Global Philanthropy 2018

Global Philanthropy 2018 (Harvard Kennedy School and UBS)

Foundations around the world Institutional philanthropy has a global reach. 260,358 foundations in 38 countries and Hong Kong were identified, representing only a partial picture of the sector. 

World's Wealthiest Charitable Foundations

World Atlas

Significance Of Charitable Foundations
Charitable organizations are praised all over the world for positively impacting the lives of the public. The foundations are essential partners of the government in meeting social and economic goals. In some cases, the foundations serve to relieve governments of their massive financial and social burdens. Foundations have also been at the forefront of the major breakthroughs in the modern day especially in the field of healthcare.

Countries Containing 50% of the World's Poorest

Half of World's Poor Live in Just 5 Countries, 2015 (The World Bank, 2019)

Of the world’s 736 million extreme poor in 2015, 368 million—half of the total—lived in just 5 countries. The 5 countries with the highest number of extreme poor are (in descending order): India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. They also happen to be the most populous countries of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the two regions that together account for 85 percent (629 million) of the world’s poor.

The 10 Worse Epidemics in History

World Least Polluted Countries 2020

World Most Polluted Countries 2020

Average PM 2.5 (good to moderate PM 2.5 ranges between 0-35.4)

1. Bangladesh (97.1)

2. Pakistan (74.27)

3. India  (72.54)

4. Afghanistan (61.8)

5. Bahrain (59.80)

6. Mongolia (58.5)

7. Kuwait (56.0)

8. Nepal (54.15)

9. UAE (49.93)

10. Nigeria (44.84)

Women in Parliament 2019

US ranks 75th out of 193 countries. 

Top countries:

Rwanda (61.4%)

Cuba (53.2%)

Bolivia (53.1%)

Mexico (48.2%)

Grenada (46.7%)

Nicaragua (45.7%)

Costa Rica (45.6%)

Namibia (46.2%)

South Africa (42.7%)

Sweden (46.1%)

Best Healthcare in the World 2020

Top 10 out of 100

1. Canada

2. Qatar

3. France

4. Norway

5. New Zealand

6. Germany

7. Hong Kong

8. The Netherlands

9. Switzerland

10. Singapore

37. United States of America