The world’s best places to retire in 2016

Retiring abroad is easier and more affordable than ever before. These days it really is possible to spend your days relaxing beneath palm fronds on a Caribbean beach, enjoying farm-fresh produce in a mountain haven with year-round spring weather, or wandering the storied streets of a historic and cultured European city…or all of the above.

But with so many choices available, finding the right one can seem daunting.

Top 10 Retirement Havens from International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index:

  1. Panama
  2. Ecuador
  3. Mexico
  4. Costa Rica
  5. Malaysia
  6. Colombia
  7. Thailand
  8. Nicaragua
  9. Spain
  10. Portugal