Participants rated their adopted countries across five key categories: working abroad, personal finances, quality of life, expat essentials and ease of settling in. Panama Retains the Top SpotPanama ranked first overall thanks to strong scores in affordability, work-life balance and ease of settling in. Mexico Excels at Helping Expats Feel at HomeMexico placed second overall and ranked first worldwide for ease of settling in. Thailand Has the Happiest ExpatsThailand ranked third overall and recorded the highest levels of overall happiness among expats. Norway finished last overall, ranking last for ease of settling in and 30th for both quality of life and personal finances.