Relatorio 2014 CAF
Relatorio 2014 CAF
Relatorio 2014 CAF
INDEX 2014
A global view of giving trends
November 2014
Contents
Foreword3
About this report
4
Key findings and conclusions
5
Recommendations7
World Giving Index 2014 map
8
1 Global view
1.1 The World Giving Index Top 20
1.2 Global trends across behaviours
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3 Continental comparisons
3.1 Continental World Giving Index scores
3.2 Continental giving behaviour scores
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Appendices31
Foreword
How can we make the world a more generous place; how can we encourage more people to give their
time or money to help others, be it by supporting organisations to do good, or by a random act of
kindness for a stranger?
When CAF first conceived the idea for the World Giving Index five years ago, we wanted to encourage
people across the world to start asking these questions, and start thinking about creating the conditions
that would make the world more charitable.
This years index shows welcome increases in the numbersof people giving their money, volunteering
their time and helping strangers. It shows the power of those three measures to look at generosity,
with the United States, the worlds philanthropic powerhouse, leading the index alongside Myanmar, a
developing country that has endured many decades of isolation.
The index shows high levels of generosity in countries facing turmoil reflecting a pattern of giving in
post-conflict nations as people help others through the most difficult of times. And it shows peoples
innate desire to help others, even in nations which do not have anything like the standard of living
enjoyed in the West.
But despite that, the proportion of people saying they have donated money in developed and
developing countries has fallen slightly. There is also little correlation between a countrys economic
position and its place on the World Giving Index, showing once again that we must not take it for
granted that economic prosperity will automatically equal a rise in generosity.
We have taken the World Giving Index as our starting point to explore what could happen if the worlds
rapidly-expanding middle classes come to give some of their newly-acquired disposable income to
charitable causes like many countries in the developed world. If for example they give in line with the
United Kingdom, the potential resources for good would be enormous.
As the world slowly pulls out of the economic crisis which has engulfed the global financial system and
affected all of us over the past five years, we need to focus on how to build the emerging middle classes
confidence in an independent, trusted, robust and effective civil society that can harness peoples
enthusiasm to give and effect real change to transform the world for the better.
Dr John Low
Chief Executive
Charities Aid Foundation
money to a charity?
About us
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading international charity registered in the United Kingdom, with
nine offices covering six continents. Our mission is to motivate society to give ever more effectively and help
transform lives and communities around the world. We do this by working globally to increase the flow of
funds to the charity and non-profit sectors through the provision of philanthropy advice and services.
1
2
First place in the World Giving Index is shared by Myanmar and the
United States
Whilst Americas strong performance across all forms of giving contributes to its top ranking, Myanmars
position is driven primarily by an incredibly high proportion of people donating money (91%). This reflects
the strong Theravada Buddhist community within Myanmar, with its estimated 500,000 monks3 (the
highest proportion of monks to population of any Buddhist country)4 receiving support from lay devotees.
Indeed, the practice of charitable giving or dana is integral to religious observance amongst Theravada
Buddhists, with it being one of the key paths to earning good merit. The position of Myanmar reminds us
how important each countrys distinctive culture is in the predilection of its people to be charitable.
3 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21020964/
4 Cone and Gombrich (1977) Perfect Generosity of Prince Vessantara London: Oxford University Press
5 M
embers of the G20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America plus the European Union
6 World Bank (2014) List of Economies. Available: siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/CLASS.XLS
Women are established as being more likely to give money than men,
but only in high income countries
Since 2009, women have become more likely than men to donate money to charity at a global level
this is despite the gap in economic participation that still exists between men and women worldwide.
Reflecting this global disparity, women are only more likely to give money in high income countries; in
middle and low income countries men are more likely to donate.7
7 Countries have been classified into income groups according to the World Bank (2014) List of Economies.
Available: siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/CLASS.XLS
Recommendations
Governments around the world should:
n make
n
make
n
ensure
n
encourage
D
Netherlands
12
Canada
3
Ireland
4
Luxembou
65
United Kingdom
7
Haiti
40
United States
of America
1
Mexico
85
Malta
16
Northern
39
Portugal
78
Jamaica
20
Spain
62
Guatemala
25
Mauritania
115
Nicaragua
67
Guinea
40
Senegal
79
Honduras
58
Venezuela
Colombia
53
Ecuador
132
Sierra Leone
55
Peru
72
134
Brazil
90
Paraguay
68
Bolivia
57
Uruguay
62
Chile
50
Cte dIvoire
69
Morocco
112
Mali
118
Liberia
45
Panama
46
Costa Rica
34
Burkina Faso
90
Ghana
54
Tunisia
120
Cameroon
58
Eg
1
Ke
Uganda
34
112
Congo
99
United
Republic
of Tanzania
87
Malawi
56
Zambia
47
Angola
96
Zimbabwe
94
Botswana
62
Chad
115
Democratic
Republic of Rwanda
110
the Congo
Gabon
69
Ethiopia
72
Niger
102
Nigeria
21
Benin
103
Argentina
77
It
7
Dominican Republic
27
France
90
El Salvador
96
Belgium
52
South Africa
34
Madagasca
110
Sweden
40
Denmark
18
Poland
115
Germany
28
Croatia
130
Montenegro
urg
Austria
17
Bulgaria
126
Georgia
123
Turkey
128
Syria
30
Cyprus
Lebanon
65
133
Armenia
124
NagornoKarabakh
Region
103
Republic
of Moldova
96
Yemen
135
Estonia
103
Romania
108
Hungary
72
TOP
20
Russian
Federation
126
Ukraine
103
Kyrgyzstan
83
Kazakhstan
101
Tajikistan
34
Mongolia
32
Afghanistan
79
Republic
of Korea
60
Taiwan
47
Nepal
44
Thailand
21
Bangladesh
72
Myanmar
1
India
69
China
128
Japan
90
Uzbekistan
28
Bhutan
11
Pakistan
61
Iraq
43
Saudi Arabia
47
Slovakia
94
Turkmenistan
23
Palestinian
Territory
Jordan
99
Lithuania
119
Azerbaijan
87
Iran
19
Israel
32
Cyprus
23
enya
15
The former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
72
Albania
85
Greece
120
gypt
120
Serbia
124
Kosovo
50
Italy
Belarus
79
83
Czech
Republic
112
Slovenia
34
130
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
103
taly
79
Latvia
89
Finland
25
Vietnam
79
Indonesia
13
Sri Lanka
9
Malaysia
7
Cambodia
108
Philippines
30
Australia
6
New Zealand
5
ar
1 Global view
1.1 The World Giving Index Top 20
The United States shares first place ranking in this years World Giving Index with Myanmar (Table 1).
