World Giving Index

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The World Giving Index (WGI) was an annual report published by the Charities Aid Foundation, using data gathered by Gallup, which ranked over 140 countries in the world according to how charitable they are. The aim of the World Giving Index was to provide insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world. The first edition was released in September 2010. The final edition was published in 2024. The report has now been superseded by the World Giving Report which offers a fuller picture of global generosity.

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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. [1]

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. [2] 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: [2]

World Giving Index rankings

Country2022 rank [3] 2021 rank [4] 2019 rank [5] 2018 rank [6] 2017 rank [7] 2016 rank [8] 2015 rank [2] 2014 rank [9] 2013 rank [10]
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 (2022-).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 (official).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 (2025-).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". [11]

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". [12]

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." [13]

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." [14]

References

  1. Gallup World Poll Methodology Archived 18 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "World Giving Index 2015" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. "World Giving Index 2022" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. "World Giving Index 2021" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. "World Giving Index 2019" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. "The World Giving Index 2018" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "World Giving Index 2017" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. "World Giving Index 2016" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. "World Giving Index 2014" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. "World Giving Index 2013" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. Charles Haviland (13 September 2010). "Sri Lankan 'generosity' is hailed". BBC News South Asia. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. "President calls Taiwan's 'World Giving' rank 'unfair'". Focus Taiwan. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. Dr Ursula Stephens "Australia a Nation of Givers and Helpers". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  14. "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.