I re-ordered Gentle Chief's list into the number of Fortune 500 companies per head of population. (M = million) It tells a rather different story.
Oh, the source for the EU figure is an interesting article from Reuters.
JoeExpat, I agree about Australia being tempting on a salary basis. I'm currently waiting to see if a role in Melbourne is likely to come off, that pays 30% more than a similar position in London would.
(Yes, I am currently job hunting in several countries. My life has a habit of being distinctly uncertain from time-to-time. )
- Switzerland: 0.5M
- Netherlands: 1.4M
- France: 1.9M
- Japan: 1.9M
- United Kingdom: 2.1M
- United States: 2.3M
- Germany: 2.4M
- EU: 2.8M
- Canada: 3.1M
- South Korea: 3.5M
- Italy: 6.0M
- China: 22M
Oh, the source for the EU figure is an interesting article from Reuters.
JoeExpat, I agree about Australia being tempting on a salary basis. I'm currently waiting to see if a role in Melbourne is likely to come off, that pays 30% more than a similar position in London would.
(Yes, I am currently job hunting in several countries. My life has a habit of being distinctly uncertain from time-to-time. )