Foreign workers still love Switzerland’s quality of life but still hate how hard it is to settle in and make friends, according to an annual survey. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a relatively small impact on their lives, compared with the lives of expats in other countries. Switzerland came 30th out of 59 destinations, sandwiched between Ireland and Indonesia, says the Expat Insider 2021 survey, published on Tuesday. This is down four places on last year. But as InterNations (the company that carried out the survey) points out, Covid-19 might have “significantly influenced” the results for 2020 and 2021. The pros… Switzerland performs best in the Quality of Life Index (9th). Nearly all expats (99%) are happy with the natural environment (vs 84% globally), ranking Switzerland second worldwide for this factor – just after New Zealand – and fourth in the Quality of Environment subcategory. In addition, 95% highly rate Switzerland’s water and sanitation (vs 77% globally), and...
