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#WorldKindnessDay: Ireland is the 8th most generous country in the world

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

01:17 13 Nov 2017


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Today is World Kindness Day.

The day is to celebrate your sound-ness no matter how big or small.

The Charities Aid Foundation's 2017 World Giving Index shows which country's are the most generous in the world, and our little island doesn't do too badly at all, coming in at number 8.

This is known as "The world's leading study of generosity" and is judged in three categories, which are: helping a stranger, donating money, and volunteering time.

Here's the full list:

The 20 most generous countries

1. Myanmar - overall rating: 65
2. Indonesia - 60
3. Kenya - 60
4. New Zealand - 57
5. United States - 56
6. Australia - 56
7. Canada - 54
8. Ireland - 53
9. United Arab Emirates - 51
10. Netherlands - 51
11. United Kingdom - 50
12. Sierra Leone - 49
13. Malta - 48
14. Liberia - 46
15. Iceland - 46
16. Thailand - 46
17. Iran - 45
18. Germany - 45
19. Norway - 45
20. Zambia - 45

Sure what can you say? When you're sound you're sound.

 


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