Expats survey ranks PH No. 14 among best countries to raise families

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In a survey done by the Family Life Index of the InterNations — an information-sharing network for expatriates all over the world — the Philippines was ranked No. 14 in terms of its suitability for raising a family among the 41 nations surveyed.

As the survey intro explained: “The Family Life Index ranks countries according to their results in these subcategories: availability of childcare and education, costs of childcare and education, quality of education, family well-being, as well as childcare and education options. This year, a question regarding available leisure activities for kids was included in the Family Well-Being subcategory. In total, 41 countries are included in this index. In order to be included, each country needed over 30 survey respondents raising kids abroad who rated the above factors on a scale of one to seven.”

That said, below is the ranking of the 41 countries in the said survey:

1. Austria
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Israel
5. New Zealand
6. Singapore
7. Germany
8. France
9. Australia
10. Luxembourg
11. Denmark
12. Spain
13. Poland
14. Philippines
15. Mexico
16. Canada
17. Norway
18. South Africa
19. Bahrain
20. Costa Rixa
21. Netherlands
22. United Kingdom
23. China
24. Beligum
25. USA
26. Thailand
27. Kenya
28. United Arap Emirates
29. South Korea
30. Switzerland
31. Uganda
32. Italy
33. Indonesia
34. India
35. Hong Kong (CN SAR)
36. Malaysia
37. Oman
38. Qatar
39. Turkey
40. Brazil
41. Saudi Arabia

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