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Which country has the most generous people in the world? A poll of 153 countries ranked global philanthropy in three categories: individual donations, volunteer time, and the number of people willing to help a stranger. Gallup’s 2010 World Giving Index Report was released Wednesday.
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, a UNICEF ambassador, plays cricket in India in 2006. (Newscom)
5. Switzerland
In Switzerland:
• 71 percent donate.
• 34 percent volunteer.
• 60 percent help a stranger.
Although Switzerland is tied with the US, Americans are 5 percent more likely to aid a stranger than the Swiss.
Ms. Saxon-Harrold said that Switzerland had more government initiatives to encourage philanthropy than many other nations.
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