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25 best countries for retirement

Last updated on: March 29, 2013 13:08 IST
People enjoy the sunny weather in a park in Heidelberg, 90km south of Frankfurt, Germany.

The Natixis Global Retirement Index gauges how well retired citizens live in 150 nations, based on measures of health, material well-being, finances and other factors.

Let's take a look at 25 best countries for retirement, according to a report released by Natixis Global Retirement Index.

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A woman poses for a picture in front of the Oslo Opera House in Norway.

Norway

Global rank: 1

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Visitors stand in front of the installation 'A Uniform Sample' at the Aargauer Kunsthaus art museum in the town of Aarau, west of Zurich, Switzerland.

Switzerland

Global rank: 2

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Petrusse river flows near old fortifications of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg

Global rank: 3

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A visitor feeds bread to seagulls during a snowstorm in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden

Global rank: 4

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Police guard as students leave Vienna University through a side entrance in Austria.

Austria

Global rank: 5

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Visitors walk down the main street at Moomin World theme park in Naatali, Finland.

Finland

Global rank: 6

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A woman rides her bicycle through the orange-decorated Orion street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The Netherlands

Global rank: 7

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A woman rides a bicycle past a globe in downtown Copenhagen, Denmark.

Denmark

Global rank: 8

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A woman sorts books at a book fair in Frankfurt, Germany.

Germany

Global rank: 9

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Pack of riders cycles past a woman on a horse during the Tour de France race between Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and Cap d'Agde, France.

France

Global rank: 10

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A woman enjoys the waves as her friend takes pictures on a cold and rainy day on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Australia

Global rank: 11

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People walk past a cafe in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel

Global rank: 12

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A woman carries shopping bags in Toronto, Canada.

Canada

Global rank: 13

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People help each other to cross a square during strong wind in central Brussels, Belgium.

Belgium

Global rank: 14

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A woman works next to a sale sign at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan

Global rank: 15

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Cheerleaders from the group Dragon Ladies perform in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Slovenia

Global rank: 16

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Participants of the Khamoro World Roma Festival dance through the historical centre of Prague, the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic

Global rank: 17

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Girls are hit by water from a bucket thrown by Slovak youths as part of Easter celebrations in Trencianska Tepla, 145km north of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Slovakia

Global rank: 18

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A woman shops at the scarf section inside Macy's Manhattan department store in New York City.

The United States

Global rank: 19

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Debutantes Maria Austin, Amelia Simmons, Sophie Bonello, Zoe Rawson, and Georgina Riddle attend a dress-fitting for Queen Charlotte's Ball in central London.

The United Kingdom

Global rank: 20

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A woman rides a bicycle in front of the Duomo cathedral in downtown Milan, Italy.

Italy

Global rank: 21

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A woman dives from a platform into a giant air bed at a park in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

New Zealand

Global rank: 22

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Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.

Iceland

Global rank: 23

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Two girls talk sitting on the Venetian Walls surrounding the old town of capital Nicosia, Cyprus.

Cyprus

Global rank: 24

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A woman walks past police deployed around Spain's parliament in Madrid.

Spain

Global rank: 25