While there is a heated debate about the need to raise the retirement age between proponents of the reform (United Russia) and its opponents (the rest of the country), the experts of the job search engine Adzuna analyzed the expected life expectancy and the onset of the retirement age for men and women in 157 countries. And made rating of countries most attractive to pensioners.
The best country to retire was the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There, both men and women will be able to take a break from work at the age of 49, and their average life expectancy reaches 76.5 and 78.7 years, respectively.
Kuwait also entered the top three countries for pensioners, where the retirement age is 55 for men and 50 for women. The average life expectancy is 73.9 and 76 years, respectively.
Luxembourg, although included in the top 3 most attractive countries for male pensioners (they retire at 60), was only in fifth place in terms of attractiveness for female pensioners. Although their retirement age is the same as that of men - 60 years.
Top 10 countries for retirees
| A place | Country | Life expectancy in retirement, men | Life expectancy, men | Retirement age, men |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE | 27.5 | 76.5 | 49 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 20.1 | 80.1 | 60 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 18.9 | 73.9 | 55 |
| 4 | Singapore | 18.8 | 80.8 | 62 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 18.6 | 78.6 | 60 |
| 6 | South Korea | 18.5 | 79.5 | 61 |
| 7 | France | 18.5 | 80.1 | 61.6 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 18 | 78 | 60 |
| 9 | Malta | 17.6 | 79.6 | 62 |
| 10 | Qatar | 17.3 | 77.3 | 60 |
| 104 | Russia now | 6.4 | 66.4 | 60 |
| 133 | Russia after the reform | 1.4 | 66.4 | 65 |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | -7.5 | 52.5 | 60 |
| 156 | CAR | -8.3 | 51.7 | 60 |
| 157 | Lesotho | -19 | 51 | 70 |
| A place | Country | Life expectancy in retirement, men | Life expectancy, men | Retirement age, men |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE | 27.5 | 76.5 | 49 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 20.1 | 80.1 | 60 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 18.9 | 73.9 | 55 |
| 4 | Singapore | 18.8 | 80.8 | 62 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 18.6 | 78.6 | 60 |
| 6 | South Korea | 18.5 | 79.5 | 61 |
| 7 | France | 18.5 | 80.1 | 61.6 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 18 | 78 | 60 |
| 9 | Malta | 17.6 | 79.6 | 62 |
| 10 | Qatar | 17.3 | 77.3 | 60 |
| 104 | Russia now | 6.4 | 66.4 | 60 |
| 133 | Russia after the reform | 1.4 | 66.4 | 65 |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | -7.5 | 52.5 | 60 |
| 156 | CAR | -8.3 | 51.7 | 60 |
| 157 | Lesotho | -19 | 51 | 70 |
How are things going with the attractiveness of Russia for pensioners?
Until the pension reform burst out, Russia is quite an attractive country for the elderly in terms of the ratio of retirement time to life expectancy. With one clarification: this applies to women who now retire at 55 and live, on average, 77.2 years. If the law on raising the retirement age is adopted, our country will collapse from 20th line to 77th position.
The situation with male pensioners is even worse. They now retire at 60 and live on average to 66.4 years. This is the 104th line of the rating. If the retirement experience has to work up to 65 years, then the country will be on the 133rd place on the list. Little consolation is the fact that in the poorest country in the world - The Central African Republic and in Lesotho, pensioners have to work up to 60 and 70 years, respectively.