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Most big-hearted nation
Just a thread for people to post positive facts about the US, I figured it would be good to balance out all of the negative threads about the US.
World's most big-hearted nation: the United States
World's most big-hearted nation: the United States
The United States is the world's most generous nation, according to a global index of giving, as a higher proportion of Americans helped a stranger than any other country in the world.
The 2013 World Giving Index – published annually by international nonprofit organization Charities Aid Foundation – looks at three measures: monetary giving, volunteering and helping of strangers in a typical month. The survey, published on Tuesday, was carried out in 2012 across 135 countries.
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The U.S. made a significant improvement in charitable behavior, rising to the top position from fifth place last year.
Meanwhile, three countries tied for second place this year: Canada, Myanmar, and New Zealand. Australia, which was the highest-ranked nation in both the 2010 and 2012 reports, dropped to the seventh position.
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The U.S. made a significant improvement in charitable behavior, rising to the top position from fifth place last year.
Meanwhile, three countries tied for second place this year: Canada, Myanmar, and New Zealand. Australia, which was the highest-ranked nation in both the 2010 and 2012 reports, dropped to the seventh position.
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