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World Giving Index

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The World Giving Index (WGI) is an annual report published by the Charities Aid Foundation, using data gathered by Gallup, and ranks over 140 countries in the world according to how charitable they are. The aim of the World Giving Index is to provide insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world. The first edition was released in September 2010.[1] The most recent edition was published in October 2022, with Indonesia, Kenya and the United States of America ranking as the top three. Australia, New Zealand, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, Canada, Zambia, and Ukraine making up the rest of the top ten.[2]

Methodology

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This report is primarily based upon data from the Gallup World Poll, which is an ongoing research project carried out in more than 140 countries that together represent around 95% of the world's adult population (around 5 billion people). In most countries surveyed, 1,000 questionnaires are completed by a representative sample of individuals living across the country. The coverage area is the entire country, including rural areas. The sampling frame represents the entire civilian, non-institutionalized, aged 15 and older population of the entire country. In some large countries such as China and Russia, samples of at least 2,000 are collected, while in a small number of countries, the poll covers 500 to 1,000 people but still features a representative sample. The survey is not conducted in a limited number of instances, including where the safety of interviewing staff is threatened, scarcely populated islands in some countries, and areas that interviewers can reach only by foot, animal, or small boat.[3]

In all, over 150,000 people were interviewed by Gallup in 2014, and samples are probability-based. Surveys are carried out by telephone or face-to-face depending on the country's telephone coverage.[4] There is of course a margin of error (the amount of random sampling error) in the results for each country, which is calculated by Gallup around a proportion at the 95% confidence level (the level of confidence that the results are a true reflection of the whole population). The maximum margin of error is calculated assuming a reported percentage of 50% and takes into account the design effect.

Gallup asked people which of the following three charitable acts they had undertaken in the past month:[4]

  • helped a stranger, or someone they did not know who needed help
  • donated money to a charity
  • volunteered their time to an organization

