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Top 10 retirement destinations

5.52
Greece
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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5.81
Panama
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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6.77
Portugal
Premium cost
Mild climate
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5.43
Costa Rica
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5.05
Mexico
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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6.64
Spain
Premium cost
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6.26
France
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5.82
Italy
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5.21
Thailand
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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6.64
Malaysia
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All retirement-ready countries
Showing 217 destinations based on your filters.

2.38
Afghanistan
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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5.13
Albania
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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4.03
Algeria
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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8.84
American Samoa
Unknown cost
Warm climate
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7.00
Andorra
Premium cost
Mild climate
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3.31
Angola
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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6.66
Antigua and Barbuda
Unknown cost
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5.02
Argentina
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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5.05
Armenia
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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6.25
Aruba
Unknown cost
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7.29
Australia
Premium cost
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6.62
Austria
Premium cost
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4.82
Azerbaijan
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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6.06
Bahamas
Premium cost
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5.20
Bahrain
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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3.01
Bangladesh
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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7.33
Barbados
Unknown cost
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5.25
Belarus
Affordable cost
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6.11
Belgium
Premium cost
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5.43
Belize
Moderate cost
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1.75
Benin
Unknown cost
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6.93
Bermuda
Premium cost
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5.07
Bhutan
Unknown cost
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3.86
Bolivia
Affordable cost
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4.94
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Affordable cost
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5.75
Botswana
Affordable cost
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5.24
Brazil
Affordable cost
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8.20
British Virgin Islands
Unknown cost
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6.52
Brunei
Moderate cost
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5.85
Bulgaria
Moderate cost
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1.45
Burkina Faso
Unknown cost
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2.25
Burundi
Unknown cost
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3.76
Cambodia
Affordable cost
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3.63
Cameroon
Moderate cost
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7.59
Canada
Premium cost
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4.45
Cape Verde
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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6.77
Cayman Islands
Premium cost
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1.45
Central African Republic
Unknown cost
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1.07
Chad
Unknown cost
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10.00
Channel Islands
Unknown cost
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5.39
Chile
Moderate cost
Mild climate
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5.81
China
Affordable cost
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5.09
Colombia
Affordable cost
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4.04
Comoros
Unknown cost
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5.43
Costa Rica
Premium cost
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2.90
Côte d'Ivoire
Moderate cost
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6.33
Croatia
Premium cost
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4.92
Cuba
Moderate cost
Warm climate
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8.20
Curacao
Unknown cost
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6.05
Cyprus
Premium cost
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6.82
Czechia
Premium cost
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2.80
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Premium cost
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7.06
Denmark
Premium cost
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2.15
Djibouti
Unknown cost
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6.71
Dominica
Unknown cost
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4.29
Dominican Republic
Moderate cost
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5.17
Ecuador
Affordable cost
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3.63
Egypt
Affordable cost
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4.70
El Salvador
Moderate cost
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3.24
Equatorial Guinea
Unknown cost
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3.37
Eritrea
Unknown cost
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7.00
Estonia
Premium cost
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5.76
Eswatini
Unknown cost
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2.44
Ethiopia
Moderate cost
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4.00
Faroe Islands
Unknown cost
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6.03
Fiji
Moderate cost
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7.17
Finland
Premium cost
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6.26
France
Premium cost
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4.00
French Polynesia
Unknown cost
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3.11
Gabon
Unknown cost
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4.07
Gambia
Unknown cost
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5.38
Georgia
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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6.35
Germany
Premium cost
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4.46
Ghana
Affordable cost
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6.98
Gibraltar
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5.52
Greece
Moderate cost
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7.27
Greenland
Unknown cost
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6.29
Grenada
Premium cost
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8.30
Guam
Unknown cost
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4.25
Guatemala
Moderate cost
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1.62
Guinea
Unknown cost
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2.03
Guinea-Bissau
Unknown cost
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5.84
Guyana
Premium cost
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2.38
Haiti
Unknown cost
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4.00
Honduras
Moderate cost
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6.60
Hong Kong SAR, China
Premium cost
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6.29
Hungary
Moderate cost
Cooler climate
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7.30
Iceland
Premium cost
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5.62
India
Affordable cost
Mild climate
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4.83
Indonesia
Affordable cost
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4.36
Iran
Affordable cost
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3.92
Iraq
Affordable cost
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7.09
Ireland
Premium cost
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7.75
Isle of Man
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5.79
Israel
Premium cost
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5.82
Italy
Premium cost
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5.78
Jamaica
Premium cost
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6.91
Japan
Moderate cost
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4.73
Jordan
Affordable cost
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5.16
Kazakhstan
Affordable cost
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4.87
Kenya
Affordable cost
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6.61
Kiribati
Unknown cost
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5.52
Kosovo
Affordable cost
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5.50
Kuwait
Moderate cost
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4.27
Kyrgyz Republic
Affordable cost
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4.08
Laos
Unknown cost
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6.18
Latvia
Moderate cost
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4.18
Lebanon
Moderate cost
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5.23
Lesotho
Unknown cost
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3.91
Liberia
Unknown cost
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4.02
Libya
Affordable cost
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6.25
Liechtenstein
Unknown cost
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6.81
Lithuania
Moderate cost
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6.76
Luxembourg
Premium cost
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6.34
Macao SAR, China
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3.32
Madagascar
Affordable cost
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4.60
Malawi
Unknown cost
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6.64
Malaysia
Affordable cost
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4.59
Maldives
Premium cost
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1.23
Mali
Unknown cost
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7.19
Malta
Premium cost
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7.77
Marshall Islands
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1.78
Mauritania
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6.23
Mauritius
Moderate cost
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5.05
Mexico
Moderate cost
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7.15
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
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4.64
Moldova
Moderate cost
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6.67
Monaco
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4.43
Mongolia
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5.22
Montenegro
Moderate cost
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4.47
Morocco
Affordable cost
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3.39
Mozambique
Moderate cost
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3.29
Myanmar
Moderate cost
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5.15
Namibia
Moderate cost
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8.02
Nauru
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3.76
Nepal
Affordable cost
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6.95
Netherlands
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4.00
New Caledonia
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7.73
New Zealand
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4.64
Nicaragua
Affordable cost
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1.16
Niger
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3.43
Nigeria
Moderate cost
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3.89
North Korea
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5.05
North Macedonia
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8.60
Northern Mariana Islands
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6.92
Norway
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5.88
Oman
Moderate cost
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5.09
Pakistan
Affordable cost
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8.40
Palau
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5.81
Panama
Moderate cost
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4.66
Papua New Guinea
Premium cost
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Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

