KUWAIT: A general view of the bustling Kuwait City that houses several banking and financial institutions, hotels and malls. —Photo by Joseph Shagra

KUWAIT: Only three weeks after the InterNations Foundation ranked Kuwait as the worst country for expats to live in, Kuwait was once more ranked the last in GCC and 35th worldwide in terms of the best country for expat life according to the Expat Explorer survey issued by HSBC bank. According to the 2016 survey, Kuwait fell back one notch from 34 to 35 amongst 45 world countries - starting with Singapore as number one and Brazil as number 45 in terms of the best destinations for expats.

In addition, the study showed that Bahrain was the prime destination for expats in GCC states and came 9th worldwide followed by UAE which ranked second in GCC and 12th worldwide. The report also showed that Oman came 3rd in GCC and 18th worldwide; Qatar came 4th in GCC and 29th worldwide; Saudi Arabia came 5th in GCC and 31 worldwide while Kuwait came last in GCC and 35th worldwide.

The study also included expats' economic status, experiences and family lives. Bahrain came 17th in economics, 6th in experiences and 9th in family life followed by UAE which ranked fifth rank in economics, ninth in experiences and 22nd in family life. Oman came 14th in economics, 15th in experiences and 34th in family life. Qatar ranked 8th in economics, 40 in experiences and 36 in family life. Saudi Arabia came 11th in economics, 37th in experiences and 39th in family life. Finally, Kuwait came 22nd in economics, 43rd in experiences and 41 in family life. - Al-Rai