The score of 64% achieved is the highest on record.
The United States is the only country to rank in the Top 10 for all three kinds of giving covered by the
World Giving Index: helping a stranger (1st), volunteering time (joint 5th) and donating money (9th).
Myanmar has improved on its joint second place reported in 2013, with an increase from 58% to
64% in the World Giving Index. As highlighted previously, Myanmars lead ranking is mainly due to an
extraordinarily high incidence of donating money, which has seen a further uplift this year to stand at
91% from 85% reported in last years report.
Nine out of ten people within Myanmar follow the Theravada school of Buddhism,8 under which the lives
of the Sangha (ordained monks and nuns) are supported by dana (charitable giving) by lay followers
of the religion. This clearly translates into a strong culture of charity, with Myanmar ranked first for
donating money and 13 percentage points ahead of the second placed country. Sri Lanka, another
country with a strong Theravada Buddhist community,9 also ranked within the Top 10 of the World
Giving Index (placed 9th).
The countries which comprise the Top 10 remain largely the same as those reported in 2013. Of most
significance is the entrance of Malaysia in seventh place, from a 2013 reported ranking of seventy-one,
reflecting a 26 percentage point increase in its World Giving Index score. This change is a broad based
one, reflected in large increases across all three giving methods, and across all age groups and genders,
suggesting a wholesale behavioural change within Malaysia.
In previous reports we have commented on changes in World Giving Index scores being related to
particular events or circumstances. In this instance, Malaysia was surveyed in the period following
Typhoon Haiyan which impacted the Philippine archipelago on 8 November 2013. Thus, the increases
seen are likely to reflect the desire of the Malaysian people to help neighbours in need, whether that is
through helping a stranger, donating money or volunteering.10
Another new entrant to the Top 10 is Trinidad and Tobago, ranked 10th with a World Giving Index score
of 54%, a nine percentage point uplift since the last time it was surveyed in 2011. Increases have been
experienced in all three types of giving, most notably helping a stranger, with a thirteen percentage
point increase since the previous measure.
A number of other countries also joined (or rejoined) the Top 20 this year Bhutan, Kenya, Denmark,
Iran and Jamaica. Rankings resulted from a mix of improved performance (particularly Kenya which
moved up eighteen places), countries new to the survey entering the index, and other countries not
being surveyed this year.11
10
Table 1 Top 20 countries in the World Giving Index, with score and participation in giving behaviours
Helping
a stranger
score (%)
Donating
money
score (%)
Volunteering
time
score (%)
49
91
51
Myanmar
64
64
79
68
44
Canada
60
66
71
44
Ireland
60
64
74
41
New Zealand
58
69
62
44
Australia
56
65
66
37
Malaysia
55
63
60
41
United Kingdom
55
61
74
29
Sri Lanka
54
56
56
50
10
54
75
49
37
Bhutan
11
53
54
63
43
Netherlands
12
53
54
70
34
Indonesia
13
51
48
66
40
Iceland
14
50
52
70
29
Kenya
15
49
67
43
37
Malta
16
49
43
78
25
Austria
17
48
57
57
29
Denmark
18
47
55
62
23
Iran
19
46
62
52
24
Jamaica
20
45
73
26
35
Analysis covering the five-year period 2009 to 201312 (Table 2) shows that eight countries are included in
the five-year Top 20 that do not appear in this years list: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Liberia,
Qatar, Thailand and Turkmenistan. These countries were either not surveyed during 2013, were displaced
by new entrants or were found not to have levels of engagement as high as in previous years.
Only six of the countries appearing in this Top 20 list are members of the Group of Twenty (G20), this
group is made up of 19 of the worlds largest economies plus a representative from the European Union.13
12 Relates to the year that surveying took place equates to 2010-2014 World Giving Index reports
13 Members of the G20 are; Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America plus the European Union
11
Table 2 Top 20 countries in the 5 year World Giving Index, with score and participation in
giving behaviours
World Giving
Index
5 year
ranking
World Giving
Index
5 year
score (%)
Helping a
stranger
5 year
average (%)
Donating
money
5 year
average (%)
Volunteering
time
5 year
average (%)
World Giving
Index
1 year
score (%)
Difference
between
1 and 5 year
score (%)
United States
of America
59
73
62
43
64
Ireland
58
64
74
37
60
New Zealand
58
68
65
40
58
Australia
57
66
70
36
56
-1
Canada
57
66
66
39
60
United Kingdom
55
61
75
28
55
Netherlands
54
53
72
36
53
-1
Sri Lanka
51
54
51
47
54
Qatar
47
67
58
17
n/a
n/a
Hong Kong
10
47
57
68
15
n/a
n/a
Malta
11
46
44
70
24
49
Denmark
12
46
52
63
22
47
Thailand
13
45
43
77
16
44
-1
Turkmenistan
14
45
57
21
57
43
-2
Liberia
15
44
78
10
45
38
-6
Indonesia
16
44
38
63
30
51
Austria
17
44
51
54
26
48
Finland
18
43
55
45
29
43
Germany
19
42
55
46
26
42
-1
Cyprus
20
42
53
47
25
43
Five-year score and averages: data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years
in period 20092013.
One-year score: only includes countries surveyed in 2013.
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
World Giving Index and difference scores are shown to the nearest whole number but the rankings are determined using two
decimal points.
12
6.0
60
50
47.1
44.1
45.0
47.1
48.1
5.0
4.0
40
28.0
30.2
27.2
30
17.9
20.0
18.3
28.3
27.7
19.6
20
21.0
2.0
1.0
10
GDP 5.2
0
3.0
GDP 3.9
GDP 3.2
GDP 3.0
GDP -0.4
2009
2010
2011
2012
-10
2013
-1.0
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
GDP data is sourced from the International Monetary Funds World Economic Outlook database. Data is given in terms of constant
year-on-year prices.
