From International Living:

To determine the Annual Retirement Index, International Living editor Laura Sheridan says 30 countries are analyzed and ranked in categories including real estate costs, special benefits offered to retirees, culture, safety and stability, health care, climate, infrastructure, and cost of living.

“We look closely at the best opportunities worldwide for retirement living,” she says. “Where will the retiree’s dollars go farthest? Which country is the safest? Where is the health care best? We give top priority to those things that matter most to anyone planning for retirement, including programs with special benefits for retirees…things like tax breaks and discounts, for example, that various governments offer in an effort to attract investment and retirement dollars.”

The top ten best places to retire are:

10. Australia
  9. Costa Rica
  8. Argentina
  7. Brazil
  6. France
 
Read the full article, and see the scores for every country in every category, along with editors' picks of favorite cities.

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