are you one of the many people wanting to leave the United States when you retire if yes you were
part of a growing minority the desire to leave the US for retirement was for the most part a desire
to save money for most people it is expensive to retire here in the United States unless you want
to live in a shack 3 Mi down a dirt road in pug tickle Arkansas in recent years more people that
can afford retirement in the United States just want to leave for what they consider a better
life in another country some people are even been retiring on cruise ships oh God that's a dream of
mine I would love to retire on a cruise ship anyway today's video goes off the world bank's
retirement index score when they do this study they rank countries by several different things
including affordability political stability safety both physical and financial and of course healthc
care they have some other things in there but those are the big ones after that they give
them a percentage score most people consider anything above 60% as good and anything above
75% % is amazing nobody has ever gotten above 86% people are going to ask so I'm going to tell you
the United States is not on this list in 2021 they were ranked 18th in 2022 they dropped a 20th out
of 47 Western countries that were included in this if you guys want to see a video about the Eastern
countries for retirement let me know in the comment section below but today we look at the 10
best countries in the West for retirement got it get it good let's take a look number 10 the Czech
Republic retiring in the Czech Republic has become an attractive option for many US residents seeking
a nice peaceful culturally Rich environment on top of that it is pretty cheap to live here it's
so cheap you'd expect the whole place to be like in poverty cuz that's how it is in the
United States if it's really cheap it's a bunch of really poor small towns or neighborhoods the
Czech Republic has a really high quality of life they've got great health care plenty of things to
do most people feel the locals are friendly and welcoming couple years ago I did a video about
countries to move to in Europe and I brought up the Czech Republic and there's this one YouTuber
that's lived there for like four years at the time probably been about six now one piece of advice he
gave was make sure you at least make an attempt to learn the language it'll make life a lot
smoother for you now as you'll learn on this list a lot of these places are really nice but they're
very expensive Czech Republic does not have that problem it's in the top 10 and it is extremely
affordable according to the World Bank the purchasing power in the Czech Republic compared to
the United States is about half so if you bought $100 worth of stuff in the United States that same
stuff in the Czech Republic would cost $47 the global retirement index score is 73% in the Czech
Republic and the World Bank says you need about $1,450 us to live here comfortably every month
now keep in mind we're just looking at the best places money we're not too worried about in this
video number nine Denmark there's a lot of good things to say about Denmark first of
all it's got a free public health care System it's considered one of the best countries for
businesses and foreign investment it is also one of the greenest countries in the world with
wind and solar accounting for about 46% of the electricity consumption as a result Denmark's
economy is a little more resilient and it's economic growth could be more sustainable now
on top of all that Denmark has plenty of things to do and the locals are considered welcoming and
friendly and whenever I bring that up there's always a bunch of people that want to dispute
it no matter what country I'm talking about they always want to leave these com like oh they're
really mean there they were totally rude to me and treated me like garbage and you know the
rest of the story goes I got drunk three nights in a row broke four Windows threw a bike in the
canal started three or four fights and tried to get a massage from an Uber driver they're
totally rude if you want to live in Denmark I would suggest doing none of those things World
Bank says their Global retirement index score is 74% $100 worth the stuff in Denmark will
actually cost you $109 what you need to live in Denmark comfortably US dollar is $6,000 $100 a
month number eight the Netherlands now there's a bit of a controversy when I brought these two
countries up next to each other before wasn't as much a controversy as someone didn't pay attention
in geography class I put these two up in different spots one was like seven the other one was six
and someone in the comment section goes you idiot they're the same country so before you leave that
comment keep in mind the other people commenting after you say that are not going to be friendly
at least they w the last time to the last person that said that if you think the Netherlands and
Denmark are the same place you need to tell Germany because Germany's in between them by
land and the North Sea by water the Netherlands is one of the best countries for a comfortable
retirement and this is because it's got a high standard of living a welcoming population and
a huge expat Community North Americans moving to the Netherlands is nothing new this has been
going on more and more over the last I mean it's been going on since forever but over the last
30 years it's become quite the thing they also have a good health care System a good work life
balance compared to a lot of other countries in this part of Europe the Netherlands aren't
that expensive $100 worth of stuff in the United States cost about $88 in the Netherlands their
Global retirement index score is 75% and what you need to live there comfortably is $ 4,787 a
month number seven Luxembourg Luxembourg is a great country it's very small and
they have a high quality of life it's one of the best countries in Europe when it
comes to retirement finances apart from that definitely has a high standard of living and
welcoming communities now one thing to keep in mind all these countries don't just open
up the doors and let you in some countries make you jump through so many Hoops you think you're
a poodle on The Ed Sullivan Show and if you got that congratulations you're over 60 and
I do mean congratulations that's the goal get older right not everyone does but as far as
getting into a country Luxembourg does make it kind of difficult now this could change
in months this could change in a couple years right now it's considered kind of hard to get
into this country to be be a citizen not as bad as lonstein but they're up there when it comes
to their goods and services they're a little more expensive than the United States $100
worth of stuff in the US cost you about 103.4 in Luxembourg their Global retirement index
score is 75% now this is where it gets a little expensive because there's you know real estate
is not cheap here what you need to live here comfortably is $7,600 a month yeah that's kind of
rough number six New Zealand New Zealand is one of the richest countries in Oceana and it is one of
the best countries to retire for North Americans since it's widely regarded as having the capacity
to withstand extreme global economic collapses should there be one this course has to do with
its strategic location agricultural abundance and economic self-sufficiency the country also
has one of the most generous social safety nets it also has what's considered a decent
Health Care system according to the Commonwealth fund they get pretty high High marks they rank
