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Saudi Arabia outranks US for expat life, Kuwait ranks worst

Saudi Arabia was found to be the 28th best country to live in as an expatriate while the United States ranked 30th, according to a Tuesday report.

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An Asian expat living in Riyadh slides down a sand dune in the Saed desert area east of Riyadh City, Aug. 29, 2020. — FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

DUBAI — The United States ranked two spots below Saudi Arabia in a survey that asked expatriates for the best place to live in a global report published this week. Kuwait ranked the worst out of 53 countries. 

Saudi Arabia was considered the 28th best country to live in as an expat and the United States ranked 30th, according to the Expat Insider 2023: The World Through Expat Eyes, by InterNations. 

Just south of the United States, Mexico topped the list as the most desirable place for expatriates to live globally, followed by Spain and then Panama. From the Middle East and North Africa, Bahrain (ninth) was the only country to make the top-10 list, and the United Arab Emirates and Oman placed 11th and 12th, respectively.

Here are the top places in the MENA region for expats to live, according to InterNations' global ranking: 

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