The US is often said to be more charitable than other countries; but, in terms of the proportion of the population donating money, Myanmar, Malta, Ireland, the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, and Iceland all do better. In Myanmar, 91% of the people surveyed had given money in the past month (the corresponding figure for the US is 68%), indicating the strong hold of the Theravada Buddhist tradition of donating to support monks and nuns.
人们通常认为，美国比其他国家更加乐善好施；但是，就人口捐钱比例而言，缅甸、马耳他、爱尔兰、英国、加拿大、荷兰和冰岛都比美国做得更好。在缅甸，91%的受访者在过去一个月中捐过钱（美国的这一比例为68%），这体现了支持和尚和尼姑的深厚的小乘佛教捐献传统。缅甸也是义务劳动时间比例最高的国家（51%）。