World Giving Index rankings

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Country 2022 rank[2] 2021 rank[5] 2019 rank[6] 2018 rank[7] 2017 rank[8] 2016 rank[9] 2015 rank[4] 2014 rank[10] 2013 rank [11]
 Indonesia 1 1 10 1 2 7 22 13 17
 Kenya 2 2 11 8 3 12 11 15 33
 United States 3 19 1 4 5 2 1 1 1
 Australia 4 5 4 2 6 3 5 6 7
 New Zealand 5 7 3 3 4 4 3 5 2
 Myanmar 6 4 2 9 1 1 1 1 2
 Sierra Leone 7 n/a 20 20 12 46 54 55 n/a
 Canada 8 35 6 14 7 6 4 3 2
 Zambia 9 17 32 21 18 63 51 47 45
 Ukraine 10 20 101 81 90 106 89 103 102
 Ireland 11 26 5 6 8 9 9 4 5
 Thailand 12 10 21 61 16 37 19 21 38
 Czech Republic 13 88 111 125 128 121 130 112 103
 Nigeria 14 3 22 16 28 56 43 21 20
 United Arab Emirates 15 13 14 12 9 10 14 n/a n/a
 Poland 16 37 86 112 105 109 78 115 84
 United Kingdom 17 22 7 5 11 8 6 7 6
 Brazil 18 54 74 73 n/a n/a 61 n/a n/a
 Guinea 19 n/a 51 70 98 69 80 40 74
 Philippines 20 65 33 89 54 47 46 30 16
 Argentina 21 74 75 94 83 83 108 77 78
 Uganda 22 8 35 50 22 26 57 34 48
 Iceland 23 46 n/a 17 15 17 n/a 14 17
 Denmark 24 40 16 24 21 20 39 18 25
 Mongolia 25 16 37 45 29 27 52 32 41
 Honduras 26 n/a 43 46 40 74 60 58 55
 Serbia 27 48 123 129 132 135 118 124 123
 Jamaica 28 57 n/a 56 n/a n/a 21 20 n/a
 Netherlands 29 39 8 11 10 13 7 12 8
 Russia 30 67 117 110 124 126 129 126 123
 Singapore 31 n/a 46 7 30 28 34 n/a 64
 Norway 32 47 n/a 13 20 14 15 n/a 11
 Austria 33 62 15 32 26 30 23 17 15
 Macedonia 34 38 96 130 64 119 86 72 118
 Malta 35 77 12 18 13 16 12 16 12
 Venezuela 36 53 108 107 115 117 128 134 91
 Mexico 37 73 73 114 106 107 90 85 76
 Dominican Republic 38 33 31 49 32 36 41 27 39
 Paraguay 39 23 60 59 120 101 125 68 45
 Sri Lanka 40 63 9 27 n/a 5 8 9 10
 Kyrgyzstan 41 36 55 55 85 34 18 83 73
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 60 91 90 59 128 88 103 109
 Costa Rica 43 83 39 62 43 62 36 34 23
 Kosovo 44 9 62 66 65 60 116 50 78
 Bolivia 45 55 61 86 70 70 65 57 54
 Ghana 46 6 38 37 23 77 63 54 61
 Vietnam 47 25 84 n/a 116 64 79 79 116
 Iran 48 32 23 29 17 45 32 19 n/a
 China 49 95 126 142 138 140 144 128 133
 Sweden 50 64 29 42 34 25 28 40 39
 Colombia 51 51 49 80 61 73 66 53 31
 Ecuador 52 90 98 119 53 97 131 132 84
 Slovakia 53 72 94 88 102 124 123 94 101
 Bulgaria 54 45 120 126 127 129 115 126 118
 Germany 55 85 18 22 19 21 20 28 22
   Nepal 56 27 53 52 51 39 76 44 55
 India 57 14 82 124 81 91 106 69 93
 Nicaragua 58 41 68 67 87 76 69 67 82
 Uruguay 59 71 65 77 60 58 77 62 47
 Cyprus 60 70 24 35 45 35 42 23 24
 Senegal 61 50 71 87 79 95 85 79 57
 Hungary 62 82 109 120 119 134 124 72 78
 Turkey 63 78 n/a 131 n/a n/a n/a 128 128
 Estonia 64 84 95 109 100 118 99 103 93
 Burkina Faso 65 n/a 87 82 86 72 104 90 109
 Tajikistan 66 11 44 36 50 87 73 34 64
 Malawi 67 n/a 36 57 36 38 44 56 43
 Peru 68 57 72 100 88 65 114 72 84
 Slovenia 69 94 40 47 58 40 37 34 44
 Uzbekistan 70 29 25 53 38 11 27 28 50
 Chile 71 31 41 61 49 55 49 50 35
 Congo 72 56 76 115 77 136 91 99 93
 Mali 73 80 99 93 112 99 121 118 123
 Finland 74 81 25 44 37 24 31 25 33
 Iraq 75 34 52 34 39 31 38 43 89
  Switzerland 76 97 13 26 33 23 40 n/a 12
 Cameroon 77 18 56 63 68 51 92 58 63
 Israel 78 92 34 38 35 43 75 32 31
 Mauritius 79 61 n/a 25 130 n/a 45 n/a 93
 Ivory Coast 80 52 n/a 111 91 104 107 69 n/a
 Hong Kong 81 104 n/a 30 25 n/a 26 n/a 17
 Croatia 82 86 118 132 121 127 62 130 133
 Lithuania 83 99 121 138 137 124 142 119 120
 Panama 84 n/a 47 78 57 33 53 46 48
 Saudi Arabia 85 49 50 51 48 41 47 47 57
 El Salvador 86 79 93 127 94 85 117 96 107
 South Africa 87 21 45 40 24 61 49 34 69
 South Korea 88 110 57 60 62 75 64 60 n/a
 Namibia 89 42 n/a 122 n/a n/a 61 n/a n/a
 Moldova 90 43 80 99 n/a 110 120 96 88
 Taiwan 91 87 48 64 52 50 35 47 52
 Togo 92 n/a n/a 117 109 103 133 n/a n/a
 Kazakhstan 93 98 78 96 87 96 56 101 66
 Mozambique 94 n/a n/a 79 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
 Gabon 95 103 77 113 96 89 111 69 78
 Albania 96 65 105 108 95 105 83 85 132
 Tanzania 97 24 59 84 63 57 81 87 51
 Benin 98 91 106 105 113 102 132 103 120
 Spain 99 100 58 54 71 79 58 62 57
 France 100 106 66 72 67 81 74 90 77
 Jordan 101 102 90 75 74 71 118 99 120
 Greece 102 101 125 143 114 137 140 120 135
 Morocco 103 109 83 104 136 123 126 112 115
 Georgia 104 28 112 118 135 120 112 123 116
 Zimbabwe 105 44 70 76 72 108 87 94 82
 Romania 106 96 97 102 80 93 93 108 105
 Algeria 107 76 n/a 92 n/a n/a n/a n/a 109
 Pakistan 108 107 69 91 n/a 92 94 61 53
 Italy 109 111 54 68 84 82 72 79 21
 Armenia 110 n/a 114 123 122 130 138 124 113
 Latvia 111 105 110 137 131 113 110 89 93
