{"id":9555,"date":"2017-09-16T10:51:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T10:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?p=9555"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:59:58","slug":"canada-solid-rounder-survey-best-countries-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/canada-solid-rounder-survey-best-countries-expats\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada a Solid All-Rounder in Survey of Best Countries for Expats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada came in a solid 16th<\/sup> place in a survey of the best countries in the world for expats, as the U.S. and U.K. plummeted down the list compiled by the Expat Insider.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Gulf country of Bahrain was a surprise at the top of the list, with expats giving it high marks as a place to raise a family and work, and for making foreigners feel welcome. The result was particularly remarkable given other Gulf nations \u2013 including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar \u2013 were all in the bottom 10 of the 65 countries ranked.<\/p>\n

The presidential election and Brexit vote means the U.S. and U.K. are being perceived as unfriendly to foreigners and lacking political stability, two key factors in the survey.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Best and Worst Countries for Expats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nTop 10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBottom 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBahrain<\/td>\n65<\/td>\nGreece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCosta Rica<\/td>\n64<\/td>\nKuwait<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n63<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n62<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\n61<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n60<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n59<\/td>\nUkraine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nColombia<\/td>\n58<\/td>\nQatar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSingapore<\/td>\n57<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n56<\/td>\nTurkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\nCanada<\/strong><\/td>\n54<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n43<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited States<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: Expat Insider 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other factors including high health and child care costs saw the U.S. drop to 45 out of 65 countries in the 2017 list, down 17 places on 2016. The major factor behind the U.K.\u2019s 21-place slide to 54th<\/sup> in the list was high housing costs.<\/p>\n

The comprehensive survey asked questions of 13,000 expats of 166 nationalities. They are some of the most mobile people in the world, including high-level executives, skilled workers and international students. InterNations, organization behind the Expat Insider survey<\/a>, has a network of 2.8 million registered expats, although research suggests there are 50 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

Canada scored highly on quality of life, ranking 13th<\/sup> in the survey. The 7th<\/sup> position for safety and security was Canada\u2019s highest in any category.<\/p>\n

Key for Canada was that it scored solid results in a range of categories, suggesting that it caters for the full range of expat needs. Of those asked, 45 per cent said that while they moved to Canada on a temporary basis, they were considering staying for ever.<\/p>\n

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Notable High Scores For Canada<\/h3>\n