Doha: Qatar is among the top 10 countries in the world to live and work, and the number one in the Middle East, according to HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2020.
Qatar was ranked sixth globally and is one of two Asian countries in the top 10 (Singapore in second place). The closest country in the region is the United Arab Emirates (14), Bahrain (15) and Saudi Arabia (19).
Switzerland retained its position as the best place to live, while New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and Ireland completed the top 10. In its 13th year, the annual survey was conducted between February 14 and March 22, when COVID-19 was emerging as a global threat but before it had reached its highest peak.
John Goddard, Head of HSBC Expat, in a statement on the website, said, “HSBC has run an annual study of nearly 20,000 overseas ‘professionals to identify global mobility trends and gather unique insights about the lives of those who relocate abroad for work.”
“Qatar’s rapidly developing capital city of Doha – is a hive of commercial activity that is certainly making the world sit up and take notice. Once home to a pearl industry, Qatar has since managed to blossom in its arid surroundings emerging as a powerful global player and boasting one of the highest incomes per capita in the world," the survey said in its overview of Qatar
