Best healthcare countries to retire

These countries combine a high healthcare access index with physician density and safety so the list is useful for retirement planning, not a duplicate of the healthcare ranking. Scores are country-level access indexes, not hospital quality.

Iceland ranks first among countries we cover for retirement healthcare.

Iceland
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 82/100
Austria
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 80/100
Japan
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 80/100
Switzerland
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 79/100
Singapore
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 79/100
Denmark
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 79/100
Norway
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 78/100
New Zealand
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 78/100
Sweden
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 78/100
Finland
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 77/100
Ireland
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 77/100
The Netherlands
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 77/100
Luxembourg
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 76/100
Germany
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 76/100
Slovenia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 75/100
Canada
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 75/100
Belgium
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 75/100
France
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 75/100
Australia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 75/100
Spain
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
South Korea
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
Hong Kong
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
Portugal
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
Czechia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
United Kingdom
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 74/100
Estonia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 73/100
Macao
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 73/100
Italy
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 73/100
Taiwan
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 73/100
Malta
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 72/100
Lithuania
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 71/100
Greece
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 71/100
United Arab Emirates
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 71/100
Croatia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Qatar
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Cyprus
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Latvia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Israel
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Slovakia
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100
Uruguay
Country-level healthcare access index
Retirement healthcare fit: 70/100

Among countries with at least one city we cover, we keep those with stronger healthcare access, then rank a composite of healthcare, physicians per 1,000 (when present), and the retirement livability mix (safety and healthcare over digital). Not medical advice. About our methodology. The Desk Port is not medical, visa, tax, or financial advice. Healthcare figures are country-level access indexes, not hospital quality or a treatment recommendation.

Ranked countries