Rounding out the Top 10
Panama, which earned the top spot back in 2022, finished fourth in the 2024 ranking with an overall score of 82.85 thanks to high ratings in Visas/Benefits (98), Affinity Rating (86) and Development/Governance (86).
Spain was fifth at 79.71, led by Affinity Rating (89), Development/Governance (88) and Healthcare (88).
Ecuador was sixth at 77.42, led by a score of 91 in Cost of Living but dinged by a 56 score in Development/Governance.
Greece was seventh with a score of 77, led by an 86 Affinity Rating and a 82 Healthcare rating.
Malaysia was eighth at 75.71 led by a 96 in Cost of Living but just a 56 for Visas/Benefits.
France was ninth at 74.85 thanks to high scores for Development/Governance (88) and Healthcare (86), but had a 59 for Cost of Living.
Colombia was 10th at 74.71 thanks to a top score of 98 in Cost of Living and an 87 for climate.
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Don’t get me wrong, Costa Rica is great. But one of the problems with these lists is they assume poeple want nationalized health care, and that nationalized health care is always “high quality,” which is CLEARLY not the case.