Czech Republic ranked world's second-best country for expats to work in

The Czech Republic scored high as a country for expats to work in, coming in second and beaten only by Vietnam in the Expat Insider guide by networking group Internations.

The ranking compared factors related to career prospects and satisfaction, work and leisure, and economy and job security.

Vietnam, the Czech Republic and Luxembourg were named the top three countries for working abroad in the 2019 ranking, bumping Bahrain and Taiwan out of the top spots. The Czech Republic had been ranked third in the 2018 list and was in the top spot in the ranking before that.

The report called the Czech Republic “a consistent superstar for working abroad in recent years.” It raked in the top five for all three subcategories of the Working Abroad Index — second in career prospects and satisfaction, fifth in work and leisure, and third in economy and job security

Job opportunities were seen favorably with 68% are generally happy with their career prospects, compared with 55% globally. Expats also felt the economy was in excellent shape, with 84% rating it positively compared with a global average of 63%. In the work and leisure subcategory, 76% rated their working hours favorably.

“In 2019, 63% of expats rate their career prospects positively, compared to only 54% in 2018. While job security in Poland received a similar share of positive ratings in 2018 and 2019, 67% and 68% respectively, the share of those who are completely satisfied is substantially higher in 2019: over a quarter of expats in Poland (26%) couldn’t be any happier, compared with only 15% in 2018,” the reports added.