Category: County Comparisons
Social Inequality: Gini Coefficients by Country
Social scientists generally believe that one of the roots of instability in any society is the level of social inequality that exists. The greater the gap between the rich and the poor, the greater the likelihood of such problems as crime, terrorism and political instability. [...]
Most Healthy Countries for Retirement: Deaths Caused by Environmental Factors
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about a fourth of the world’s disease burden and deaths are caused by modifiable environmental factors. The environmental burden of disease measures the number of years lost in a normal healthy life from environmental factors. Deaths caused by [...]
Human Development Index Ranking by Country
One convenient way to make international comparisons for living abroad is to look at a country’s Human Development Index ranking. This measure is a single statistic that combines several other measurements to obtain a single measure of a human development index ranking. The Human Development [...]
Gross National Income per Capita by Country
Comparing the gross national income (GNI) data among different countries is one approach to selecting a potential retirement destination. For all intents and purposes it can be defined as ‘income’ of a given country. Although not a perfect measure, the gross national income by country can [...]
International Consumer Price Index: Inflation Rates by Country
The decision to retire abroad can be a major life decision with a whole set of new financial challenges and opportunities. One major challenge is personal financial management. With international living come fluctuations in the purchasing power due to changes in the currency exchange rate [...]
Access to Improved Sanitation by Country
When making a decision to retire abroad, it is easy to focus on a particular destination’s climate, cost of living, and healthcare. A more mundane, but critically important characteristic of a country is its population’s access to improved sanitation. Access to an improved sanitation system [...]
Improved Drinking Water Sources: Safe Drinking Water by Country
In the United States, access to safe drinking water is pretty much taken for granted. This is not the case in many other countries around the world and should be a factor in considering whether or not to retire abroad to any given country. The [...]
Male Life Expectancy By Country
When selecting a retirement destination, it is not uncommon for someone who is considering international living to look at the cost of living in foreign countries. And, while personal finances are extremely important to think about, it is also useful to examine other social and [...]
International Quality Healthcare: JCI Accredited Hospitals
One of the challenges of living abroad is obtaining access to international quality healthcare. For most routine medical needs, the level of healthcare is adequate in most urban areas in countries around the world. However, situations may arise where the best possible international quality healthcare [...]
