HSBC International today released its Offshore Offspring report. This report compares 6 countries with large professional expatriate populations. Key findings were:
- Australia came out on top. UK ranked last.
- 77% of British-born expats say that their child’s (or children’s) safety has increased since leaving the UK. 58% say it had increased strongly
- Expats based in the US and UK find it more expensive to raise children than in their native countries
- Hong Kong wins for being the cheapest place to raise kids in the group
Country ranking
| Integration | Health | Childcare | ||
| Overall | Rank | Rank | Rank | |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| United States | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
- Download a copy of the report
- Find out more about HSBC’s research here: http://www.offshore.hsbc.com/expatexplorer