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]

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Methodology

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]

World Giving Index rankings

Country2022 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]
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1110127221317
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22118312111533
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3191452111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 454263567
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 573344352
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 642911112
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 7n/a202012465455n/a
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 83561476432
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 91732211863514745
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1020101819010689103102
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11265689945
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 121021611637192138
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1388111125128121130112103
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14322162856432120
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1513141291014n/an/a
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1637861121051097811584
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 172275118676
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18547473n/an/a61n/an/a
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 19n/a51709869804074
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 206533895447463016
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2174759483831087778
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22835502226573448
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2346n/a171517n/a1417
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 244016242120391825
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 251637452927523241
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 26n/a43464074605855
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2748123129132135118124123
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2857n/a56n/an/a2120n/a
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 293981110137128
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3067117110124126129126123
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 31n/a467302834n/a64
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3247n/a13201415n/a11
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 336215322630231715
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 343896130641198672118
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 357712181316121612
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 365310810711511712813491
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 377373114106107908576
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 383331493236412739
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 392360591201011256845
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4063927n/a58910
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 413655558534188373
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 426091905912888103109
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 438339624362363423
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 449626665601165078
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 455561867070655754
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 46638372377635461
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 472584n/a116647979116
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4832232917453219n/a
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4995126142138140144128133
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 506429423425284039
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 515149806173665331
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 529098119539713113284
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5372948810212412394101
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5445120126127129115126118
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 558518221921202822
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 562753525139764455
Flag of India.svg  India 57148212481911066993
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 584168678776696782
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 597165776058776247
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 607024354535422324
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 615071877995857957
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 62821091201191341247278
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6378n/a131n/an/an/a128128
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 6484951091001189910393
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 65n/a8782867210490109
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 661144365087733464
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 67n/a36573638445643
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 68577210088651147284
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 699440475840373444
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 702925533811272850
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 713141614955495035
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 72567611577136919993
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 7380999311299121118123
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 748125443724312533
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 753452343931384389
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 76971326332340n/a12
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 771856636851925863
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 789234383543753231
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 7961n/a25130n/a45n/a93
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 8052n/a1119110410769n/a
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 81104n/a3025n/a26n/a17
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 828611813212112762130133
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 8399121138137124142119120
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 84n/a47785733534648
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 854950514841474757
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 867993127948511796107
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 872145402461493469
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 88110576062756460n/a
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 8942n/a122n/an/a61n/an/a
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 90438099n/a1101209688
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 918748645250354752
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 92n/an/a117109103133n/an/a
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 9398789687965610166
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 94n/an/a79n/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 951037711396891116978
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 9665105108951058385132
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 972459846357818751
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 9891106105113102132103120
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9910058547179586257
Flag of France.svg  France 10010666726781749077
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1011029075747111899120
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 102101125143114137140120135
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10310983104136123126112115
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 10428112118135120112123116
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10544707672108879482
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1069697102809393108105
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10776n/a92n/an/an/an/a109
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1081076991n/a92946153
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10911154688482727921
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 110n/a114123122130138124113
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1111051101371311131108993
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1128910313592122139120103
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 11375n/a134n/an/an/an/a41
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 114113888310490827871
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 11510867857680966568
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 11668104106108112112120105
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 117n/a631368978847935
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11811410712811111410290n/a
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 119931021401349810010893
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan n/an/a991391261311228769
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola n/an/an/an/an/an/a13496n/a
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain n/a12n/a10n/an/a13n/an/a
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh n/a69817412994957289
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus n/an/a921211171001038393
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium n/a11242395632485257
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize n/an/an/an/an/an/a70n/an/a
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan n/an/an/an/an/a1817n/an/a
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana n/an/a64979354556284
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi n/an/an/an/an/an/a145n/an/a
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic n/an/an/a69n/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a84
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad n/an/a891019911113611593
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo n/an/a11358125136127112131
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia n/a157998107849772109
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia n/an/an/a31n/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala n/an/a26654129162530
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti n/an/a27155553594028
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait n/an/an/a33311924n/an/a
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho n/an/an/a95n/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia n/an/a171914522545n/a
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya n/an/an/a284244n/an/a14
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg n/an/a28414449336528
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar n/an/a116100133132101110113
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia n/a2930n/an/a2210771
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania n/an/a851331308810911593
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro n/a5911911611013398130126
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger n/an/a10071118115135102108
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus n/an/an/an/a46423039n/a
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian Territory n/an/a122141n/a139141133127
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico n/an/an/an/an/an/a29n/an/a
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a9
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda n/an/a115103101116137110128
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan n/an/an/a48734868n/an/a
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan n/an/an/an/an/an/a67n/a61
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a66
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria n/an/an/an/an/a66n/a3035
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago n/an/an/a23n/an/an/a10n/a
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan n/an/a19436915712326
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen n/an/a124144139138143134130

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

Response to the results (2010)

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]

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