UAE, Bahrain and Qatar are in the top 10 places to work in HSBC Expat Explorer 2021

UAE, Bahrain and Qatar are in the top 10 places to work in HSBC Expat Explorer 2021

The UAE climbed 10 places to rank in the fourth place as "best country in the world to live and work" according to HSBC’s 14th annual Expat Explorer 2021, a global survey of over 20,000+ people who live and work abroad. Other GCC countries in the top ten include Bahrain (ranked eighth) and Qatar at tenth.

Expat Explorer’s 2021 survey is HSBC’s broadest look at expat living to date, with expats from 46 countries and regions sharing their views. YouGov surveyed 20,460 adults aged 18+ currently living away from their country of origin/home country, in 143 countries, territories and markets, through an online questionnaire between March and May 2021. A minimum sample of 100 respondents was required for a location to qualify for inclusion; this year, 46 locations qualified.

The vast majority of expats surveyed in the UAE (82 percent) feel optimistic that life will be more stable and normal again in the next 12 months despite the global pandemic, above the 75 percent global average, with 53 percent of UAE respondents also expecting an increase in their income and a better work life balance (57 percent).