The fall in donating money appears to be more in tune with the slow down reported in GDP growth
between 2012 and 2013 (down 0.2 percentage points). As last year, helping a stranger and volunteering
time continue to run counter to GDP, with both kinds of giving showing an upward trend since 2011.
While both developed and developing economies14 have seen a decrease in donating money (by 0.8
and 1.2 percentage points respectively), transitioning economies have seen an increase in this behaviour
(see Figure 2).
14 Based on UN classifications, countries are classified into three broad categories: developed economies, economies in transition and developing
economies. These groups reflect basic economic conditions in the country and are mutually exclusive for the purposes of analysis. Developing
describes economies that are generally in the process of industrialisation with less infrastructure and lower living standards than a developed
economy. Transitioning economies are those that, while they may also be looking to develop, are in the process of transitioning from a Soviet-style
planned economy to a market economy. Full list available: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/2014wesp_
country_classification.pdf
13
Figure 2 Percentage point changes in scores for each behaviour from 2012 to 2013, by economy status
Figure 2: Percentage point changes in scores for each behaviour from 2012 to 2013, by economy status
Developed
In transition
2.2
0.1
-0.7
-0.8
2.6
Developing
2.2
2.1
0.1
-1.2
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
Clearly, a prosperous economy does not guarantee higher levels of giving money a fact that is further
demonstrated by BRIC countries.15 Despite their expanding economies, only China has seen an increase
in donating money to charity since last year, up from 10% to 13% (although all four countries have seen
an increase in volunteering scores this year). Similarly, there is little consistency across another recognised
group of emerging economies, MINT,16 with Indonesia the only one to have seen an increase in the
proportion of its people donating money.
This illustrates how the individual nature of a country is central to driving charitable behaviour, with an
uplift in giving often dependent on a country taking some positive action to encourage this behaviour.
Figure 3 shows how the fluctuations in participation percentages (as shown in Figure 1) affect actual
population estimates for the numbers demonstrating each behaviour. Despite the slight fall in the
percentage of people donating money, population growth means that the absolute number of people
giving money rose by around 84 million people worldwide. The number volunteering time increased by
over 132 million, whilst the number of people helping a stranger increased by a further 226 million
year-on-year.
15 BRIC refers to a grouping of countries Brazil, Russia, India and China identified as a new generation of emerging economies
16 MINT refers to Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey a more recent grouping of promising economies
14
Figure 3 Global number of people donating money, volunteering time and helping a stranger,
over3:5Global
yearsnumber of people donating money, volunteering time and helping a stranger, over 5 years
Figure
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.2
1.9
2.1
1.9
2.0
1.4
1.5
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.4
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.9
2009
2010
2011
2012
1.0
2013
15
Helping a stranger
country and ranking
United States
of America
People
(%)
1
79
Iraq
Trinidad and
Tobago
Jamaica
75
73
71
69
Uganda
68
Kenya
10
67
Liberia
Zambia
New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
16
Helping a stranger
country and ranking
People
(m)
China
409
India
346
United States
of America
203
Indonesia
85
Nigeria
61
Brazil
61
Bangladesh
59
Pakistan
58
Germany
42
Russian
Federation
10
41
Figure
4: Global participation in helping a stranger, by gender, over five years
55
48.8
48.5
50
45.9
45.5
45
49.7
45.9
45.8
46.5
44.1
42.7
40
35
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in helping a stranger during one month prior to interview.
17
15-29
55
30-49
46.6
45
50.2
49.7
50
47.4
48.3
48.0
45.6
44.5
43.9
40
35
50+
48.6
45.2
43.7
42.0
41.2
2009
50.7
2010
2011
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in helping a stranger during one month prior to interview.
18
Donating money by
country and ranking
People
(%)
Donating money by
country and ranking
People
(m)
Myanmar
91
India
249
Malta
78
Thailand
77
United States
of America
175
74
China
148
Indonesia
117
71
Thailand
42
70
Pakistan
39
United Kingdom
39
Myanmar
36
Brazil
33
Iran
10
31
Ireland
United Kingdom
Canada
Iceland
Netherlands
United States
of America
Australia
Indonesia
9
10
68
66
19
40
35
30.4
30
28.0
30.0
27.9
26.8
25
20
2009
27.6
2010
2011
28.4
28.1
27.7
27.3
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in donating money during one month prior to interview.
20
15-29
35
33.2
30-49
50+
30.1
31.5
30.0
30
30.3
30.0
29.3
29.1
28.7
24.5
25
23.5
22.8
21.9
20
30.3
2009
2010
2011
21.3
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in donating money during one month prior to interview.
21
Volunteering time
country and ranking
People
(%)
Volunteering time
country and ranking
People
(m)
Turkmenistan
53
India
186
Myanmar
51
Sri Lanka
50
United States
of America
113
Uzbekistan
46
Indonesia
71
Canada
China
68
New Zealand
Nigeria
40
Tajikistan
Japan
31
Philippines
25
Brazil
24
44
United States
of America
Bhutan
43
Russian
Federation
22
10
41
Myanmar
10
20
Ireland
Malaysia
Nigeria
Only includes countries surveyed in 2013.
Data relate to participation in volunteering time
during one month prior to interview.
22
Myanmar is new to the Top 10 for the total number of people volunteering time, while Japan has reentered, having not been surveyed for last years report. Both countries have experienced uplifts in
the percentage of people volunteering since the last time they were surveyed (plus eight and seven
percentage points respectively),22 which, in combination with population increases, and the relative
performance of other countries, sees them enter the Top 10. Japan is the only country where volunteering
time is the most common of the three charitable activities.
23
21.7
21.1
21
19.4
18.4
18.4
19
19.5
19.3
17.6
16.6
17
15
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in volunteering time during one month prior to interview.
22 Prior to 2013, Japan was last surveyed in 2011, Myanmar was last surveyed in 2012
23
15-29
25
30-49
23
50+
21.9
21.0
21
19.5
19
17.7
17
15
19.2
19.2
17.7
20.6
19.4
20.3
18.4
17.0
16.7
2009
19.4
20.6
2010
2011
2012
2013
Data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in volunteering time during one month prior to interview.
