When you think of immigration, you have to consider why someone would want to move to a different nation, which almost always involves the promise of a better life. The nations of the world vary greatly in population, from city-states like Singapore and Vatican City to giants like China and India, so a map or list using percentages can be surprising. Brilliant Maps sorted all this out, and their results seem to show that people tend to move to smaller countries. This is a bit deceiving, since one person moving to a tiny country shifts the percentage more than one person moving to a huge nation. But you may still be surprised. There is one country on earth that is 100% populated by people born elsewhere, and you might be able to guess which it is. There's also one country that has no immigrants. The United States is nowhere near the top nor the bottom.
The image above showing the nations with more than 30% immigrants has two sizable countries. In Saudi Arabia, native-born citizens are supported by oil money through the government, so they hire people from other countries to do the work (smaller oil states do likewise). Australia just seems like a great place to live, despite the deadly wildlife.
Besides the maps, there is an accompanying list of countries ranked by the percentage of immigrants, which also tells you where people want to live if they have the opportunity, the guts, and the wherewithal. -via Nag on the Lake
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