Compared to the typical quarter of the population that volunteers in advanced democratic nations, Taiwan still lags a bit. For instance, Japan has a participation rate of 25.3 %, Germany 34 % and the United States 55.5 %.
（見附表一、二）但相對於先進民主國家普遍有超過四分之一的人口曾經當過志工，例如日本為 25.3％、德國 34％，美國甚至高達 55.5％，台灣仍然遜色許多。