With 92 per cent of expats considering the climate a potential benefit, Malta leads the list of countries to move to for better weather, according to a major survey of people who live and work abroad.
A newly published report by InterNations, based on the annual Expat Insider survey of more than 14,000 people in 191 countries, shows more than two-thirds of expats say the climate in their new home is a factor to consider before moving abroad.
This means that immigrants are just as likely to think about the weather as they do about the costs of living and general living standards when they contemplate their new home.
And according to the report, Malta leads the way – ahead of Costa Rica and Cyprus – as the most promising destination for sun lovers looking to move abroad.
“Under the Maltese sun, it is very easy for expats to settle down: in fact, nine out of ten expats in Malta state that it is easy to settle down there, while the global average is only 59 per cent,” the report says.
“This is surely helped along by the fact that almost seven out of ten expats in Malta (69 per cent) find it easy to make local friends, compared to a global average of only 45 percent.”
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