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Published by Einar H. Dyvik,
This graph shows the top ten countries ranked by the share of their population that volunteered for charity between 2009 and 2018. Sri Lanka leads the list, with 46 percent of the population volunteering their time.
Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population
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Release date
October 2019
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
2009 to 2018
Number of respondents
1.3 million
Age group
15 years and over
Special properties
Individuals from 128 countries over ten years
Supplementary notes
The data is based on data from Gallup’s World View World Poll. Values are averaged across 10 years.
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