Are you happy? Do your life opportunities feel good? If there’s room for improvement, why not consider a move to Australia, where residents outscore the UK on both counts?
In the 2025 World Happiness Report, Australia was the top-ranking Commonwealth country, placed 11th out of 147 countries, while the UK wallowed in 23rd place, sandwiched — presumably unhappily — between Germany and the USA.
Australia came fourth in the 2025 Henley Opportunity Index, a global ranking of how investment-based residence combined with education shapes long-term success, scoring above the UK (in sixth place) for earning potential and career prospects.
Brighton beach, Melbourne
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At the end of last year, British working tourists in Australia numbered close to 50,000, up from 31,000 in 2023 and 21,000 in 2022. Removal company
