Qatar Ranked Among World's Best Places for Expat Women

Best Places in the World for Expat Women

Qatar made it to rank 26 as the "Best Place for Expats in 2022" and top 8 in the world in the "Best Quality of Life for Expat Women" category in the InterNations Expat Insider Report 2022.

The State also took the 4th place in the Health and Well-Being subcategory of the Quality of Life Index.

In another ranking, Qatar placed 8th in the Expat Essentials Index. All Gulf States except Kuwait make it into the top 10. 

The Index surveyed 52 countries in four subcategories. In the Digital Life category, Qatar ranked 17, stayed 10th in Admin Topics, 24th in Housing and 4th in Language. 

The InterNations’ Expat Insider 2022 survey, released on Tuesday, included responses from nearly 12,000 people covering 177 nationalities and living in 181 countries or territories. 

About Expat Insider 2022

Since 2014, InterNations’ Expat Insider 2022 surveyors have asked expats from around the world to take part in the annual Expat Insider survey. One the largest of its kind, the survey covers virtually every aspect of the expat experience – from finances to finding friends – allowing expats to share their personal experiences and thoughts on life abroad.

The survey covers expats’ satisfaction with the quality of life, ease of settling in, working abroad, and personal finance in their respective country of residence. For the first time, the survey included the new Expat Essentials Index, which covers digital life, admin topics, housing, and language. 

In 2022, close to 12,000 respondents shared what it’s like living and working far from home. Together, they represent a total of 177 nationalities and live in 181 countries or territories.

The World’s 10 Best Places for Women to Live

(Source: InterNations’ Expat Insider 2022 Survey)

1. Mexico
2. Spain
3. UAE
4. Singapore
5. Portugal
6. Qatar
7. Thailand
8. Poland
9. Australia
10. United States

According to the survey, 4 out of 5 Gulf States rank in the top 10 for Language, mostly because it is easy to live there without local language skills. 

As per the InterNations, the Admin Topics subcategory includes:

• The ease of getting a visa

• Dealing with local bureaucracy

• Opening a local bank account

Digital Life covers the availability of:

• Government services online

• The ease of getting high-speed Internet access at home

• Cashless payment options

• Unrestricted online access

In the Language subcategory, respondents rated how easy it is to learn the local language(s) and to live abroad without speaking them, while the Housing subcategory covers the affordability and availability of local housing.

Recently, Qatar topped the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the 4th year in a row, according to the Global Peace Index Report for 2022.

Qatar ranked 23 globally among 163 countries included in the report, advancing by 6 places over the previous year. 

Last month, Qatar also ranked 18 in The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022 out of 64 countries. The report is published annually by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.