This graph shows the top ten countries ranked by the share of their population that volunteered for charity between 2009 and 2018. Sri Lanka leads the list, with 46 percent of the population volunteering their time.
Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population
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Charities Aid Foundation. (October 10, 2019). Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283354/top-10-countries-volunteering-time-for-charities/
Charities Aid Foundation. "Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283354/top-10-countries-volunteering-time-for-charities/
Charities Aid Foundation. (2019). Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283354/top-10-countries-volunteering-time-for-charities/
Charities Aid Foundation. "Top 10 Countries for Volunteering Time for Charity between 2009 and 2018, by Share of Population." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283354/top-10-countries-volunteering-time-for-charities/
Charities Aid Foundation, Top 10 countries for volunteering time for charity between 2009 and 2018, by share of population Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283354/top-10-countries-volunteering-time-for-charities/ (last visited May 22, 2022)