Where does Singapore rank in the world for work-life balance among expats?

SINGAPORE (May 24): Achieving the coveted “work-life balance” does not necessarily stem from working fewer hours, a survey conducted by expat network InterNations finds.

Out of close to 13,000 expats from 188 countries and territories surveyed in the latest edition of the annual Expat Insider survey, it was found that the average full-time expat spends about 44.3 hours a week at work – with 60% and 61% of all respondents expressing satisfaction with their work-life balance and working hours, respectively.

The Czech Republic, for example, has emerged among the survey’s Top 10 Countries with a Great Work-Life Balance list despite having one of the longest average full-time working hours at 44.9.

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