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These countries where expats have the best lifestyles and make friends easily

HSBC this week released its annual expat explorer report, looking at the best places in the world to live if you are a foreigner.
The bank got YouGov to survey nearly 27,000 expats from 190 countries and territories for the report, asking them about how easy it was for them to live, work, and raise a family where they were. 
Here are the results of its survey of expats' experience of different countries, taking into account questions on lifestyle, how easy it is to integrate with the local population, and how easy it is to set up a new life there. 
T=10. Norway: 0.54
Overall: 0.54.
Lifestyle: 0.55.
People: 0.55.
Setting up: 0.51.
T=10. Thailand: 0.54
Overall: 0.54.
Lifestyle: 0.54.
People: 0.52.
Setting up: 0.57.
T=8. France: 0.55
Overall: 0.55.
Lifestyle: 0.65.
People: 0.56.
Setting up: 0.44.
T=8. Czech Republic: 0.55
Overall: 0.55.
Lifestyle: 0.56.
People: 0.60.
Setting up: 0.50.
T=6. Taiwan: 0.56
Overall: 0.56.
Lifestyle: 0.51.
People: 0.66.
Setting up: 0.52.
T=6. Bahrain: 0.56
Overall: 0.56.
Lifestyle: 0.52.
People: 0.62.
Setting up: 0.56.
T=4. Australia: 0.59
Overall: 0.59.
Lifestyle: 0.59.
People: 0.61.
Setting up: 0.56.
T=4. Singapore: 0.59
Overall: 0.59.
Lifestyle: 0.59.
People: 0.67.
Setting up: 0.52.
3. Canada: 0.60
Overall: 0.60.
Lifestyle: 0.59.
People: 0.65.
Setting up: 0.56.
2. Spain: 0.61
Overall: 0.61.
Lifestyle: 0.69.
People: 0.64.
Setting up: 0.49.
1. New Zealand: 0.64
Overall: 0.64.
Lifestyle: 0.61.
People: 0.67.
Setting up: 0.64.