A survey of 12,500 expats around the world has ranked India as among the 10 worst countries to live and work in. India secured the 57th position among 65 countries, falling eight places from its rank in 2016.Despite giving good ratings for high salaries and low living costs, expats in the country struggled with pollution, long working hours, culture shock, personal safety concerns, poor family life and below-par quality of life.The annual Expat Insider survey covers respondents from 166 nationalities living in 188 countries. The country also fails to get a thumbs-up from women expats: more than half (nearly 52%) said that they feel unwelcome here due to their gender . In this respect, it ranked among the bottom five along with Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Japan . Around 31% of female respondents moved to India for their partner’s job or education.Though 47% had a postgraduate degree or PhD and another 37% had a bachelor’s degree, nearly a third stayed at home to look after the household. This could be possibly due to the fact that 47% of expat mothers found it difficult to find childcare in India.This year, India’s ranking fell 10 places to 39 out of 45 countries in the Family Life Index, largely because of limited options for children’s education. Around 29% of expat parents were unhappy with education in the country, with 54% sending their kids to international schools and 54% also finding education difficult to afford.India also ranked last in the Family Well-Being subcategory. India also performed poorly in the Working Abroad Index, with a rank of 49 among 65 countries. Nearly three in every 10 expats in India were unhappy with their work-life balance, probably due to long working hours, with expats on full-time jobs clocking in 47.7 hours per week, three hours more than the global average.Before moving to India, nearly 36% of respondents believed it would have a negative impact on their personal safety. This did not change upon their arrival, with 29% being unhappy with security. However, India’s low cost of living and high salaries work in its favour, with the country getting a high ranking of 9 in the Personal Finance index. The country also wins points for its friendliness.