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Best Countries to Retire In.

The countries below all sit above the world median on life expectancy and rule of law, with healthcare spending above 6% of GDP. Adjust the cost-of-living threshold to taste — pension stretches further when the bar is set lower.

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22 countries match

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Where in the world

22 countries

Europe21
Asia1

1
Japan
86
Life expectancy 84.7 yrsHealth spending 11%Rule of law 84/100
2
Portugal
73
Life expectancy 82.4 yrsHealth spending 10%Rule of law 76/100
3
Spain
70
Life expectancy 83.7 yrsHealth spending 9%Rule of law 73/100
4
Czechia
64
Life expectancy 79.8 yrsHealth spending 9%Rule of law 78/100
5
Slovenia
64
Life expectancy 81.6 yrsHealth spending 10%Rule of law 74/100
6
Malta
63
Life expectancy 83.3 yrsHealth spending 9%Rule of law 70/100
7
Italy
61
Life expectancy 83.7 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 68/100
8
Greece
54
Life expectancy 81.9 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 63/100
9
Cyprus
53
Life expectancy 81.6 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 71/100
10
Estonia
49
Life expectancy 79.2 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 82/100
11
Poland
49
Life expectancy 78.6 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 68/100
12
Montenegro
47
Life expectancy 77.1 yrsHealth spending 10%Rule of law 62/100
13
Bosnia and Herzegovina
42
Life expectancy 77.8 yrsHealth spending 9%Rule of law 53/100
14
Albania
38
Life expectancy 79.6 yrsHealth spending 7%Rule of law 58/100
15
Lithuania
36
Life expectancy 76.0 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 81/100
16
Croatia
36
Life expectancy 78.6 yrsHealth spending 7%Rule of law 66/100
17
Slovakia
35
Life expectancy 78.3 yrsHealth spending 7%Rule of law 66/100
18
Latvia
34
Life expectancy 76.2 yrsHealth spending 7%Rule of law 76/100
19
North Macedonia
33
Life expectancy 77.4 yrsHealth spending 7%Rule of law 56/100
20
Serbia
28
Life expectancy 76.8 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 53/100
21
Bulgaria
26
Life expectancy 75.6 yrsHealth spending 8%Rule of law 58/100
22
Hungary
24
Life expectancy 77.0 yrsHealth spending 6%Rule of law 62/100