Ireland was named as one of the world's friendliest countries in a new study. Whether you're moving to a new country or just visiting a destination for the first time, the friendliness of the people you meet can make an enormous difference to your experience and your ability to enjoy your time there. With this in mind, Remitly , a trusted provider of digital financial services that transcend borders.
recently conducted a global study to find the top 25 friendliest and most welcoming nations in the world. Researchers tested 3,000 participants from 27 countries around the world on the ‘agreeableness’ trait of the Big 5 Personality Test, a globally recognized and standardized personality test. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Agreeableness is a personality trait which can be described as friendly, kind and cooperative.
Those who have high traits of agreeableness generally display more prosocial behaviours and are also generally highly empathetic, showing great consideration for the welfare of others. To see which countries showed these traits most, respondents from countries around the world were asked a number of questions to ascertain things such as: how much concern they feel for others, whether they take the time out for other people and whether they like to make people feel at ease. The higher the residents of each nation scored in the test, the more ‘agreeable’ they are.
These scores were then used to calculate an avera.