24
3 Continental comparisons
3.1 Continental World Giving Index scores
Figure 10 contrasts this years World Giving Index score for each continent with the average score over
the past five years. The purpose of the chart is to expose any long-term trends. If the one-year view is
higher than the five-year score this suggests an increasingly positive giving environment, and vice versa.
Oceania and Africa register no real difference in their one-year and five-year giving scores.23 In 2012,
these comparative measures had suggested a deteriorating picture for both continents, and so a more
consistent picture actually suggests some improvement a year on.
Europe and the Americas record a two percentage point positive differential. Although this may seem
a small difference, given that even one per cent of the population of a continent represents millions of
people, such differences should still not be ignored.
Asia sees the largest positive increase, with the one-year score being four percentage points higher that
the five-year average score. The strongest performing sub-region within Asia is South Eastern Asia with
a giving score of 44% and comprising Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand
and Vietnam, with five of these seven countries being ranked within the World Giving Index Top 30.
Oceania remains by far the most generous continent. However, unlike the other continents, all of whom
are comprised of over twenty plus countries, only two (Australia and New Zealand) of the twenty-three
countries and territories in Oceania are surveyed in a typical year. Nonetheless, this high figure of 57%
stands as a compliment to the strength of civil society in these two countries.
The other continents are more closely bunched together; all lying within a seven percentage point range
for this years World Giving Index score.
Figure 10 Continental World Giving Index score and 5 year score
Americas score
36%
Europe score
32%
+2
+2
Americas
5 year score
34%
Africa score
29%
Africa
5 year score
29%
Asia score
35%
+4
Europe
5 year score
30%
Oceania score
57%
Asia
5 year score
31%
Oceania
5 year score
58%
World Giving Index one-year score: calculated using countries surveyed in 2013 only.
World Giving Index five-year score: data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar
years in period 2009-2013. Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
23 -0.33 and +0.37 differential respectively
25
Americas
Europe
Asia
1.5
-0.1
1.0
Americas
5 year scores
1.0
Europe
5 year scores
4.6
3.6
2.4
Asia
5 year scores
43.7% 28.2% 21.0%
Oceania
Africa
1.3
0.3
-0.5
Africa
5 year scores
52.6% 16.2% 18.1%
2.4
Oceania
5 year scores
67.1% 67.3% 38.1%
-0.1
-3.3
26
20
+21
Malaysia
score 55%
+11
+10
5 year
score 28%
Iraq
score 39%
Albania
score 27%
5 year
score
17%
G20
South Africa
score 40%
+9
5 year
score 34%
5 year
score 31%
TOP
20
Kenya
score 49%
+9
G20
5 year
score 40%
TOP
20
+8
Nepal
score 38%
5 year
score 30%
Indonesia
score 51%
+7
5 year
score 44%
Guinea
score 39%
+6
The former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
score 29%
+6
+6
5 year
score
23%
Greece
score
21%
5 year
score
15%
Syria
score 41%
+6
5 year score
35%
+5
+5
G20
Saudi Arabia
score 37%
+5
+5
5 year score
33%
Rwanda 5 year
score
score 22% 17%
5 year score
32%
G20
India
score 29%
5 year
score
24%
Kosovo
score 36%
5 year score
31%
World Giving Index 2013 score: calculated using countries surveyed in 2013 only.
World Giving Index five-year score: data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar
years in period 2009-2013. Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
24 World Bank (2014) List of Economies. Available: siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/CLASS.XLS
25 Based on UN classifications. Developing describes economies that are generally in the process of industrialisation with less infrastructure and
lower living standards than a developed economy. Transitioning economies are those that, while they may also be looking to develop, are in the
process of transitioning from a Soviet-style planned economy to a market economy. Full list available: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/
policy/wesp/wesp_current/2014wesp_country_classification.pdf
27
Scores for Nepal, Guinea, Iraq, Malaysia, South Africa and Macedonia for all three types of giving are at
least five percentage points above their five-year scores. While Malaysia has seen the biggest rise for each
of the three activities, there have been notable improvements in a number of other countries. Helping a
stranger is the activity that has seen the most improvement on average the fifteen countries increased
their participation by 12 percentage points (see Figure 13).
Figure 13 Average 2013 vs 5 year scores for the 15 most improved countries (%)
5 Year
average score
5 year
average score
2013
average score
44%
56%
2013
average score
26%
32%
5 Year
average
2013
score
average score
23%
17%
World Giving Index one-year score: calculated using countries surveyed in 2013 only.
World Giving Index five-year score: data represents average participation in countries surveyed in three or more different calendar
years in period 2009-2013.
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
These countries demonstrate the potential for growth in the charitable sector in developing and emerging
markets. CAFs Future World Giving programme reports how, if long term forecasts for economic growth
and levels of individual wealth are borne out over the next twenty years, millions of people will be lifted
from a subsistence lifestyle to one of having a disposable income. If levels of giving can reflect increases
in disposable income, there is enormous potential to increase charitable donations, especially within
emerging markets.26
26 C
AF Future World Giving Unlocking the potential of global philanthropy (2013)
https://www.cafonline.org/pdf/Future_World_Giving_Report_250212.pdf
28
Malaysia
2013 score
55%
63%
60%
41%
+30
+24
+22
Malaysia
2012 score
29% 33%
36% 19%
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
Data relate to participation in giving during one month prior to interview in the survey years of 2012 and 2013
(reporting years 2013 and 2014).
Malaysia was surveyed in the period following Typhoon Haiyan which impacted the neighbouring
Philippine archipelago on 8 November 2013. This devastating super typhoon killed over 6,000 people,
displaced more than 4 million people, and destroyed at least one million houses,27 causing at least
US$14.5 billion in damage.28
Similar uplifts in giving behaviours have been experienced following other natural disasters. For example,
after severe flooding in China during 201029 which caused more than 1,500 deaths, affected more than
230 million people as well as causing over US$20 billion in damage, there was a 13 percentage point
increase in the proportion of people helping a stranger (28% in 2009 to 41% in the 2010 survey year).
Previously in China, donating money participation peaked in 2008, the year of the devastating Sichuan
earthquake, whilst in Japan, donating money peaked in 2011 following the catastrophic earthquake and
tsunami in March of that year. From these examples, it is encouraging to see that across diverse cultures
and geographical locations, people will respond to those in need, whether those people are compatriots
or live in other nation states.
