Bahrain has been ranked first in the Arab region and the Middle East and 17th in the World for quality of life for expatriates on the annual Expat Insider 2015.

Expat Insider, the biggest expat survey worldwide, aims to provide a comprehensive picture of life abroad, focusing on the general quality of life, including work, family, leisure, personal finances, job security, quality child care and quality education.

Ecuador emerged for the second consecutive year as the expat favourite, occupying the first place in the overall country ranking, just as it did in 2014.

The list of top 10 most popular destinations also includes respectively, Mexico, Malta, Singapore, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Thailand Panama, Canada and Australia.

Bahrain outshined other countries on the annual Expat Insider 2015, including the UAE (19), Oman (24), Qatar (54), India (55), Mozambique (56), Brazil (57), Italy (58) and Kazakhstan (59).

The Expat Insider 2015 survey ranked Russia (60), Saudi Arabia (61), Nigeria (62), Greece (63) and Kuwait (64). 

The global survey ranked Bahrain high, citing particularly easy social integration and Government services and facilities.– TradeArabia News Service