LONDON, March 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index 2023, 4.2 billion people around the world have helped a stranger, donated their time or donated money to a good cause.
Indonesia is the most generous country in the world for the sixth consecutive year. The second most generous country is Ukraine, which is also the one that has risen the most in the index, increasing its score after coming in 10th place last year. The top 10 includes just three of the world’s largest economies (Indonesia, the United States and Canada), while Liberia, one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries, ranks fourth.
The CAF World Giving Index is one of the largest giving surveys ever conducted, surveying millions of people around the world since 2009. This year’s index includes data from 142 countries where people were asked three questions: Helped a stranger, donated money or volunteered for a good cause in the last month.
New data available this year highlights the factors that influence global generosity:
- People with strong religious beliefs have a higher overall giving rate, except in Europe, where this makes no difference.
- People who viewed their own lives positively were more likely to donate to charities. Some of the happiest countries in the world are in the top 10 for donating money (Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Iceland).
- Especially in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, immigrants are more likely to donate money than natives.
Neil Heslop OBE, CEO of the Charities Aid Foundation, said:
“At a time of great instability, the CAF Global Giving Index gives us reason for hopeful optimism. Generosity is an innate human characteristic. It connects us all as a global community. The diversity of countries that top the index underlines this: they cover a wide range of economic development, geography, language, religion and culture. Giving is about building a connection with the people around us, whether they live across the street or across the world.
“That’s why we call on governments to do more to encourage those who are able to donate money and time to support vibrant and resilient civil society organizations that address the social and environmental challenges and impacts of conflict and eviction.”
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