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Table 5 Characteristics of ideal migration destinations (average 2008-2011)

From: Potential migration and subjective well-being in Europe

Country

GDP pca

Unemp.

Tax

Benefits

Life

Corruption

 

(PPP)

rate (%)

rate (%)

(%)

satisfaction

(%)

Australia

39.40

5.03

20.88

24.47

7.37

34.30

Austria

40.01

4.28

32.23

39.03

7.32

51.43

Belgium

36.39

7.60

36.10

35.99

7.03

50.70

Brazil

11.03

6.35

29.00

10.00

6.84

62.51

Canada

39.17

7.45

18.38

53.53

7.51

35.48

Denmark

36.78

6.08

37.51

51.21

7.80

21.05

Finland

35.34

7.68

29.72

47.50

7.47

27.62

France

34.04

9.00

23.83

57.40

6.76

50.88 1

Germany

36.03

7.05

31.05

39.96

6.63

68.58

Greece

28.90

12.00

19.73

33.12

5.75

85.65

Ireland

40.12

11.43

14.74

39.07

7.22

47.63 3

Italy

29.74

7.95

25.88

46.71

6.38

82.63

Luxembourg

82.12

4.90

20.55

81.67

7.05

36.98

Netherlands

41.17

3.78

27.46

75.00

7.57

36.70

New Zealand

27.25

5.85

19.02

36.66

7.27

25.65

Norway

52.51

3.15

27.26

61.24

7.63

50.76

Portugal

23.07

10.48

18.67

65.00

5.34

88.60

Russia

15.79

7.03

13.00

10.00

5.39

76.96

Spain

30.24

17.75

15.83

59.29

6.55

71.92

Sweden

38.11

7.58

26.15

50.06

7.42

26.65

Switzerland

41.89

3.75

12.72

73.33

7.52

31.22

Thailand

9.01

0.95

27.50

20.00

6.00

82.74

United Kingdom

35.38

7.30

25.06

13.24

6.96

40.75

United States

46.81

8.43

16.08

45.95

7.18

59.81

Average

35.43

7.20

23.68

44.56

6.87

53.03

  1. aIn thousands international dollars.