Map of countries most and least welcoming to foreigners

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LuscoSerial expat22 March 2013 10:29:06

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The World Economic Forum has compiled survey data from 140 countries. WEF gathered the data from late 2011 through late 2012 by asking respondents How welcome are foreign visitors in your country?. The Washington Post has just published this map:

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wor … oreigners/

If you want to check the detailed rank, check the page 455 of this report (pdf).

Honestly I do not trust very much this report since it seems that the question is done mainly to the locals, so I think the report says more how welcome the locals think they are about themselves towards foreign visitors. IMO the right way to do the report would be to ask the foreign people.

PS: I am just posting this info in the Maltese forum because is where I am more active

ToonCyprus Expert22 March 2013 10:31:51

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malta should be top of red list!!!!

georgeingozoViP22 March 2013 10:48:40

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"How welcome are foreign visitors in your country?" - I say Maltese are generally very welcoming to tourists

ToonCyprus Expert22 March 2013 10:58:12

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there money maybe....

ECSNorway Expert22 March 2013 11:31:55

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that's pretty funny to see Iceland ranked as #1! I've heard such varied experiences from people finding locals suuper welcome to tourists, and others thinking they're the most dour, staid people ever.

my guess: they asked people in downtown Reykjavik at 1am on a Saturday night. Everyone's friendly then.

GuestPoster566ViP22 March 2013 16:49:28

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ECS wrote:
my guess: they asked people in downtown Reykjavik at 1am on a Saturday night. Everyone's friendly then.

Damned expensive though

GuestPoster566ViP22 March 2013 16:50:43

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Apart from a few people, who were NOT Maltese or Gozitan I have found a warm welcome and great friendship.

ECSNorway Expert22 March 2013 21:12:53

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matm911 wrote:
only welcomes foreigners if they have a good education, are not overweight, have no disabilities and need no constant medication - pretty selective ... all other foreigners not even receive a residence permit.

if you read the article it's not really about where it's easy to move, but rather if tourists and visitors feel welcome. The paperwork for Iceland's not exactly easy either, but I guess visitors enjoy themselves here.

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