However, whether this behavioural change is maintained long-term is questionable. In China, the
proportion donating money has tailed off since 2008, whilst helping a stranger initially declined in 2011
before increasing again in recent years, perhaps in response to the series of natural calamities that have
occurred in China since this time (2012 and 2013 saw a number of serious floods, typhoons, landslides
and earthquakes). Since 2011, Japan has experienced a decline in those donating money, but an increase
in those volunteering time.
It may be that countries need to improve their ability to harness such emergency generosity for the
longer-term benefit of their people. Part of this is ensuring that the necessary infrastructures are in place to
encourage individual giving, which often requires a broader development of civil society within a country.30
27 http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1866/philippines_ty_fs22_04-21-2014.pdf
28 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-17/haiyan-to-cost-insurers-sliver-of-14-5-billion-damage-estimate.html
29 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/21/china-flooding-worst-decade
30 CAF Future World Giving Enabling an Independent Not-for-Profit Sector (2014) https://www.cafonline.org/pdf/CAF%20Independence%20
Report-Web.pdf
29
Sri Lanka
after conflict
50%
55%
49%
46%
+9
+11
+8
Sri Lanka
during conflict
41%
46%
38%
39%
Data relate to participation in giving behaviours during one month prior to interview.
It is possible that other non-conflict related events may have contributed to this uplift, for example, the
impact of monsoonal flooding and any associated humanitarian response. However, monsoonal flooding
also occurred during the conflict period, and no uplift in giving behaviours was recorded.
It is also normal when conflicts end for the economy of that country to improve, and a growing economy
can enable more people to be charitable. In Sri Lanka, the initial increase in charitable behaviours
occurred prior to the economy picking up, but continuing growth no doubt facilitates an environment for
sustained giving.
The ending of civil conflict therefore appears to have a positive impact on peoples social behaviours and
levels of engagement, suggesting that people reach out to wider society as part of the post conflict repair
process.
31 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
30
Appendices
1 Alphabetical World Giving Index full table
Ranking
Score(%)
Country
Afghanistan
Southern Asia
79
28
Gabon
Middle Africa
69
29
Albania
Southern Europe
85
27
Georgia
Western Asia
123
20
Angola
Middle Africa
96
25
Germany
Western Europe
28
42
Argentina
South America
77
29
Ghana
Western Africa
54
34
Armenia
Western Asia
124
20
Greece
Southern Europe
120
21
Australia
Australia and
New Zealand
56
Guatemala
Central America
25
43
Guinea
Western Africa
40
39
Austria
Western Europe
17
48
Haiti
Caribbean
40
39
Azerbaijan
Western Asia
87
27
Honduras
Central America
58
33
Bangladesh
Southern Asia
72
29
Hungary
Eastern Europe
72
29
Belarus
Eastern Europe
83
28
Iceland
Northern Europe
14
50
Belgium
Western Europe
52
36
India
Southern Asia
69
29
Benin
Western Africa
103
23
Indonesia
13
51
Bhutan
Southern Asia
11
53
Iran
Southern Asia
19
46
Bolivia
South America
57
33
Iraq
Western Asia
43
39
Ireland
Northern Europe
60
Israel
Western Asia
32
40
Italy
Southern Europe
79
28
Jamaica
Caribbean
20
45
Japan
Eastern Asia
90
26
Jordan
Western Asia
99
24
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
101
24
Kenya
Eastern Africa
15
49
Kosovo
Southern Europe
50
36
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia
83
28
Latvia
Northern Europe
89
26
Lebanon
Western Asia
65
31
Liberia
Western Africa
45
38
Lithuania
Northern Europe
119
21
Luxembourg
Western Europe
65
31
Madagascar
Eastern Africa
110
22
Malawi
Eastern Africa
56
34
Malaysia
55
Mali
Western Africa
118
21
Malta
Southern Europe
16
49
Mauritania
Western Africa
115
22
Mexico
Central America
85
27
Mongolia
Eastern Asia
32
40
Montenegro
Southern Europe
130
18
Morocco
Northern Africa
112
22
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Region
Western Asia
103
23
Nepal
Southern Asia
44
38
Country
Region
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Southern Europe
103
23
Botswana
Southern Africa
62
32
Brazil
South America
90
26
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
126
19
Burkina Faso
Western Africa
90
26
Cambodia
108
23
Cameroon
Middle Africa
58
33
Canada
North America
60
Chad
Middle Africa
115
22
Chile
South America
50
36
China
Eastern Asia
128
18
Colombia
South America
53
35
Congo
Middle Africa
99
24
Costa Rica
Central America
34
40
Cte dIvoire
Western Africa
69
29
Croatia
Southern Europe
130
18
Cyprus
Western Asia
23
43
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
112
22
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Middle Africa
112
22
Denmark
Northern Europe
18
47
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
27
42
Ecuador
South America
132
17
Egypt
Northern Africa
120
21
El Salvador
Central America
96
25
Estonia
Northern Europe
103
23
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa
72
29
Finland
Northern Europe
25
43
France
Western Europe
90
26
Region
Ranking
Score(%)
64
31
Country
Region
Ranking
Score(%)
Netherlands
Western Europe
12
53
New Zealand
Australia and
New Zealand
58
Nicaragua
Central America
67
Niger
Western Africa
Nigeria
Western Africa
Northern Cyprus
Pakistan
Country
Region
Ranking
Score(%)
United States
of America
North America
64
Uruguay
South America
62
32
30
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
28
42
102
24
Venezuela
South America
134
16
21
44
Vietnam
79
28
Western Asia
39
40
Yemen
Western Asia
135
14
Southern Asia
61
32
Zambia
Eastern Africa
47
37
Zimbabwe
Eastern Africa
94
26
Palestinian Territory
Western Asia
133
17
Panama
Central America
46
38
Paraguay
South America
68
30
Peru
South America
72
29
Philippines
30
41
Poland
Eastern Europe
115
22
Portugal
Southern Europe
78
28
Republic of Korea
Eastern Asia
60
33
Republic of Moldova
Eastern Europe
96
25
Romania
Eastern Europe
108
23
Russia
Eastern Europe
126
19
Rwanda
Eastern Africa
110
22
Saudi Arabia
Western Asia
47
37
Senegal
Western Africa
79
28
Serbia
Southern Europe
124
20
Sierra Leone
Western Africa
55
34
Slovakia
Eastern Europe
94
26
Slovenia
Southern Europe
34
40
South Africa
Southern Africa
34
40
Spain
Southern Europe
62
32
Sri Lanka
Southern Asia
54
Sweden
Northern Europe
40
39
Syria
Western Asia
30
41
Taiwan
Eastern Asia
47
37
Tajikistan
Central Asia
34
40
Thailand
21
44
The former
Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia
Southern Europe
72
29
Caribbean
10
54
Tunisia
Northern Africa
120
21
Turkey
Western Asia
128
18
Turkmenistan
Central Asia
23
43
Uganda
Eastern Africa
34
40
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
103
23
United Kingdom
Northern Europe
55
Scores in plain text have seen a change of less than three percentage
points either way, or were not surveyed in 2012.