 Tunisia 112 89 103 135 92 122 139 120 103
 Laos 113 75 n/a 134 n/a n/a n/a n/a 41
 Portugal 114 113 88 83 104 90 82 78 71
 Lebanon 115 108 67 85 76 80 96 65 68
 Egypt 116 68 104 106 108 112 112 120 105
 Afghanistan 117 n/a 63 136 89 78 84 79 35
 Japan 118 114 107 128 111 114 102 90 n/a
 Cambodia 119 93 102 140 134 98 100 108 93
 Azerbaijan n/a n/a 99 139 126 131 122 87 69
 Angola n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 134 96 n/a
 Bahrain n/a 12 n/a 10 n/a n/a 13 n/a n/a
 Bangladesh n/a 69 81 74 129 94 95 72 89
 Belarus n/a n/a 92 121 117 100 103 83 93
 Belgium n/a 112 42 39 56 32 48 52 57
 Belize n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 70 n/a n/a
 Bhutan n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 17 n/a n/a
 Botswana n/a n/a 64 97 93 54 55 62 84
 Burundi n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 145 n/a n/a
 Central African Republic n/a n/a n/a 69 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
 Comoros n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 84
 Chad n/a n/a 89 101 99 111 136 115 93
 Democratic Republic of the Congo n/a n/a 113 58 125 136 127 112 131
 Ethiopia n/a 15 79 98 107 84 97 72 109
 Gambia n/a n/a n/a 31 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
 Guatemala n/a n/a 26 65 41 29 16 25 30
 Haiti n/a n/a 27 15 55 53 59 40 28
 Kuwait n/a n/a n/a 33 31 19 24 n/a n/a
 Lesotho n/a n/a n/a 95 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
 Liberia n/a n/a 17 19 14 52 25 45 n/a
 Libya n/a n/a n/a 28 42 44 n/a n/a 14
 Luxembourg n/a n/a 28 41 44 49 33 65 28
 Madagascar n/a n/a 116 100 133 132 101 110 113
 Malaysia n/a 29 30 n/a n/a 22 10 7 71
 Mauritania n/a n/a 85 133 130 88 109 115 93
 Montenegro n/a 59 119 116 110 133 98 130 126
 Niger n/a n/a 100 71 118 115 135 102 108
 Northern Cyprus n/a n/a n/a n/a 46 42 30 39 n/a
 Palestinian Territory n/a n/a 122 141 n/a 139 141 133 127
 Puerto Rico n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 29 n/a n/a
 Qatar n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9
 Rwanda n/a n/a 115 103 101 116 137 110 128
 South Sudan n/a n/a n/a 48 73 48 68 n/a n/a
 Sudan n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 67 n/a 61
 Suriname n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 66
 Syria n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 66 n/a 30 35
 Trinidad and Tobago n/a n/a n/a 23 n/a n/a n/a 10 n/a
 Turkmenistan n/a n/a 19 43 69 15 71 23 26
 Yemen n/a n/a 124 144 139 138 143 134 130

"n/a" indicates a country was not surveyed for that year's World Giving Index report

Response to the results (2010)

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In 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".[12]

In 2010, 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".[13]

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 organizations 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."[14]

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."[15]

References

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  1. ^ "World Giving Index 2010" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "World Giving Index 2022" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ Gallup World Poll Methodology, Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "World Giving Index 2015" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. ^ "World Giving Index 2021" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ "World Giving Index 2019" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ "The World Giving Index 2018" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ^ "World Giving Index 2017" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ "World Giving Index 2016" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ "World Giving Index 2014" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. ^ "World Giving Index 2013" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  12. ^ Charles Haviland (13 September 2010). "Sri Lankan 'generosity' is hailed". BBC News South Asia. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. ^ "President calls Taiwan's 'World Giving' rank 'unfair'". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. ^ Dr Ursula Stephens "Australia a Nation of Givers and Helpers". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  15. ^ "Turia Thrilled with Top-Ranking for Generous New Zealanders". Beehive. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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