VN ranks 11th out of most popular destinations for expatriates

VGP – Viet Nam has made the biggest jump in the InterNations Expat Insider 2016 survey on most popular destinations for expatriates, rising up an astounding 24 places to come in 11th in the list.

August 31, 2016 4:25 PM GMT+7

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In 2015, Viet Nam came in 35th place out of 64 countries.

It made the biggest gains in the Working Abroad Index (from 36th to 12th place) and the Ease of Settling In Index (35th to 29th place).

Expats in Viet Nam are very pleased with the friendly nature of the local residents this year. The percentage of respondents that rate the general friendliness of the population positively has risen by ten percentage points (74% to 84%).

In addition, over two in five (41%) regard the friendly attitude towards foreign residents as very good (33% in 2015). It also seems to be easier to make new friends among the local residents this year, with 63% generally agreeing that this is easy to do. In 2015, only 48% were of the same opinion.

The InterNations Expat Insider survey ranks countries by a variety of factors such as the quality of life, personal finance, working abroad, and settling in.

By Thuy Dung