Which Countries Are Best to Live in After Retirement? South Korea Ranks 17th

Natixis 'Annual Global Retirement Index' Report
Norway Ranks 1st, Switzerland 2nd, with European Countries Dominating Top Positions

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] Which countries are best for retirees to live in?

Recently, the French investment bank Natixis released the '2022 Annual Global Retirement Index (GRI)' report.

Natixis's Global Retirement Index (GRI) is a multidimensional index developed by Natixis in collaboration with the research agency CoreData Research, covering a total of 44 countries including developed countries, OECD member countries, and BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China).

Natixis conducts this survey annually as basic data to assess the investment suitability of each country.

The survey was conducted across four categories?health, quality of life, material well-being, and finances?with 18 detailed sub-items.

The country ranked first in this year's survey was Norway. Following Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Ireland, and Australia took 2nd to 5th places respectively, with all but Australia being European countries occupying the top ranks.

Looking at the rankings of major countries, Germany ranked 11th, the United States 18th, the United Kingdom 19th, and France 24th.

Korea, which ranked 24th in the first survey conducted in 2012, jumped to 17th place this year after ranking 23rd last year. Although it is still in the mid-range, Korea ranked first among Asian countries, while Japan ranked 22nd both last year and this year.

Meanwhile, separately, the American website 'International Living' publishes an annual ranking of 'best countries to live in after retirement' from the perspective of immigration or relocation.

Since this survey is based on the United States, Latin American countries such as Panama ranked 1st and Costa Rica 2nd, while Malaysia and Vietnam were ranked within the top 10 among Asian countries.

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