The 16 best countries for expats to live in

HSBC got YouGov to survey nearly 27,000 expats from 190 countries and territories for the report

HSBC has released its expat explorer report, looking at the best places in the world to live if you are a foreigner.

The bank got YouGov to survey nearly 27,000 expats from 190 countries and territories for the report, asking them about how easy it was for them to live, work, and raise a family where they were.

For each category HSBC calculated a score out of 1 and then used the average of those numbers to workout a ranking.

We've rounded up their finding below, ranking the top countries and breaking down how they score in terms of economics, the experience of living there, and how easy it is to raise a family there.

Check it out:

16. Spain: 0.46

The tourists were handed to El Prat airport in Barcelona when the bus overturned (file photo) (AFP/Getty Images)

Overall: 0.46.

Economics: 0.31.

Experience: 0.61.

Family: 0.47.

T=13. Netherlands: 0.48

Overall: 0.48.

Economics: 0.53.

Experience: 0.46.

Family: 0.43.

T=13. Taiwan: 0.48

Taipei, Taiwan

Overall: 0.48.

Economics: 0.45.

Experience: 0.56.

Family: 0.42.

T=13. Hong Kong: 0.48

Overall: 0.48.

Economics: 0.50.

Experience: 0.53.

Family: 0.41.

12. United Arab Emirates: 0.49

Many foreign workers go to the UAE under the Kafala system (Warren Little/Getty Images)

Overall: 0.49.

Economics: 0.58.

Experience: 0.50.

Family: 0.40.

T=9. Australia: 0.50

Overall: 0.50.

Economics: 0.51.

Experience: 0.59.

Family: 0.40.

T=9. Germany: 0.50

Overall: 0.50.

Economics: 0.60.

Experience: 0.47.

Family: 0.43.

T=9. Bahrain: 0.50

Bahrain’s credit rating was downgraded in February because of its vulnerability to slumping oil prices (AFP/Getty)

Overall: 0.50.

Economics: 0.51.

Experience: 0.56.

Family: 0.44.

T=6. Sweden: 0.51

Overall: 0.51.

Economics: 0.56.

Experience: 0.46.

Family: 0.52.

T=6. Austria​: 0.51

Overall: 0.51.

Economics: 0.54.

Experience: 0.51.

Family: 0.48.

T=6. Norway: 0.51

The worlds's northernmost church stands overlooking the town of Longyearbyen in Longyearbyen, Norway (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Overall: 0.51.

Economics: 0.58.

Experience: 0.54.

Family: 0.42.

5. Switzerland​: 0.52

Overall: 0.52.

Economics: 0.66.

Experience: 0.50.

Family: 0.38.

4. Czech Republic: 0.53

Overall: 0.53.

Economics: 0.52.

Experience: 0.55.

Family: 0.51.

3. Canada: 0.54

Overall: 0.54.

Economics: 0.53.

Experience: 0.60.

Family: 0.49.

2. New Zealand: 0.55

Overall: 0.55.

Economics: 0.51.

Experience: 0.64.

Family: 0.50.

1. Singapore: 0.57

Overall: 0.57.

Economics: 0.61.

Experience: 0.59.

Family: 0.50.

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