Sweden is the top country in 2022 best quality of life rankings. The country stands out in the ranking of quality of life for health systems and well-developed public education, security, economic stability, and politics.
Making friends with Aussie locals is not too hard, so be brave and have a go. Making friends with people from another country sometimes might not feel easy sometimes. After all, Australia has a different culture to many countries, and even if you speak English, Australia has its own dialect or slang.
Sweden Is the Worst Nordic Country for Making New Friends
Expats find socializing particularly difficult in Sweden where more than half (51%) say it is tough to make new friends, with 19% even saying it could not be any harder. Denmark closely follows suit with 18% saying this.
Reason One. According to the United Nations, Australia is the second-best country in the world to live, due to its excellent quality of life index. The UN establishes a qualification, also known as the Human Development Index, based on an annual survey of social progress and economic indexes of the 187 countries.
Iceland is considered the most peaceful country in 2021, with a score of 1.1. The most dangerous country to live and stay in is Afghanistan, whose Peace Index score is 3.631.
Australians are very friendly and easy-going people. In fact, Australians are renowned for their laid-back nature and unique sense of humour. Another thing Australians are known for is their love of sport, recreation and the great outdoors.
Finland has been ranked happiest country in the world for the fourth year in 2021 as per the World Happiness Report. Finnish people are one of the friendliest, making it to the top position.
Mali. Health in Mali, one of the world's poorest nations, is greatly affected by poverty, malnutrition, and inadequate hygiene and sanitation. Mali's health and development indicators rank among the worst in the world.
On the whole, countries which are more democratic and where citizens feel they are a part of the decision-making process tend to score higher on civic honesty.
According to the 2022 OECD report on tertiary education, the world's top ten countries with the most educated population and their share of citizens with higher education are as follows: Canada - 59.96 per cent. Japan - 52.68 per cent. Luxembourg 51.31 per cent.
In 2021, Taiwan ranked as the friendliest and most welcoming country for expats in the world. Not only are its people friendly and welcoming, but the language is said to be easy to learn—although a huge percentage of locals also speak English.
And it goes both ways The 2022 Asia NZ Foundation survey found Kiwis view Australia as their closest friend, with 84% seeing Australia as friendly (although I do think much of this has to do with NZ holding the Bledisloe Cup for the past 20 years).
Mexico. A massive 82% of expats who had been asked if they found it easy to make friends in Mexico responded positively, which is 25% higher than the global average.
Climbing nine places since 2016, Portugal claims the title of the most welcoming country for expats. One Australian expat said: “The local population is friendly and helpful," while a Dutch expat said “people look after each other” here.