them like 1 to 20 and most of theirs are under seven except for one outcomes that's not a good
thing it's ranked nine still not terrible but everything else like preventative care they get
high marks Coordinated Care they get high marks affordability great marks that's compared to the
United States where almost every single one of their rankings or their scores is above 10 the
way they do that is the lower the better so 10 11 12 15 in some of their cases in the United
States yeah you definitely get better Healthcare new and that draws a lot of retirees in now when
you look at their affordability you kind of have to take Auckland out of the equation Auckland is
one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world right now but their Global retirement
index score is 75% for goods and services $100 worth of stuff from America cost about $101 in
New Zealand that's not bad what they say you need to live comfortably in New Zealand $4,130 a month
number five Australia yep not too far away from New Zealand you got Australia Australia has the
largest economy in oceanana which is strange because New Zealand is considered the richest
country in oceanana and it's one of the most economically prosperous countries in the world
and it's got a sizable expat community in all their major cities nothing goes on on the inner
part the Outback basically of Australia is a I don't know it's a wasteland for the most part
it's beautiful but hardly anyone lives out there saw a great thing about the Outback years ago and
this guy said you could drive around the Outback for 2 days and not see anyone and 2 months before
you see someone we're talking to the global retirement index score for Australia is 76%
they have a lot of retirees from the United States and Canada here now it's a little more expensive
than the United States $100 worth of stuff in the United States cost $17 in Australia now the
next one varies greatly depending on where you are in the country I mean there's cities can be
extremely expensive but you got a lot of small coastal towns that really aren't that bad and
ones that aren't that Coastal but what you need to survive overall for the country is about $536 a
month number four Ireland I was surprised at this one I didn't know Ireland had that good
of a thing going on for retirees but apparently they do cuz here they are now these aren't my
opinions and I'm not just putting countries where I think they go I'm going by what the
world Banks said Ireland is really known for its low corporate tax rate it's like the lowest in
the world and it's one of the top countries for foreign investment it's also one of the
easiest countries to immigrate to tax benefits for retirees here include no wealth tax possible
tax exemptions on income generated outside of Ireland they're very tax friendly in Ireland
and I think that's why a lot of retirees will move there even though they give you a bunch of
breaks on taxes it's a little bit more expensive when it comes to goods and services than here in
the United States $100 worth of stuff here in the United States cost about $110 in Ireland
their Global retirement index score is 77% and you need about $583 4 a month to live in
Ireland number three Iceland Iceland is getting more and more popular in recent years I mean
it's beautiful in this kind of desolate Island type of look you know it's like a big volcanic
rock with geysers Popp out here and there and then beautiful cities it's really strange place
but it's beautiful and strange at the same time Iceland is one of the best countries
for a comfortable retirement due to its high standard of living and strong social welfare
system healthc care here is good but it's also cheap with many of the healthcare costs covered
by the state they also have a thing where now I wasn't totally sure if I understood it right but
what I gathered I'm missing a lot of details here they have a cap for how much a patient
can be charged now it is number three on this list and it has a pretty good score the global
retirement index score for Iceland is 79% goods and services are a little expensive $100 worth of
stuff in the United States will cost you $120 in Iceland what you need to live there comfortably
in retirement $ 5,685 a month it's a little up there but it is a great country to retire
in number two Switzerland everyone loves Switzerland it always shows up on one of
those happiest country lists it also shows up on the countries with the highest quality of
life lists most beautiful countries everything goes right for Switzerland when you're looking
at it from a statistical point of view and then you go there and you realize
the statistics didn't do it justice but that does come with a price Switzerland has a high
quality of life they also have a high cost of living and a high standard of living the good
news is their taxes are some of the lowest in the world and they've got an excellent Health
Care system which is great if you're retiree if you're watching this and you're in your 20s why
do I keep talking about Healthcare well as you get older you'll realize that is a big part of
your life and in case you're wondering when it starts around 28 is when I realized things
were starting to hurt a little bit then again I did a lot of damage in the military so maybe
I was a little bit early by 35 you'll sleep wrong on a pillow and not be able to go to
work for 3 Days Switzerland's Global retirement index score is 80% phenomenal now their goods
and services are very expensive $100 worth of stuff in the United States would run you about
$131 in Switzerland they suggest you have about $745 a month to live comfortably in
Switzerland all right before we get to number one if you didn't catch on by now we have
another Channel called on this day there is a link for that down below we're trying to
grow it all the money goes to classrooms across the country all right on to number
one and number one Norway yes Norway like Switzerland is one of those countries that
always seems to be on the happiest list the best quality of life list the country with the most
blonde women list that might not be official though Sweden gives them a run for their money
but Norway is considered the best country for a comfortable retirement according to the global
retirement index with the highest scores in metrics like retirement finances material
well-being old age dependency and governance Norway is beautiful Norway is rugged and Norway
can get cold but it is one of the best places to retire on planet Earth if you could afford
it it's kind of expensive their Global retirement index score is 81% which is outstanding what it
cost for goods and services there well what you'd buy for $100 in the United States would cost you
$18 in Norway that's for goods and services and what they say you need to survive $7,995 a month
that is pricey but if you could afford it probably worth it maybe later we'll do the most affordable
decent ones or something I don't know let me know in the comment section below all right before we
get to the end of this video I thought this would be interesting I'm going to tell you what the most
expensive place to retire is on the planet it is Bermuda Bermuda $100 worth of stuff and Bermuda
goes for about 157 and what they suggest you need to live comfortably in Bermuda $104 37 brutal and
their Global retirement index score is 69 all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed
it hope you got some information of it now go out have a great day and be nice to each other