In Australia:
• 70 percent donate
• 38 percent volunteer.
• 64 percent help a stranger.
Overall, the Gallup poll noted three trends: that helping complete strangers is the leading way the world gives, the happiest countries donate more than the wealthiest, and older people donate more.
“The World Giving Index is the first time that the world has been able to have a view about how generous it is, and the first time we can see truly global patterns of charitable behavior,” said Mr. Harrison.