World’s Best (And Worst) Countries For Older People To Live In, 2020

Sophie IrelandStats GateJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Finland has been recognized as the best country in the world for older people to live in, according to a new report, while Denmark and the Netherlands placed second and third, respectively.

The 2020 rankings placed Switzerland in fourth ahead of Australia into fifth; while Austria ranked sixth, and Canada seventh. Overall, among the top 10 best countries in the world, for older people to live in, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Norway, New Zealand, and Spain.

There are approximately 901 million people worldwide who are 60 and over. By 2050, that number will reach 2.1 billion people or 21.5% of the global population. In the United States alone, there will be more than 98 million seniors by 2060, more than double today’s 46 million.

A global study recently assessed 105 countries to determine the best countries for older adults to live in. These countries include more than 92% of the world’s population aged 60 and over. The rankings were based on how well each country scored in seven categories: average life expectancy (the higher the better), health care index (the higher the better), safety index (the lower the better), happiness index (the higher the better), cost of living (the lower the better), property prices (the higher the better), and pension start age (the lower the better).

To assemble and rank this list of the best and the worst countries in the world for old people to live in, magazine consulted numerous roundups from a wide range of publications, including Ourworldindata, Pension Watch, Numbeo, World Happiness Report, as well as numerous city-specific sites. Researchers have uncovered the ten best places in the world to age. Finland was ranked top, followed by Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Australia.

Meanwhile, Iraq has been recognized as the worst country in the world for older people to live in, according to the CEOWORLD magazine, while Kenya and Ukraine placed second and third, respectively. Overall, among the top 10 worst countries in the world for older people to live in, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Venezuela, Cambodia, Nigeria, Iran, Egypt, Namibia, and the Dominican Republic.

