GENEROUS COUNTRIES
Added on: 16th Nov 2015
(25-17)
GUATEMALA
Guatemala appeared in the top 25 for the first time in 2014 thanks to
a strong ranking in the area of volunteering time.
FINLAND
Hovering around the mid-twenties for the past 5 years, Finland always
has good scores in the areas of volunteering time and donating money.
TURKMENISTAN
Ranked number 1 in volunteering time, as a former Soviet state
Turkmenistan has a culture of ‘subbotnik’, which is the giving up of
a Saturday to perform volunteer work. In some instances, however, mandatory
subbotniks have been implemented which could possibly skew the statistics.
CYPRUS
Another country that consistently shows up in the mid-twenties,
Cyprus has a strong ranking in the areas of donating money
and helping strangers.
THAILAND
Consistently ranking in the top 10 for donating money, this is largely
due to a high number of Theravada Buddhist monks who
receive support from lay devotees.
NIGERIA
As of late, Nigeria has gone up in rankings with regards to volunteering
time and it performs strongly in the area of helping strangers.
JAMAICA
Jamaica’s strong culture of solidarity ranks it 4th for helping strangers
and 20th for volunteering time.
IRAN
Iran ranks 22nd and 20th for helping strangers and donating money
respectively.
DENMARK
Although its rankings in volunteering time and helping strangers are in the
mid 40’s and 50’s, Denmark is ranked 13th in terms of donating money.
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