Countries with highest PNMI*

1. Singapore (+260 per cent)

2. Saudi Arabia (+180 per cent)

3. New Zealand (+175 per cent)

4. Canada (+170 per cent)

5. Australia (+145 per cent)

* The PNMI is the estimated number of adults who wish to leave a country permanently subtracted from the estimated number who wish to immigrate to the country, as a proportion of the total adult population.

Top destinations (by country)

1. United States

2. Canada

3. Britain

4. France

5. Spain

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