The 9 best countries in the world for expats

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LONDON – Political instability caused by Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in the USA have seen both America and UK plummet down this year’s ranking of the top countries for expats, according to InterNations’ Expat Insider survey.

Of the 65 countries surveyed, the UK ranks 54th this year while the USA is 43rd, both substantially lower scores than last year.

The top ten destinations include Bahrain, Costa Rica and Mexico, while the bottom ten — which the UK narrowly avoids — include Italy, Saudi Arabia and Greece.

Predictably, Brits who move abroad tend to be looking for sun and an affordable cost of living, and Spain is this year’s top destination for British expats.

The survey, carried out between February and March this year, asked nearly 13,000 expats about their quality of life and to rank 43 different aspects of life abroad.

Keep scrolling for this year’s top nine countries for expats:

Expat Insider