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September 21, 2016

Top 15 Least Friendly Countries For Expats In 2016

Top 15 Least Friendly Countries According To Expats

Map created by reddit user nahuelacevedopena

The map above shows which countries are deemed to be the least friendly according to expats who live in them.

The map is based of the results of the Expat Insider 2016 Survey, which:

offers an in-depth analysis of everyday expat life in more than 60 countries across the globe. More than 14,000 respondents representing 174 nationalities and 191 countries or territories took part and had their say on moving, living, and working abroad. 


In terms of the unfriendliness, the top 15 least friendly countries (from unfriendliest to “friendliest”) are:

  1. Kuwait
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Czech Republic
  4. Switzerland
  5. Norway
  6. Sweden
  7. Qatar
  8. Denmark
  9. Russia
  10. Austria
  11. Chile
  12. France
  13. Germany
  14. Finland
  15. Belgium

While some countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia might not be too surprising, it’s interesting to see that the majority are actually wealthy Western and Northern European countries.

This of course may be down to the expectations of expats who move to these countries, rather than the countries themselves being “unfriendly.”

On the flip side, in case you’re wondering, the top 15 friendliest countries are:

  1. Taiwan
  2. Uganda
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Mexico
  5. Colombia
  6. Oman
  7. Philippines
  8. New Zealand
  9. Vietnam
  10. Portugal
  11. Brazil
  12. Spain
  13. Ecuador
  14. Canada
  15. Romania

Interestingly, despite Canada’s reputation for being friendly it only clocks in at number 14 on the list.

Moreover, the other countries on the list tend to be a rather diverse mix, although skewing to slightly to Latin America. Also interesting to note that Oman is in the top 15 when nearby Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are ranked at the bottom.

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Filed Under: immigration Tagged With: expats 16 Comments

Comments

  1. Basem says

    September 24, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    Disagree. The list is based on European and american eeds like drink and sex.

    Reply
    • Blatt says

      November 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm

      I don’t think so, north Europe is not considered friendly, in spite of having access to these “needs”

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    • Patricia Valdoz says

      May 17, 2018 at 8:52 am

      Disagree, I am an immigrant in France. And French are very friendly to their immigrants. They give the rights due to its newcomers. Sweden as well, I heard from a Japanese immigrant in Sweden that she decided to stay in this country for the Swedish government is very supportive. Philippines? friendly to immigrants? LOL, I am a Filipino, they may be hospitable at first but pretty soon, the Philippine government will do all the possible reasons to steal money from the foreigners. Now I never intend to return to my own country since France deemed to be much better than the Philippines.

      Reply
  2. volkszorn says

    September 27, 2016 at 10:05 am

    I wounder why millions of foreigner imigrate to unfriendly Europe….

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    • Blatt says

      November 2, 2016 at 4:17 pm

      Security and work.
      I guess they’d choose Spain, if there were jobs, instead of unfriendly center and north Europa

      Reply
    • Robert Mounsteven says

      April 21, 2020 at 12:06 am

      Jobs, Money,

      Reply
  3. Norge Finland says

    December 23, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    North Europa is cold, and so its people.

    Reply
  4. Eoin says

    March 22, 2017 at 6:19 am

    This seems to be an American site so I assume they didn’t consider the USA. It’s now building walls and has a lunatic president. As for its people…

    Reply
    • Irish Moron says

      January 4, 2020 at 11:53 am

      It’s Canadian. I’m sorry you are from a country that can’t spell Owen correctly. Enjoy impoverished salary you worthless piece of shit.

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    • H Davis says

      January 11, 2020 at 8:55 pm

      How else are you going to keep out another 12 million immigrants that can eventually bankrupt the country, Do you want to feed and house them all? That’s totally irresponsible financially and gross ignorance on your part.

      Reply
  5. No. 30 says

    May 30, 2017 at 7:40 am

    Romania is not friendly to immigrants, unless they are Christian/ European

    Reply
  6. Gerry Fitz says

    June 21, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    There not expats they are just immigrants; Getting the British immigrants and their sense of entitlement out of the Med would be a good thing. They really lower the tone.

    Reply
  7. mani says

    April 9, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    cuba=friendly

    Reply
  8. Mike says

    November 14, 2019 at 9:11 am

    What about brexiting UK? One of the main reason for leaving was unlimited EU-Immigration

    Reply
  9. Alexis says

    August 4, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    So untrue, both denmark and switzerland are friendly

    Reply
  10. Sam says

    November 30, 2020 at 11:14 am

    Denmark, Germany, and Norway are unfriendly countries? Are you kidding?

    Reply

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