(VNF) - In 2016, Viet Nam came in 11^th place out of 67 countries in the Working Abroad Index (from 36^th in 2015).

Vietnam, Uganda, and Finland advance the farthest this year, while the UAE, Indonesia, and Hong Kong see the largest losses in the overall ranking.

Vietnam has made the biggest jump in the 2016 survey, rising up an astounding 24 places to come in 11^th out of 67 countries. In 2015, on the other hand, Vietnam only came in 35^th place out of 64 countries. It made the biggest gains in the Working Abroad Index (from 36^th to 12^th place) and the Ease of Settling In Index (35^th to 29^th place).

Whereas in 2015, only 13% of expats in Vietnam were completely satisfied with their work-life balance, in 2016, almost one in five (19%) is. Expats there are also more satisfied with their jobs in general, with about six in ten (61%) saying they are generally content in their jobs in 2015, and almost three-quarters (74%) stating the same in 2016.

Expats in Viet Nam are very pleased with the friendly nature of the local residents this year. The percentage of respondents that rate the general friendliness of the population positively has risen by ten percentage points (74% to 84%).

In addition, over two in five (41%) regard the friendly attitude towards foreign residents as very good (33% in 2015). It also seems to be easier to make new friends among the local residents this year, with 63% generally agreeing that this is easy to do. In 2015, only 48% were of the same opinion.

The InterNations Expat Insider survey ranks countries by a variety of factors such as the quality of life, personal finance, working abroad, and settling in./.

( According to internations.org )