77 |
99 |
Tanzania |
23% |
13% |
105 |
8% |
114 |
49% |
55 |
102 |
Chad |
23% |
19% |
86 |
13% |
87 |
37% |
104 |
102 |
Mali |
23% |
7% |
130 |
7% |
125 |
55% |
38 |
104 |
Macedonia |
23% |
22% |
72 |
7% |
125 |
39% |
99 |
105 |
Botswana |
22% |
6% |
136 |
15% |
78 |
46% |
63 |
105 |
Egypt |
22% |
14% |
102 |
6% |
131 |
47% |
58 |
105 |
Lithuania |
22% |
20% |
80 |
11% |
99 |
36% |
108 |
108 |
El
Salvador |
22% |
14% |
102 |
12% |
93 |
40% |
92 |
109 |
Bangladesh |
22% |
13% |
105 |
10% |
104 |
42% |
84 |
110 |
Jordan |
21% |
15% |
97 |
5% |
135 |
44% |
71 |
111 |
Mozambique |
21% |
10% |
115 |
17% |
67 |
36% |
108 |
111 |
Ukraine |
21% |
7% |
130 |
20% |
56 |
36% |
108 |
113 |
Djibouti |
21% |
13% |
105 |
8% |
114 |
41% |
88 |
114 |
Singapore |
20% |
29% |
53 |
8% |
114 |
24% |
140 |
115 |
Kazakhstan |
20% |
10% |
115 |
20% |
56 |
30% |
124 |
115 |
Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
20% |
26% |
62 |
4% |
138 |
30% |
124 |
115 |
Nepal |
20% |
17% |
93 |
18% |
64 |
25% |
138 |
118 |
Senegal |
20% |
3% |
145 |
6% |
131 |
50% |
51 |
119 |
Portugal |
19% |
19% |
86 |
10% |
104 |
29% |
129 |
119 |
Romania |
19% |
20% |
80 |
4% |
138 |
34% |
116 |
119 |
Armenia |
19% |
6% |
136 |
9% |
111 |
43% |
77 |
119 |
Niger |
19% |
7% |
130 |
4% |
138 |
47% |
58 |
123 |
Palestine |
19% |
11% |
112 |
8% |
114 |
37% |
104 |
123 |
Venezuela |
19% |
10% |
115 |
8% |
114 |
38% |
101 |
125 |
Algeria |
18% |
11% |
112 |
7% |
125 |
37% |
104 |
126 |
Morocco |
18% |
6% |
136 |
6% |
131 |
42% |
84 |
127 |
Russia |
18% |
7% |
130 |
17% |
67 |
29% |
129 |
128 |
Ecuador |
17% |
14% |
102 |
7% |
125 |
30% |
124 |
128 |
Georgia |
17% |
3% |
145 |
16% |
73 |
32% |
118 |
130 |
Burkina
Faso |
17% |
6% |
136 |
8% |
114 |
36% |
108 |
130 |
Democratic
Republic of the Congo |
17% |
9% |
126 |
10% |
104 |
31% |
120 |
132 |
Croatia |
16% |
15% |
97 |
6% |
131 |
28% |
132 |
133 |
India |
16% |
19% |
86 |
10% |
104 |
19% |
146 |
134 |
Benin |
15% |
5% |
141 |
7% |
125 |
34% |
116 |
134 |
Madagascar |
15% |
9% |
126 |
16% |
73 |
21% |
143 |
134 |
Yemen |
15% |
5% |
141 |
4% |
138 |
37% |
104 |
137 |
Bulgaria |
15% |
10% |
115 |
4% |
138 |
31% |
120 |
137 |
Serbia |
15% |
13% |
105 |
3% |
145 |
29% |
129 |
137 |
Turkey |
15% |
10% |
115 |
4% |
138 |
31% |
120 |
140 |
Burundi |
14% |
5% |
141 |
8% |
114 |
28% |
132 |
141 |
China |
13% |
10% |
115 |
4% |
138 |
26% |
136 |
141 |
Rwanda |
13% |
11% |
112 |
9% |
111 |
20% |
145 |
141 |
Togo |
13% |
7% |
130 |
12% |
93 |
21% |
143 |
144 |
Albania |
13% |
9% |
126 |
7% |
125 |
23% |
141 |
145 |
Greece |
13% |
5% |
141 |
3% |
145 |
30% |
124 |
145 |
Montenegro |
13% |
10% |
115 |
5% |
135 |
23% |
141 |
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