The Most Generous Countries on Earth

[JayAtl]

The index is based on surveys and other research on 153 different countries, which together constitute about 95 percent of the world’s population. The survey asks in part about charitable behavior, including donations, volunteering habits and taking time to help strangers.

Based on this index, Australia and New Zealand are tied as the most generous nations on earth.

The top 21 most generous countries, in order, are:

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the countries giving the highest amounts of money (in absolute terms) are as follows:[1]

1. United States – $28.67 billion
2. France – $12.43 billion
3. Germany – $11.98 billion
4. United Kingdom – $11.50 billion
5. Japan – $9.48 billion
6. Spain – $6.57 billion
7. Netherlands – $6.43 billion
8. Sweden – $4.55 billion
9. Norway – $4.09 billion
10. Canada – $4.01 billion
11. Italy – $3.31 billion
12. Denmark – $2.81 billion
13. Australia – $2.76 billion
14. Belgium – $2.60 billion
15. Switzerland – $2.31 billion
16. Finland – $1.29 billion
17. Austria – $1.15 billion
18. Ireland – $1.00 billion
19. South Korea – $0.82 billion
20. Greece – $0.61 billion
21. Portugal – $0.51 billion
22. Luxembourg – $0.40 billion
23. New Zealand – $0.31 billion

List of most charitable countries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gallup’s analysis of the data found that giving money is more strongly correlated with happiness than with a nation’s gross domestic product.

“It would be reasonable to conclude that giving is more an emotional act than a rational one,” the report says.

Americans are the most generous people in the world, measured by charitable giving as a percent of GDP. Americans give twice as much (1.67% of GDP) as the next most charitable country, the U.K. at 0.73%, according to this study by the Charities Aid Foundation (chart above is taken from the study). Americans give almost 12 times as much as the French and almost 8 times as much as the Germans. In fact, Americans give more as a percent of GDP than France, Germany, Turkey, New Zealand, Singapore and the Netherlands COMBINED!Americans Are Most Generous People on Planet | NowPublic News Coverage

The United Kingdom is the eighth most charitable nation in the world while the world's fastest growing major economies -

China and India - rank among the least altruistic, the largest study ever carried out into social conscience reveals today. Strikingly India ranked at 134 and China at 147 - with Chinese people among the least likely on the planet to volunteer.Only 4% said they would.Charitable giving by country: who is the most generous? Full data | Global development | guardian.co.uk

 

[JayAtl]

its not the rich only but most charitable folks in the US earn less than $40k/year. The world saw during haiti- just citizens of the country gave almost 300 million! in charity...

 

[VelocuR]

Can you quit super duper America vs China threads ? What you didn't realize is US dollars all over the world, what happen if dollars switch to other currency. Surely, they become unaffordables and broken.

 

[Safriz]

and pakistan...
if you consider the amount of money we pay to our presidents and prime ministers.

i bet that the american president is far less paid than Pakistani president

 

[internal]

Amercans more what they give they loot from other countries.Can American family give their grown up son in charity.no.Muslims do by giving up their sons in charity by in the path of jihad.

 

[roadrunner]

The index is based on surveys and other research on 153 different countries, which together constitute about 95 percent of the world’s population. The survey asks in part about charitable behavior, including donations, volunteering habits and taking time to help strangers.

Based on this index, Australia and New Zealand are tied as the most generous nations on earth.

The top 21 most generous countries, in order, are:

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the countries giving the highest amounts of money (in absolute terms) are as follows:[1]

1. United States – $28.67 billion
2. France – $12.43 billion
3. Germany – $11.98 billion
4. United Kingdom – $11.50 billion
5. Japan – $9.48 billion
6. Spain – $6.57 billion
7. Netherlands – $6.43 billion
8. Sweden – $4.55 billion
9. Norway – $4.09 billion
10. Canada – $4.01 billion
11. Italy – $3.31 billion
12. Denmark – $2.81 billion
13. Australia – $2.76 billion
14. Belgium – $2.60 billion
15. Switzerland – $2.31 billion
16. Finland – $1.29 billion
17. Austria – $1.15 billion
18. Ireland – $1.00 billion
19. South Korea – $0.82 billion
20. Greece – $0.61 billion
21. Portugal – $0.51 billion
22. Luxembourg – $0.40 billion
23. New Zealand – $0.31 billion

List of most charitable countries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Americans are the most generous people in the world, measured by charitable giving as a percent of GDP. Americans give twice as much (1.67% of GDP) as the next most charitable country, the U.K. at 0.73%, according to this study by the Charities Aid Foundation (chart above is taken from the study). Americans give almost 12 times as much as the French and almost 8 times as much as the Germans. In fact, Americans give more as a percent of GDP than France, Germany, Turkey, New Zealand, Singapore and the Netherlands COMBINED!Americans Are Most Generous People on Planet | NowPublic News Coverage

The United Kingdom is the eighth most charitable nation in the world while the world's fastest growing major economies -

Stupid list. Almost as bad as the failed states list. The more wealth a country has the more of a chartiable attitude they have. An even better test would be seeing which countries give the most free resources or have them stolen. They truly are generous souls.

