What do Australia, New Zealand… and then Canada, Ireland and the U.S. have in common?  

Giving!

In a survey focused on charitable behavior, Australia and New Zealand attained philanthropic scores of 57%, showing them to be the most \’giving nations\’ amongst 153 countries.   Overall philanthropic scores were determined by a combination three categories–giving time, giving money, and helping a stranger.

So here\’s the positive examples of top countries for philanthropic scores:

AUSTRALIA – 57%

NEW ZEALAND – 57%

IRELAND – 56%

CANADA – 56%

UNITED STATES – 55%

SWITZERLAND – 55%