A poll conducted by HSBC, one of the largest global banking and financial services organizations, reveals the best expat locations in the world. Among them, and ranked accordingly:

By Expat Accommodation:
1. Singapore
2. United States
3. Belgium

By Expat’s Ability to Earn & Save
1. India
2. Hong Kong
3. Singapore

By Expat Longevity

1. Netherlands
2. Germany
3. United States

By Expat Luxury:
1. UAE
2. Singapore
3. India

The UK and France were rated very low at 14th and 13th respectively. The Netherlands was rated the top on longevity. Surprisingly, India was rated very high on luxury and savings, while Hong Kong was rated the highest in earnings.

The best overall locations? Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States are the three countries to emerge as best expat locations overall in the survey. The UK and France were among the lowest rated destinations, scoring poorly on their levels of luxury and accommodation.

For more information, visit HSBC at http://www.offshore.hsbc.com

In a world that seems to grow increasingly complicated by the day, a new report recently released by the Organizations for Economic Co-Operation and Development, a Paris-based group of 30 countries with democratic governments that provides economic and social statistics and data, reveals that happiness levels are highest in northern European countries.

Among those countries rated at the top of the list, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands rank first, second and third, respectively. Outside Europe, New Zealand and Canada landed at numbers 8 and 6, respectively. According to the report, the United States did not crack the top 10, while Switzerland placed seventh and Belgium placed tenth.

Why did the northern European countries come out looking so good? Overall economic health played a powerful role.

To see a complete survey of all 10 of the world’s happiest places, visit: forbes

Here’s a snap shot of all the countries that have visited us here at yourville. It’s pretty heavily skewed to the USA, but that’s understandable since we’re and English language site.