When facing a major change in life like an international move – or any other change in our personal or professional life – we go through similar stages someone faces when having a serious illness, loss of a loved one or divorce. The so called ‘Change Stages’ illustrated by the Norwegian sociologist Sverre Lysgaard back in 1955 […]
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Expat population worldwide
This is an interesting expats infographic which looks at the total expat population around the world. A few numbers: Since 1960, the number of expats triplicated: in 1960 there were “only” 73 million expats worldwide, today we are 230 million! 3.1 % of the global population are expats. If all the […]
Continue readingChoose your own criteria about a “better life”
There have been so many controversial debates about which country is the one with the happiest people, the happiest children or where the well-being is higher rated. Often the criteria behind these measurings are very vague or inaccurate. The Organistion for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, created an index which allows you to […]
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