BENEVOLENT COUNTRIES

AUSTRIA

Austria’s rankings in helping strangers and volunteering time are

In the mid 30’s but it ranks 16th in donating money.

MALTA

Although it is ranked fairly low in the area of helping strangers (86th),

Malta is ranked 2nd in terms of donating money with nearly

78% of its population giving to charity.

KENYA

Having moved up 18 places in the index, Kenya has consistently

ranked strongly in the area of helping strangers (10th).

It also ranks 16th in terms of volunteering time and

24th in terms of donating money.

ICELAND

Iceland is another European country that has a mediocre ranking

in the area of helping strangers (52nd) and volunteering time

(33rd) but comes in at a solid 7th for donating money.

INDONESIA

In most developing nations, increasing prosperity does not

correlate with a higher proportion of people giving to charity

but Indonesia is one of the few exceptions. It ranks 10th in

terms of donating money and 13th when it comes to

volunteering time.

NETHERLANDS

As with the other European nations we’ve seen so far, Netherlands

ranks lower in the area of helping strangers (46th) but has a

strong showing when it comes to donating money (7th) and

volunteering time (21st).

BHUTAN

Last year was the first year that Bhutan was included in the index

and it came onto the scene with a bang. It ranks 9th for

volunteering time and 12th for donating money. It’s

statistics actually mirror those of many European nations

with a slightly lower ranking in the area of helping strangers (46th).

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

We come back to a country that ranks strongly in the area of

helping strangers. Actually, it nearly tops the list at a solid 2nd.

Trinidad and Tobago also performed well in the other areas,

however, ranking 16th for volunteering time and

21st for donating money.