 

[JayAtl]

Can you quit super duper America vs China threads ? What you didn't realize is US dollars all over the world, what happen if dollars switch to other currency. Surely, they become unaffordables and broken.

first- dont know where you get America vs China... clearly you did not read the various articles. Secondly- can you please put some intelligent thought into your second half of your claim- it's not making any sense and at best it has nothing to do w/ the topic at hand.

 

[JayAtl]

Stupid list. Almost as bad as the failed states list. The more wealth a country has the more of a chartiable attitude they have. An even better test would be seeing which countries give the most free resources or have them stolen. They truly are generous souls.

PAKISTAN$3.1 billion: The amount allocated to economic and development assistance, including food aid, during the same period.

Pakistan flood:By far the worst natural disaster in Pakistan's history, extensive flooding that began on July 22 has affected more than 20 million people and covered one-fifth of the country's territory. Floods devastated crops, damaged 1.7 million homes, and displaced millions of people countrywide.

As of October 13, USAID had sent 24 flights of emergency relief supplies and provided $334 million to meet immediate humanitarian needs and help the people of Pakistan recover from the floods

Thanks to USAID health messages provided to a leader in her community in Pakistan, 15-year-old Bakhtawar will be able to finish school before she is married.
http://www.usaid.gov/pk/newsroom/stories/health/measured_marriage.html

 

[Garry]

first- dont know where you get America vs China... clearly you did not read the various articles. Secondly can put some intelligent thought into your second half of your claim- it's not making any sense and at best it has nothing to do w/ the topic at hand.

Dont know why people hate on Americans that much ...in my life time experiences ,they are the nicest Bunch of people I ever encountered .... even more than my own countrymen

 

[internal]

Do Americans keep their old parents and grand parents at home and look after them?NO .but we do.Americans throw away their olds in oldage houses like trash. Muslim even if he is dirt poor he keeps his parents home.

 

[Garry]

Do Americans keep their old parents and grand parents at home and look after them?NO .but we do.Americans throw away their olds in oldage houses like trash. Muslim even if he is dirt poor he keeps his parents home.

its not that they hate their parents ....it is their culture which is developed in that particular way ....

 

[roadrunner]

PAKISTAN$3.1 billion: The amount allocated to economic and development assistance, including food aid, during the same period.

Pakistan flood:By far the worst natural disaster in Pakistan's history, extensive flooding that began on July 22 has affected more than 20 million people and covered one-fifth of the country's territory. Floods devastated crops, damaged 1.7 million homes, and displaced millions of people countrywide.

As of October 13, USAID had sent 24 flights of emergency relief supplies and provided $334 million to meet immediate humanitarian needs and help the people of Pakistan recover from the floods

what's your point? how is this relevant?

 

[JayAtl]

Do Americans keep their old parents and grand parents at home and look after them?NO .but we do.Americans throw away their olds in oldage houses like trash. Muslim even if he is dirt poor he keeps his parents home.

I dont think taking care of the old is a " muslim" thing as you have eluded to... it happens in the US too, just that the parents numerically here are much well to do. In parts of Asia- Most so called "people taking care of parents" are doing it because can't afford their own place and have to shack with parents... But to answer you initial question- NO... the americans don't love their parents any less...

 

[MilSpec]

what's your point? how is this relevant?

Simple.. be thankful.. american help you when you guys need it the most...

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Amercans more what they give they loot from other countries.Can American family give their grown up son in charity.no.Muslims do by giving up their sons in charity by in the path of jihad.

cmon .. now thats just dumb

 

[SomeGuy]

The index is based on surveys and other research on 153 different countries, which together constitute about 95 percent of the world’s population. The survey asks in part about charitable behavior, including donations, volunteering habits and taking time to help strangers.

Based on this index, Australia and New Zealand are tied as the most generous nations on earth.

The top 21 most generous countries, in order, are:

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the countries giving the highest amounts of money (in absolute terms) are as follows:[1]

1. United States – $28.67 billion
2. France – $12.43 billion
3. Germany – $11.98 billion
4. United Kingdom – $11.50 billion
5. Japan – $9.48 billion
6. Spain – $6.57 billion
7. Netherlands – $6.43 billion
8. Sweden – $4.55 billion
9. Norway – $4.09 billion
10. Canada – $4.01 billion
11. Italy – $3.31 billion
12. Denmark – $2.81 billion
13. Australia – $2.76 billion
14. Belgium – $2.60 billion
15. Switzerland – $2.31 billion
16. Finland – $1.29 billion
17. Austria – $1.15 billion
18. Ireland – $1.00 billion
19. South Korea – $0.82 billion
20. Greece – $0.61 billion
21. Portugal – $0.51 billion
22. Luxembourg – $0.40 billion
23. New Zealand – $0.31 billion

List of most charitable countries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Something very fishy about those numbers.

For example:

US GDP = $15 trillion, so $28.67 billion is 0.2% of GDP
France GDP = $2.2 trillion, so $12.43 billion is 0.57% of GDP

So France gives more as a percentage of GDP.