Ranked: Best countries in the world for old people to live in, 2020

Rank	Country	Life expectancy (years)	Health Care Index	Safety Index	Happiness	Cost of living	Property Prices	Pension Start Age
1	Finland	81.9	75.27	1.42	7.77	72.2	2.2	65
2	Denmark	80.9	79.22	1.28	7.6	83.9	2.19	65
3	Netherlands	82.3	75.63	1.56	7.49	75.2	2.1	65
4	Switzerland	83.8	73.23	1.27	7.48	122.7	1.88	64.5
5	Australia	83.4	76.82	1.5	7.23	73.4	1.73	65
6	Austria	81.5	79.46	1.42	7.25	72.2	1.53	62.5
7	Canada	82.4	71.27	1.44	7.28	68.2	1.8	65
8	Norway	82.4	74.36	1.24	7.55	104.5	1.79	67
9	New Zealand	82.3	73.71	1.4	7.31	73	1.5	65
10	Spain	83.6	78.42	1.94	6.35	54.7	1.68	65
11	Czech Republic	79.4	74.47	1.61	6.85	45.7	1.07	63
12	Sweden	82.8	69.41	1.5	7.34	70.1	1.57	65
13	Belgium	81.6	78.3	1.82	6.92	73.1	2.39	65
14	Qatar	80.2	73.17	1.65	6.37	62.2	2.18	57.5
15	Germany	81.3	73.58	1.65	6.99	66.6	1.77	65
16	Iceland	83	65.66	1.13	7.49	97.2	1.77	67
17	United Kingdom	81.3	74.88	1.9	7.05	65.3	1.5	65
18	United Arab Emirates	78	66.13	1.74	6.83	63.6	2.51	49
19	Japan	84.6	80.48	1.28	5.89	85.5	1.36	65
20	France	82.7	78.34	1.95	6.59	74.6	1.24	65
21	Malta	82.5	-	-	6.73	65.4	1.27	60
22	Taiwan	80.5	86.89	1.77	6.45	58.8	0.72	65
23	Portugal	82	71.64	1.41	5.69	50.8	1.22	66
24	Poland	78.7	62.52	1.88	6.18	39.4	1.27	62.5
25	South Korea	83	83.59	1.6	5.9	75.2	0.89	65
26	Singapore	83.6	71.07	1.23	6.26	80.2	0.69	62
27	Slovakia	77.5	60.46	1.75	6.2	44.7	1.68	62.5
28	United States	78.9	69.23	2.32	6.89	71	3.77	65
29	Slovenia	81.3	63.75	1.4	6.12	54.2	1.36	68
30	Italy	83.5	66.56	2.12	6.22	69	1.74	65
31	Lithuania	75.9	68.79	1.99	6.15	45.4	1.47	62
32	Estonia	78.7	68.49	1.98	5.89	51	1.72	63
33	Israel	83	72.97	2.51	7.14	79.5	1.06	62.5
34	Chile	80.2	65.22	2.11	6.44	49.2	1.04	65
35	Ireland	82.3	51.44	1.59	7.02	76.3	1.99	66
36	Saudi Arabia	75.1	60.04	2.33	6.38	48.7	4.88	58
37	Malaysia	76.2	67.8	2	5.34	39.5	1.36	60
38	Costa Rica	80.3	62.58	2.14	7.17	55.1	0.92	65
39	Romania	76.1	54.99	1.91	6.07	36.1	1.13	63
40	Croatia	78.5	65.6	1.85	5.43	50.1	1.05	63.5
41	Mexico	75.1	69.4	3.16	6.6	34.3	0.8	65
42	Latvia	75.3	63.73	2.07	5.94	49.6	1.8	67
43	Greece	82.2	55.48	1.91	5.29	56.7	1.28	60
44	Ecuador	77	70.81	2.54	6.03	42	0.7	65
45	Colombia	77.3	67.63	3.42	6.13	30.3	0.39	56.5
46	Uzbekistan	71.7	-	2.51	6.17	25.8	0.33	57.5
47	Bolivia	71.5	-	2.53	5.78	34.1	1.06	60
48	Cyprus	81	52.06	2.29	6.05	58.4	1.79	65
49	Panama	78.5	59.86	2.45	6.32	53	0.98	65
50	Hungary	76.9	47.62	1.81	5.76	41.7	0.98	62
51	Uruguay	77.9	66.15	2.31	6.29	54.9	0.62	70
52	Thailand	77.2	78.44	2.91	6.01	49.9	0.54	60
53	Mauritius	75	-	2.04	5.89	51.6	-	60
54	Macedonia	75.8	57.33	2.33	5.27	32.3	0.89	63
55	Tunisia	76.7	57.39	2.53	4.46	25.4	0.86	60
56	Sri Lanka	77	72.98	2.36	4.37	33	0.22	62.5
57	Guatemala	74.3	-	3.07	6.44	43	0.94	65
58	Bulgaria	75	55.07	2.03	5.01	37.4	1.5	70
59	India	69.7	68.21	2.33	4.02	25.1	0.79	60
60	Moldova	71.9	-	2.47	5.53	32.6	0.63	59.5
61	Bosnia and Herzegovina	77.4	52.35	2.42	5.39	36.2	0.99	65
62	Serbia	76	52.01	2.09	5.6	36.3	0.71	63
63	Montenegro	76.9	-	2.57	5.52	39.4	0.83	67
64	Turkey	77.7	69.9	3.22	5.37	35.7	0.51	65
65	Algeria	76.9	55.06	2.47	5.21	30.5	0.57	60
66	Argentina	76.7	69.81	2.74	6.09	38.7	0.13	70
67	Mongolia	69.9	-	2.45	5.29	34.4	-	57.5
68	Kazakhstan	73.6	50.2	2.3	5.81	30.1	0.51	60.5
69	Kuwait	75.5	54.86	1.92	6.02	50.3	-	65
70	Jordan	74.5	65.44	2.22	4.91	55.4	1.14	57.5
71	Morocco	76.7	39.35	2.34	5.21	34.6	0.84	60
72	Albania	78.6	53.03	2.39	4.72	36.6	0.81	70
73	Belarus	74.8	58.87	2.49	5.32	33	0.46	57.5
74	Armenia	75.1	-	2.36	4.56	32.7	0.47	65
75	Hong Kong	84.9	66.93	-	5.43	79.2	0.32	65
76	Islamic Republic of Pakistan	67.3	60.51	2.99	5.65	18.6	0.51	57.5
77	Vietnam	75.4	55.24	2.12	5.18	38.2	0.42	57.5
78	China	76.9	64.18	2.52	5.19	40.5	0.42	60
79	Peru	76.7	56.26	2.65	5.7	38.8	0.6	65
80	Indonesia	71.7	61.9	2.23	5.19	36.9	0.64	70
81	Brazil	75.9	55.59	3.14	6.3	42.6	0.51	65
82	Russia	72.6	57.64	3.12	5.65	38.6	0.74	58
83	Philippines	71.2	66.45	3.06	5.63	37	0.44	60
84	Lebanon	78.9	64.66	3.19	5.2	59.7	0.84	60
85	Trinidad and Tobago	73.5	-	2.79	6.19	54.2	-	65
86	El Salvador	73.3	-	3.18	6.25	47.7	-	70
87	Georgia	73.8	51.73	2.51	4.52	27.8	0.56	62.5
88	South Africa	64.1	63.27	3.3	4.72	43.7	2.2	60
89	Jamaica	74.5	-	2.92	5.89	56.4	-	60
90	Azerbaijan	73	41.57	2.61	5.21	29.8	0.5	64.5
91	Nepal	70.8	56.27	2.45	4.91	30.7	0.29	70
92	Botswana	69.6	-	2.24	3.49	39.4	-	65
93	Uganda	63.4	-	2.72	4.19	31.7	-	65
94	Bangladesh	72.6	42.55	2.52	4.46	32.6	0.62	63.5
95	Syria	72.7	-	3.87	3.46	25.3	0.15	57.5
96	Dominican Republic	74.1	54.07	2.76	5.43	46.2	0.55	60
97	Namibia	63.7	-	2.49	4.64	44.1	-	60
98	Egypt	72	44.76	2.62	4.17	29.1	0.49	65
99	Iran	76.7	51.86	2.88	4.55	41.4	0.2	58
100	Nigeria	54.7	53.49	3.3	5.27	31.8	-	65
101	Cambodia	69.8	-	2.55	4.7	47.8	0.19	55
102	Venezuela	72.1	40.17	3.68	4.71	27.2	0.03	57.5
103	Ukraine	72.1	51.13	3.26	4.33	30.9	0.37	61
104	Kenya	66.7	54.98	2.69	4.51	39.3	-	65
105	Iraq	70.6	41.32	4.05	4.44	39.8	-	57.5

Revealed: Top 10 best countries in the world for old people to live in, 2020

Finland
Denmark
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia
Austria
Canada
Norway
New Zealand
Spain

Revealed: Top 10 worst countries in the world for old people to live in, 2020

Iraq
Kenya
Ukraine
Venezuela
Cambodia
Nigeria
Iran
Egypt
Namibia
Dominican Republic

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