UK helping countries in a crisis 2020

In 2020, people in the United Kingdom were most inclined to help the Republic of Ireland if it were in a crisis, among a selection of different countries. The UK was also favorably disposed towards Canada, Cyprus, and Malta, although in general the UK was willing to help almost all of the countries displayed here, with only Japan and Colombia having more people unwilling to help than willing to.

Do you think the UK should or should not be willing to offer financial help to these countries in a crisis? (net score*)

Characteristic	Net willingness to help country
Ireland	49
Canada	36
Malta	33
Cyprus	28
Netherlands	27
Poland	26
Finland	25
Denmark	25
Spain	24
Greece	23
Belgium	22
Portugal	21
Sweden	20
Italy	20
Czechia	16
Germany	15
Slovakia	15
Austria	14
Latvia	13
Slovenia	12
Croatia	12
Hungary	11
Estonia	11
France	10
Bulgaria	10
India	10
Luxembourg	8
Romania	8
Tunisia	6
Lithuania	3
Vietnam	2
Nigeria	2
Japan	-3
Colombia	-6

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 17-29, 2020

Number of respondents

601 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was worded by the source as follows: "Imagine a country suffered some kind of major crisis, and was looking for help from others. Do you think [country] should or should not be willing to offer financial help to each of the following countries?"

*Net score in this case is the share of people that are willing to help the United Kingdom, minus those that are unwilling to help.

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