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davidpdx

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Fri Oct 10, 2014, 07:18 PM Oct 2014

The Votes Are In: Best Places to Be an Expat [View all]

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/the-best-countries-to-be-an-expat-99411768717.html

Is it all that adaptation on the Galapagos Islands that help people adjust so well to Ecuador? Probably not, but the country won top marks in a comprehensive survey that ranks the best and worst countries in the world for expatriates.

The 2014 Expat Insider, run by InterNations, based its report on responses from 14,000 expats in 160 countries. Categories included quality of life, ease of settling in, working abroad, family life, personal finance, and overall satisfaction living abroad.

Among 61 countries that received enough responses to qualify in the rankings, the U.S. was named the fifth most favorite country among expats, and scored as follows: 16th in general quality of life, fourth in ease of settling in, 20th in working abroad, 12th in family life, 31st in personal finance, and 22nd in cost of living. The top three reasons for moving to the U.S. were for study (16 percent), work (16 percent), and love (12 percent).





Full report: http://assets.in-cdn.net/static/pdf/report.pdf
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Luxembourg? Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #1
I was shocked the country I live in davidpdx Oct 2014 #2
Mexico! I love it. cbayer Oct 2014 #3
13th ain't bad. Expat in Korea Oct 2014 #4
I lived in China for a short period of time after being here for 8 years davidpdx Oct 2014 #5
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