5.15
Paraguay
Affordable cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.23
Peru
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.55
Philippines
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.16
Poland
Moderate cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin
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6.77
Portugal
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.65
Puerto Rico (US)
Premium cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.16
Qatar
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

3.30
Republic of the Congo
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
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Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

6.03
Romania
Moderate cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.59
Russia
Moderate cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.10
Rwanda
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.24
Samoa
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

6.12
San Marino
Unknown cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.11
Sao Tome and Principe
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

5.65
Saudi Arabia
Moderate cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

2.94
Senegal
Moderate cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.22
Serbia
Moderate cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.92
Seychelles
Premium cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

3.91
Sierra Leone
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

7.77
Singapore
Premium cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

8.20
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Unknown cost
Unknown climate
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Safety—
Climate—
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

6.08
Slovakia
Moderate cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.66
Slovenia
Premium cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.85
Solomon Islands
Premium cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin
1.54
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.61
South Africa
Moderate cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.12
South Korea
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

3.11
South Sudan
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

6.64
Spain
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.37
Sri Lanka
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.36
St. Kitts and Nevis
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.19
St. Lucia
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin
4.00
St. Martin (French part)
Unknown cost
Unknown climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare—
Safety—
Climate—
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

7.46
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

3.86
Sudan
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

4.59
Suriname
Moderate cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.58
Sweden
Premium cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.52
Switzerland
Premium cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

3.02
Syria
Affordable cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

3.70
Tajikistan
Affordable cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.68
Tanzania
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.21
Thailand
Moderate cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.15
Timor-Leste
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

1.45
Togo
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.50
Tonga
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

5.70
Trinidad and Tobago
Moderate cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.60
Tunisia
Affordable cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.08
Turkiye
Moderate cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.16
Turkmenistan
Unknown cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

8.20
Turks and Caicos Islands
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare—
Safety—
Climate—
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

8.20
Tuvalu
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

3.92
Uganda
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.16
Ukraine
Affordable cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.33
United Arab Emirates
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.25
United Kingdom
Premium cost
Cooler climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

7.47
United States
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.16
Uruguay
Premium cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

4.58
Uzbekistan
Affordable cost
Mild climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.61
Vanuatu
Unknown cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance—
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

3.45
Venezuela
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.20
Vietnam
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

6.71
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Premium cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare—
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin
4.20
West Bank and Gaza
Moderate cost
Unknown climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin
2.39
Yemen, Rep.
Moderate cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin

5.89
Zambia
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure—
Legal/admin

4.69
Zimbabwe
Affordable cost
Warm climate
Cost & finance
Healthcare
Safety
Climate
Social
Infrastructure
Legal/admin
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