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While many of us give money to help others, there are some countries that not only donate lots of cash but also time to strangers.
Let's take a look at 20 most generous nations.
Note: The percentage denotes how many people in the country give money or time to strangers
Source: World Giving Index
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: People sit down for a Christmas Day lunch served by more than 200 volunteers at a converted train workshop in Sydney, Australia. The lunch, organised by The Salvation Army and open to anyone who wished to attend, fed and entertained hundreds of elderly citizens, disadvantaged families and homeless people.Photographs: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Australia
Donating money: 76 per cent
Volunteering time: 37 per cent
Helping a stranger: 67 per cent
World Giving Index score: 60 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 1
Australia, which has a per capita income of $43,042, devotes most time and money to help the poor.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: Homeless people beg for money on O'Connell bridge in central Dublin, Ireland.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Donating money: 79 per cent
Volunteering time: 34 per cent
Helping a stranger: 66 per cent
World Giving Index score: 60 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 2
Ireland, which has a per capita income of $43,592, sees 79 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A homeless man uses an umbrella to protect himself from falling and melting ice in Toronto's financial district, Canada.Photographs: Reuters
Canada
Donating money: 64 per cent
Volunteering time: 42 per cent
Helping a stranger: 67 per cent
World Giving Index score: 58 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 3
Canada, which has a per capita income of $43,146, sees 67 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: People buy fruits at a market in Wellington, New Zealand.Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
New Zealand
Donating money: 66 per cent
Volunteering time: 38 per cent
Helping a stranger: 68 per cent
World Giving Index score: 57 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 4
New Zealand, which has a per capita income of $30,804, sees 68 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: Homeless people eat food donated by a charity organisation in New York.Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
United States
Donating money: 57 per cent
Volunteering time: 42 per cent
Helping a stranger: 71 per cent
World Giving Index score: 57 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 5
United States, which has a per capita income of $52,839, sees 71 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: People sit on a quay at the Leliegracht canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Donating money: 73 per cent
Volunteering time: 34 per cent
Helping a stranger: 51 per cent
World Giving Index score: 53 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 6
The Netherlands, which has a per capita income of $41,447, sees 73 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A six-year-old boy carries a small guitar as he begs on the streets of central Jakarta, Indonesia.Photographs: Reuters
Indonesia
Donating money: 71 per cent
Volunteering time: 41 per cent
Helping a stranger: 43 per cent
World Giving Index score: 52 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 7
Indonesia, which has a per capita income of $5,182, sees 71 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A guest plays chess with a volunteer, right, in a temporary Christmas shelter for homeless people in east London, United Kingdom.Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters
United Kingdom
Donating money: 72 per cent
Volunteering time: 26 per cent
Helping a stranger: 56 per cent
World Giving Index score: 51 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 8
United Kingdom, which has a per capita income of $37,299, sees 72 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: Members of Homeless Movement hold a march in downtown Asuncion, Paraguay.Photographs: Rickey Rogers/Reuters
Paraguay
Donating money: 48 per cent
Volunteering time: 42 per cent
Helping a stranger: 61 per cent
World Giving Index score: 50 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 9
Paraguay, which has a per capita income of $7,326, sees 61 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A man sells roses at a pedestrian road in central Copenhagen, Denmark.Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters
Denmark
Donating money: 70 per cent
Volunteering time: 23 per cent
Helping a stranger: 54 per cent
World Giving Index score: 49 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 10
Denmark, which has a per capita income of $37,657, sees 70 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A woman sells toys at a market in the Liberian capital Monrovia.Photographs: Tim Cocks/Reuters
Liberia
Donating money: 12 per cent
Volunteering time: 53 per cent
Helping a stranger: 81 per cent
World Giving Index score: 49 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 11
Liberia, which has a per capita income of $672, sees 81 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A worker prepares coffee for customers in central Tehran, Iran.Photographs: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
Iran
Donating money: 51 per cent
Volunteering time: 24 per cent
Helping a stranger: 70 per cent
World Giving Index score: 48 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 12
Iran, which has a per capita income of $12,986, sees 70 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: People wait in a queue to get their pensions and other payments in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Photographs: Reuters
Turkmenistan
Donating money: 30 per cent
Volunteering time: 58 per cent
Helping a stranger: 56 per cent
World Giving Index score: 48 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 13
Turkmenistan, which has a per capita income of $7,846, sees 58 per cent of its citizens volunteering time.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A view of Doha, Qatar.Photographs: Fadi Al-Assaad/Reuters
Qatar
Donating money: 53 per cent
Volunteering time: 17 per cent
Helping a stranger: 71 per cent
World Giving Index score: 47 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 14
Qatar, which has a per capita income of $102,943, sees 71 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A boy splashes coloured water on a girl during the Holi festival celebrations organised by the Indian High Commission to Sri Lanka in Colombo.Photographs: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Sri Lanka
Donating money: 42 per cent
Volunteering time: 43 per cent
Helping a stranger: 55 per cent
World Giving Index score: 47 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 15
Sri Lanka, which has a per capita income of $6,135, sees 55 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A homeless man walks along the Western Main Road in St James, Trinidad and Tobago.Photographs: Andrea De Silva/Reuters
Trinidad and Tobago
Donating money: 44 per cent
Volunteering time: 30 per cent
Helping a stranger: 62 per cent
World Giving Index score: 45 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 16
Trinidad and Tobago, which has a per capita income of $21,287, sees 62 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A young man begs for money in downtown Helsinki, Finland.Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Finland
Donating money: 50 per cent
Volunteering time: 27 per cent
Helping a stranger: 57 per cent
World Giving Index score: 45 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 17
Finland, which has a per capita income of $36,395, sees 57 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A girl sits on her belongings after a fire razed hundreds of houses and left more than a thousand families homeless at a slum area in Mandaluyong City in Manila, the Philippines.Photographs: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
The Philippines
Donating money: 32 per cent
Volunteering time: 44 per cent
Helping a stranger: 58 per cent
World Giving Index score: 45 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 18
The Philippines, which has a per capita income of $4,660, sees 58 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: Homeless people sleep outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
Donating money: 64 per cent
Volunteering time: 13 per cent
Helping a stranger: 56 per cent
World Giving Index score: 44 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 19
Hong Kong, which has a per capita income of $52,687, sees 64 per cent of its citizens donating money.
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20 countries that donate most money and time to help the poor
Image: A man sits in front of a display of jambiyas (traditional daggers) in Mattrah Souq, the oldest market in Oman, in the capital Muscat.Photographs: Fahad Shadeed/Reuters
Oman
Donating money: 39 per cent
Volunteering time: 22 per cent
Helping a stranger: 72 per cent
World Giving Index score: 44 per cent
World Giving Index ranking: 20
Oman, which has a per capita income of $29,166, sees 72 per cent of its citizens helping a stranger.
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