United Republic
of Tanzania
Eastern Africa
87
27
32
World Giving Index scores are shown to the nearest whole number but the
rankings are determined using two decimal points.
32
Country
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
Myanmar
64
63
49
91
51
64
79
68
44
Canada
60
11
66
71
44
Ireland
60
15
64
74
10
41
New Zealand
58
69
13
62
44
Australia
56
12
65
10
66
16
37
Malaysia
55
19
63
15
60
10
41
United Kingdom
55
24
61
74
33
29
Sri Lanka
54
40
56
17
56
50
10
54
75
21
49
16
37
Bhutan
11
53
46
54
12
63
43
Netherlands
12
53
46
54
70
21
34
Indonesia
13
51
67
48
10
66
13
40
Iceland
14
50
52
52
70
33
29
Kenya
15
49
10
67
24
43
16
37
Malta
16
49
86
43
78
46
25
Austria
17
48
35
57
16
57
33
29
Denmark
18
47
44
55
13
62
52
23
Iran
19
46
22
62
20
52
50
24
Jamaica
20
45
73
58
26
20
35
Nigeria
21
44
19
63
50
29
10
41
Thailand
21
44
106
38
77
70
18
Cyprus
23
43
29
58
22
47
46
25
Turkmenistan
23
43
40
56
75
21
53
Finland
25
43
46
54
24
43
25
32
Guatemala
25
43
29
58
47
31
13
40
Dominican Republic
27
42
24
61
41
33
25
32
Germany
28
42
29
58
27
42
46
25
Uzbekistan
28
42
29
58
75
21
46
Philippines
30
41
35
57
56
27
15
38
Syria
30
41
12
65
37
36
60
21
Israel
32
40
98
40
19
53
39
28
Mongolia
32
40
86
43
27
42
19
36
Costa Rica
34
40
15
64
38
34
55
22
Slovenia
34
40
72
47
29
41
25
32
South Africa
34
40
15
64
68
23
23
33
Tajikistan
34
40
56
51
61
25
44
Uganda
34
40
68
71
22
30
30
Northern Cyprus
39
40
12
65
31
40
90
14
Guinea
40
39
22
62
58
26
30
30
Haiti
40
39
78
45
23
44
33
29
Sweden
40
39
56
51
18
55
104
12
Iraq
43
39
75
62
24
70
18
Nepal
44
38
52
52
38
34
33
29
Liberia
45
38
73
130
21
34
Panama
46
38
78
45
35
37
29
31
33
Country
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
Saudi Arabia
47
37
69
47
31
107
11
Taiwan
47
37
62
50
31
40
60
21
Zambia
47
37
71
120
10
30
30
Chile
50
36
56
51
24
43
83
15
Kosovo
50
36
35
57
34
39
96
13
Belgium
52
36
86
43
29
41
50
24
Colombia
53
35
24
61
62
24
65
20
Ghana
54
34
24
61
93
16
43
26
Sierra Leone
55
34
19
63
120
10
33
29
Malawi
56
34
29
58
83
20
52
23
Bolivia
57
33
46
54
83
20
43
26
Cameroon
58
33
15
64
87
17
70
18
Honduras
58
33
76
46
75
21
25
32
Republic of Korea
60
33
86
43
41
33
55
22
Pakistan
61
32
67
48
45
32
78
16
Botswana
62
32
44
55
87
17
52
23
Spain
62
32
51
53
56
27
83
15
Uruguay
62
32
56
51
50
29
83
15
Lebanon
65
31
63
49
45
32
104
12
Luxembourg
65
31
126
31
31
40
55
22
Nicaragua
67
30
86
43
52
28
65
20
Paraguay
68
30
92
41
38
34
90
14
Cte dIvoire
69
29
28
60
85
19
114
Gabon
69
29
29
58
87
17
96
13
India
69
29
103
39
52
28
60
21
Bangladesh
72
29
46
54
85
19
90
14
Ethiopia
72
29
52
52
101
14
60
21
Hungary
72
29
56
51
62
24
104
12
Peru
72
29
78
45
68
23
68
19
72
29
98
40
41
33
90
14
Argentina
77
29
63
49
71
22
83
15
Portugal
78
28
76
46
62
24
83
15
Afghanistan
79
28
78
45
62
24
83
15
Italy
79
28
72
47
52
28
114
Senegal
79
28
35
57
101
14
96
13
Vietnam
79
28
52
52
71
22
108
10
Belarus
83
28
118
35
97
15
23
33
Kyrgyzstan
83
28
92
41
101
14
39
28
Albania
85
27
40
56
87
17
114
Mexico
85
27
83
44
93
16
55
22
Azerbaijan
87
27
92
41
101
14
46
25
87
27
83
44
68
23
96
13
Latvia
89
26
106
38
52
28
96
13
Brazil
90
26
98
40
71
22
78
16
Burkina Faso
90
26
72
47
97
15
78
16
34
Country
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
Ranking
Score (%)
France
90
26
129
30
58
26
55
22
Japan
90
26
134
26
62
24
39
28
Slovakia
94
26
124
32
49
30
83
15
Zimbabwe
94
26
67
48
123
65
20
Angola
96
25
92
41
87
17
78
16
El Salvador
96
25
92
41
112
12
60
21
Republic of Moldova
96
25
113
36
75
21
76
17
Jordan
99
24
67
48
87
17
122
Congo
99
24
72
47
107
13
