10 Countries Most Loved by Their Residents, America Makes the List
Residents of some countries are so satisfied with their homeland that they have no intention of moving, according to recent findings.
The United States is among them, but where does it stand in the rankings?
Determining the Data
Canadian moving company Top Move analyzed four factors using statistics from national governmental databases to figure out the countries where citizens choose to stay put. The factors included:
- Percentage of emigrants
- Happiness level
- Quality of life
- Cost of living
This is how the results panned out.
1: United Arab Emirates
A massive 99.37% of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population chooses to remain in their country. The UAE has the second-lowest cost of living of the top ten countries that people don’t want to move from.
2: Japan
Japan comes in second place as the country residents want to remain in, with an emigration rate of only 1.05%. Interestingly, Japan has a significantly lower happiness ranking than all the other countries on this list (47). However, it has the lowest cost of living and offers a decent quality of life.
3: Germany
Germany’s emigration rate of 1.44% makes it the third most desired country for residents to choose to stay in. A happiness ranking of 16 in the world doesn’t hurt either.
4: United States
The United States comes in fourth place for the country people don’t want to move from. America has a low 1.5% emigration rate and is one point happier than Germany on the happiness scale (15). It ranks average among several nations on this list for quality of life and has the third-highest cost of living of the ten countries here.
5: Australia
Despite The Land Down Under having the lowest quality of life of the top ten countries people don’t want to move from, it has a 3.78% emigration rate, which is lower than the nations that rank below it.
6: Denmark
Of the countries on this list, Denmark has the highest cost of living. But it ranks as the second happiest country in the world, boosting it as a country that people don’t want to move from, coupled with a relatively low 4.23% emigration rate.
7: Finland
Finland is the quintessential example of size not mattering; it has the smallest population on this list and ranks as the happiest country in the world. To some, it might seem like a shame that 5.41% of Finns choose to give up living in the happiest nation to emigrate elsewhere.
8: Sweden
Sweden has among the lowest cost of living and highest happiness ranking (6) on this list, making it an attractive country for locals to want to remain in. A little under 6.5% of Swedes choose to leave their nation.
9: Austria
Austria ranks solidly for all four factors that Top Move analyzed without having any of the highest or lowest figures. Its 6.56% emigration rate closely mirrors that of Sweden.
10: Netherlands
The Netherlands makes the cut as the final country in the top ten that residents don’t want to move from. Despite having the highest emigration rate (11.35%), it offers the highest quality of life by over ten points. With a world happiness ranking of five, it’s easy to see why this northwestern European country deserves a spot on this list.
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