5. Bahrain

• 70% of expats in Bahrain believe their income is higher than what they would make at home — 41% think their income is a lot higher.

• Bahrain tanks third in the working abroad index, thanks to excellent ratings in job & career and work/life balance subcategories.

• 93% of expats in Bahrain work full-time, spending an average of 42.9 hours a week at work compared to the global average of 44.3 hours.