96
13
Kazakhstan
101
24
92
41
112
12
68
19
Niger
102
24
35
57
132
114
Benin
103
23
63
49
118
11
108
10
103
23
126
31
41
33
129
Estonia
103
23
113
36
93
16
70
18
Ukraine
103
23
118
35
123
43
26
Nagorno-Karabakh Region
103
23
56
51
123
108
10
Cambodia
108
23
135
22
35
37
108
10
Romania
108
23
98
40
75
21
122
Madagascar
110
22
133
27
107
13
42
27
Rwanda
110
22
110
37
107
13
76
17
Czech Republic
112
22
126
31
75
21
90
14
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
112
22
110
37
107
13
78
16
Morocco
112
22
40
56
132
132
Chad
115
22
103
39
112
12
90
14
Mauritania
115
22
113
36
93
16
96
13
Poland
115
22
118
35
75
21
114
Mali
118
21
78
45
112
12
125
Lithuania
119
21
106
38
112
12
96
13
Egypt
120
21
98
40
97
15
125
Greece
120
21
86
43
123
108
10
Tunisia
120
21
67
48
128
129
Georgia
123
20
103
39
134
70
18
Armenia
124
20
83
44
123
125
Serbia
124
20
118
35
75
21
134
Bulgaria
126
19
110
37
101
14
125
Russian Federation
126
19
122
34
131
70
18
China
128
18
113
36
107
13
129
Turkey
128
18
106
38
112
12
132
Croatia
130
18
131
29
101
14
108
10
Montenegro
130
18
131
29
97
15
114
Ecuador
132
17
124
32
118
11
114
Palestinian Territory
133
17
123
33
128
114
Venezuela
134
16
129
30
120
10
122
Yemen
135
14
113
36
134
135
35
Country
Ranking
Score %
Country
Ranking
Score %
Afghanistan
78
45
Greece
86
43
Albania
40
56
Guatemala
29
58
Angola
92
41
Guinea
22
62
Argentina
63
49
Haiti
78
45
Armenia
83
44
Honduras
76
46
Australia
12
65
Hungary
56
51
Austria
35
57
Iceland
52
52
Azerbaijan
92
41
India
103
39
Bangladesh
46
54
Indonesia
67
48
Belarus
118
35
Iran
22
62
Belgium
86
43
Iraq
75
Benin
63
49
Ireland
15
64
98
40
Bhutan
46
54
Israel
Bolivia
46
54
Italy
72
47
126
31
Jamaica
73
Botswana
44
55
Japan
134
26
Brazil
98
40
Jordan
67
48
Bulgaria
110
37
Kazakhstan
92
41
Burkina Faso
72
47
Kenya
10
67
Cambodia
135
22
Kosovo
35
57
Cameroon
15
64
Kyrgyzstan
92
41
Canada
11
66
Latvia
106
38
Chad
103
39
Lebanon
63
49
Chile
56
51
Liberia
73
China
113
36
Lithuania
106
38
Colombia
24
61
Luxembourg
126
31
Congo
72
47
Madagascar
133
27
29
58
Costa Rica
15
64
Malawi
Cte d'Ivoire
28
60
Malaysia
19
63
Croatia
131
29
Mali
78
45
Cyprus
29
58
Malta
86
43
Czech Republic
126
31
Mauritania
113
36
110
37
Mexico
83
44
Denmark
44
55
Mongolia
86
43
Dominican Republic
24
61
Montenegro
131
29
Ecuador
124
32
Morocco
40
56
Egypt
98
40
Myanmar
63
49
El Salvador
92
41
Nagorno-Karabakh Region
56
51
Estonia
113
36
Nepal
52
52
Ethiopia
52
52
Netherlands
46
54
Finland
46
54
New Zealand
69
France
129
30
Nicaragua
86
43
35
57
Gabon
29
58
Niger
Georgia
103
39
Nigeria
19
63
Germany
29
58
Northern Cyprus
12
65
Ghana
24
61
Pakistan
67
48
36
Country
Ranking
Score %
Palestinian Territory
123
33
Panama
78
45
Paraguay
92
41
Peru
78
45
Philippines
35
57
Poland
118
35
Portugal
76
46
Republic of Korea
86
43
Republic of Moldova
113
36
Romania
98
40
Russian Federation
122
34
Rwanda
110
37
Saudi Arabia
69
Senegal
35
57
Serbia
118
35
Sierra Leone
19
63
Slovakia
124
32
Slovenia
72
47
South Africa
15
64
Spain
51
53
Sri Lanka
40
56
Sweden
56
51
Syria
12
65
Taiwan
62
50
Tajikistan
56
51
Thailand
106
38
98
40
75
Tunisia
67
48
Turkey
106
38
Turkmenistan
40
56
Uganda
68
Ukraine
118
35
United Kingdom
24
61
83
44
79
Uruguay
56
51
Uzbekistan
29
58
Venezuela
129
30
Vietnam
52
52
Yemen
113
36
Zambia
71
Zimbabwe
67
48
Scores in plain text have seen a change of less than three percentage
points either way, or were not surveyed in 2012.
Only includes countries surveyed in 2013.
Data relate to participation in helping a stranger during one month prior
to interview.
