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Don't be an 'expat', integrate from day one… Enjoy the 'Kiwi' lifestyle or move on, you'll never be happy unless you give it your all.
A wonderful challenge - with all its ups and downs, I would not change it for anything else.
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Individual rankings
Overall
New Zealand ranked 2nd
Switzerland ranked 4th
Quality of life
New Zealand ranked 3rd
Switzerland ranked 2nd
Physical & mental wellbeing
New Zealand ranked 2nd
Switzerland ranked 5th
Fulfillment
New Zealand ranked 17th
Switzerland ranked 34th
Community
New Zealand ranked 10th
Switzerland ranked 27th
Political stability
New Zealand ranked 3rd
Switzerland ranked 1st
Ease of settling in
New Zealand ranked 10th
Switzerland ranked 29th
Making friends
New Zealand ranked 3rd
Switzerland ranked 26th
Learning
New Zealand ranked 5th
Switzerland ranked 3rd
Schooling
New Zealand ranked 14th
Switzerland ranked 2nd
40th
1st
Individual rankings
Overall
New Zealand ranked 10th
Switzerland ranked 1st
Income
New Zealand ranked 31st
Switzerland ranked 3rd
Disposable income
New Zealand ranked 34th
Switzerland ranked 2nd
Economic stability
New Zealand ranked 6th
Switzerland ranked 1st
Career progression
New Zealand ranked 33rd
Switzerland ranked 15th
Reaching potential
New Zealand ranked 32nd
Switzerland ranked 24th
Work / life balance
New Zealand ranked 1st
Switzerland ranked 6th
40th
1st
Individual rankings
Overall
New Zealand ranked 1st
Switzerland ranked 7th
Cultural values
New Zealand ranked 3rd
Switzerland ranked 10th
Personal development
New Zealand ranked 1st
Switzerland ranked 2nd
Personal achievements
New Zealand ranked 6th
Switzerland ranked 23rd
Expat Explorer ranks 40 countries across various criteria from the 2020 survey.
See how New Zealand and Switzerland compare, or use the dropdown menus above to add or remove criteria and see which country performs best.
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