37
Ranking
Score %
Country
Ranking
Score %
Afghanistan
62
24
Greece
123
Albania
87
17
Guatemala
47
31
Angola
87
17
Guinea
58
26
Argentina
71
22
Haiti
23
44
Armenia
123
Honduras
75
21
Australia
10
66
Hungary
62
24
Austria
16
57
Iceland
70
Azerbaijan
101
14
India
52
28
Bangladesh
85
19
Indonesia
10
66
Belarus
97
15
Iran
20
52
Belgium
29
41
Iraq
62
24
74
Country
Benin
118
11
Ireland
Bhutan
12
63
Israel
19
53
Bolivia
83
20
Italy
52
28
41
33
Jamaica
58
26
Botswana
87
17
Japan
62
24
Brazil
71
22
Jordan
87
17
Bulgaria
101
14
Kazakhstan
112
12
Burkina Faso
97
15
Kenya
24
43
Cambodia
35
37
Kosovo
34
39
Cameroon
87
17
Kyrgyzstan
101
14
Canada
71
Latvia
52
28
Chad
112
12
Lebanon
45
32
Chile
24
43
Liberia
130
China
107
13
Lithuania
112
12
Colombia
62
24
Luxembourg
31
40
107
13
Congo
107
13
Madagascar
Costa Rica
38
34
Malawi
83
20
Cte dIvoire
85
19
Malaysia
15
60
Croatia
101
14
Mali
112
12
Cyprus
22
47
Malta
78
Czech Republic
75
21
Mauritania
93
16
107
13
Mexico
93
16
Denmark
13
62
Mongolia
27
42
Dominican Republic
41
33
Montenegro
97
15
Ecuador
118
11
Morocco
132
Egypt
97
15
Myanmar
El Salvador
112
12
Nagorno-Karabakh Region
123
Estonia
93
16
Nepal
38
34
Ethiopia
101
14
Netherlands
70
Finland
24
43
New Zealand
13
62
France
58
26
Nicaragua
52
28
Gabon
87
17
Niger
132
Georgia
134
Nigeria
50
29
Germany
27
42
Northern Cyprus
31
40
Ghana
93
16
Pakistan
45
32
38
91
Country
Ranking
Score %
Palestinian Territory
128
Panama
35
37
Paraguay
38
34
Peru
68
23
Philippines
56
27
Poland
75
21
Portugal
62
24
Republic of Korea
41
33
Republic of Moldova
75
21
Romania
75
21
Russian Federation
131
Rwanda
107
13
Saudi Arabia
47
31
Senegal
101
14
Serbia
75
21
Sierra Leone
120
10
Slovakia
49
30
Slovenia
29
41
South Africa
68
23
Spain
56
27
Sri Lanka
17
56
Sweden
18
55
Syria
37
36
Taiwan
31
40
Tajikistan
61
25
Thailand
77
41
33
21
49
Tunisia
128
Turkey
112
12
Turkmenistan
75
21
Uganda
71
22
Ukraine
123
United Kingdom
74
68
23
68
Uruguay
50
29
Uzbekistan
75
21
Venezuela
120
10
Vietnam
71
22
Yemen
134
Zambia
120
Zimbabwe
123
4
10
Country
Afghanistan
Ranking
83
Score %
15
Country
Ranking
Score %
Greece
108
10
Guatemala
13
40
Albania
114
Angola
78
16
Guinea
30
30
Argentina
83
15
Haiti
33
29
Armenia
125
Honduras
25
32
Australia
16
37
Hungary
104
12
Austria
33
29
Iceland
33
29
Azerbaijan
46
25
India
60
21
Bangladesh
90
14
Indonesia
13
40
Belarus
23
33
Iran
50
24
Belgium
50
24
Iraq
70
18
Benin
108
10
Ireland
10
41
Bhutan
43
Israel
39
28
Bolivia
43
26
Italy
114
129
Jamaica
20
35
Botswana
52
23
Japan
39
28
16
Jordan
122
Kazakhstan
68
19
37
Brazil
78
Bulgaria
125
Burkina Faso
78
16
Kenya
16
Cambodia
108
10
Kosovo
96
13
Cameroon
70
18
Kyrgyzstan
39
28
Canada
44
Latvia
96
13
Chad
90
14
Lebanon
104
12
Chile
83
15
Liberia
21
34
China
129
Lithuania
96
13
Colombia
65
20
Luxembourg
55
22
Congo
96
13
Madagascar
42
27
Costa Rica
55
22
Malawi
52
23
Cte d'Ivoire
114
Malaysia
10
41
Croatia
108
10
Mali
125
Cyprus
46
25
Malta
46
25
96
13
Czech Republic
90
14
Mauritania
78
16
Mexico
55
22
Denmark
52
23
Mongolia
19
36
Dominican Republic
25
32
Montenegro
114
Ecuador
114
Morocco
132
Egypt
125
Myanmar
El Salvador
60
21
Nagorno-Karabakh Region
108
51
10
Estonia
70
18
Nepal
33
29
Ethiopia
60
21
Netherlands
21
34
Finland
25
32
New Zealand
44
France
55
22
Nicaragua
65
20
Gabon
96
13
Niger
114
Georgia
70
18
Nigeria
10
41
Germany
46
25
Northern Cyprus
90
14
Ghana
43
26
Pakistan
78
16
40
Country
Ranking
Score %
114
Panama
29
31
Paraguay
90
14
Peru
68
19
Philippines
15
38
Poland
114
Portugal
83
15
Republic of Korea
55
22
Republic of Moldova
76
17
Romania
122
Russian Federation
70
18
Rwanda
76
17
Saudi Arabia
107
11
Senegal
96
13
Serbia
134
Sierra Leone
33
Palestinian Territory
29
Slovakia
83
15
Slovenia
25
32
South Africa
23
33
Spain
83
15
Sri Lanka
50
Sweden
104
12
Syria
60
21
Taiwan
60
21
Tajikistan
44
Thailand
70
18
90
14
16
37
Tunisia
129
Turkey
132
Turkmenistan
53
Uganda
30
30
Ukraine
43
26
United Kingdom
33
29
96
13
44
Uruguay
83
15
Uzbekistan
46
Venezuela
122
Vietnam
108
10
Yemen
135
Zambia
30
30
Zimbabwe
65
20
Scores in plain text have seen a change of less than three percentage
points either way, or were not surveyed in 2012.
Only includes countries surveyed in 2013.
Data relate to participation in volunteering time during one month prior
to interview.
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6 Methodology
This report is primarily based upon data from Gallups World View World Poll,32 which is an ongoing
research project carried out in more than 140 countries in 2013 that together represent around 94%
of the worlds population (around 4.96 billion people).33 The survey asks questions on many different
aspects of life today including giving behaviour. The countries surveyed and questions asked in each
region varies from year to year and is determined by Gallup. More detail on Gallups methodology can be
viewed online.34
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-institutionalised, 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. In all, over 130,000 people were interviewed
by Gallup in 2013 and samples are probability-based. Surveys are carried out by telephone or face-toface depending on the countrys telephone coverage.
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.
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Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Cte dIvoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic
Republic of the
Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Region
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Cyprus
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
The former
Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United Republic
of Tanzania
United States
of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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