The way things are going it looks like most of today’s youth won’t be able to retire until hover-cars are easily available.
However the few hopeful souls who might one day be able to pack in their job and run off to the sunset have rated Ecuador as the best country in the world to retire to.
International Living drew up a list of the top 25 countries people would like to retire to, and nearly all of them a sunny exotic locations.
Although Ecuador ranks 65th on The Economist’s quality-of-life scale, the country’s lush climate and affordable health-care have put it at the top of the list.
Four out of the top five countries on the list were in Latin America.
Interestingly, none of the world’s top five richest countries by 2014 GDP (China, USA, India, Japan and Germany) featured on the list – and no, neither did Britain.
The full list, in order, is:
1. Ecuador
2. Panama
3. Mexico
4. Malaysia
5. Costa Rica
6. Spain
7. Malta
8. Colombia
9. Portugal
10. Thailand
11. Italy
12. Uruguay
13. Belize
14. Nicaragua
15. New Zealand
16. Brazil
17. France
18. Ireland
19. Honduras
20. Chile
21. Dominican Republic
22. Guatemala
23. Philippines
24. Cambodia
25. Vietnam
2. Panama
3. Mexico
4. Malaysia
5. Costa Rica
6. Spain
7. Malta
8. Colombia
9. Portugal
10. Thailand
11. Italy
12. Uruguay
13. Belize
14. Nicaragua
15. New Zealand
16. Brazil
17. France
18. Ireland
19. Honduras
20. Chile
21. Dominican Republic
22. Guatemala
23. Philippines
24. Cambodia
25. Vietnam
Wow,my beautiful friend is from Ecuador,make i call am ask am wetin she dey do here..lol
I love @Malta
ReplyDelete@Galore
okwaya?
DeleteYou've just captured my heart. Malta is gorgeous!!
DeleteNo naija? The list isn't complete
DeleteThey said RETIRE and not RE FIRE...
DeleteNaija Kor,Ninja nii...
When my day gets bad, I know one place to come have a good laff. Lol @They said RETIRE and not RE FIRE...
DeleteNaija Kor,Ninja nii...
Really! Even Calabar in Nigeria, West Africa...serene, beautiful and quiet.
ReplyDeleteAbbi ooo
DeleteObudu ranch
@Galore
Really?!
ReplyDeleteStella olodo oshi! They said a place to retire to. Meaning u would have worked for ur money n go there to relax n spend it small small. Their economy is poor so u need not to call ur beautiful friend
DeleteExactly what I thought but without d olodo oshi. Una get pasonal (personal in thick Kenyan accent) beef?
DeleteLol...I wanna go to paris...
ReplyDeleteParis is everything they said it is. Really a place for love
DeleteYes it's beautiful to retire there
ReplyDeleteBut the common man in Nigeria has to hustle hard to ensure he does not retire to his village at the end of it all..
...with the way the country's economy is depreciating enh enh
Lol
DeleteWish Nigeria was included but what about the crime rate and drug peddling in Ecuador? ~ Blunt Truth
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteI was going to ask as well...
Mexico
Columbia
Panama
Guatemala!
The "streets" in this countries are not friendly at all!
*these
DeleteWish Nigeria was included but what about the crime rate and drug peddling in Ecuador? ~ Blunt Truth
ReplyDeleteWish Nigeria was included but what about the crime rate and drug peddling in Ecuador? ~ Blunt Truth
ReplyDeleteNa wao, y is Nigeria not on the list.
ReplyDeleteROTFLMAOOOOOo! *slaps you back to reality*
DeletePeaceful places,not like the US,Britain,France&a whole lot of others with too much dramas either frm terrorist threat or the Other, mk I Google a real-estate attorney in Ecuador to see if land cheap dere2buy, lmao. Yes oh na peaceful ending matters nw in life afta d hustle&burstle.
ReplyDeleteLmao
DeleteMalta *i learnt a lot of malt drink are there for free,nice place*
ReplyDeletesound dumb and funny
DeleteO pls shut up
DeleteOk
ReplyDeleteI was checking to see if Nigeria was going to make the list!!
ReplyDeleteNigeria ke? U must be day dreaming when reading it then.
DeleteLatin American countries are just the ish. Love panama.
ReplyDeleteAbia too...GBAM!
ReplyDeleteI pray to visit Malta or Panama someday. Hnmmm poverty bad o. Hearing places like these makes me feel like "when will I ever get there"? Airport sef I never reach before. Soon God will do it and malee, we go reach there together. I love you mum, so passionately.
ReplyDeleteMalta is simply breathtaking. You would love it!
DeleteNigeria can't be on that list because at the moment, we are faced with insurgents and some indegenes can't wait to relocate if given the opportunity. God bless us still
ReplyDeleteAwww! amen o Cynthia. God will do it for us
Deletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Wetin do america or france..... I dont think i like the country.....
*GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
Yea, France is peaceful, quiet and clean. Their people are politely nasty though. I can't believe i saw Mexico there, the rate of crime in that place..
ReplyDeleteHmmnnn...after about an hour we have just a few comments for this post, why??? bcos "NO RICHARD CARDS" included. #observingthetrend
ReplyDeleteWhaaay!what am I goin to do in Mexico and brazil,these 2 place are very hard places to stay in.Bad ppl everywhere.
ReplyDeleteNoted..
ReplyDeleteNigeria we hail thee!!
ReplyDeleteWao, Europe? Ok o
ReplyDeleteNice..
ReplyDeleteCanada a peaceful country,i dnt have to travel to Ecuador
ReplyDeleteI love south American countries....would love to visit Panama and Ecuador some day...
ReplyDeletehow can Nigeria be mentioned ,with your little savinga ,if armed robbers no visit person kidnappers go visit .
ReplyDelete@ Cynthia Iyede, don't worry. u wld soon tire for those places stated (ask Stella).
ReplyDeleteBuhari & team shld please look up why these countries are working & ours isn't. They should be working towards welfarism in Nigeria.
Costa Rica, Belize, New Zealand...oh yeah, Ireland, France, Spain...50-50, as for the rest...no bueno, visiting them is enough.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia keh....
ReplyDeleteI love ireland !
Hope to retire there some day !
Good to know.Money locate me oooo.I love adventures and travelling but cash strapped.Would really love to at least visit few of these places.It is well.
ReplyDeleteBesides that picture looks like Jos to me
ReplyDeleteHmmm when will Naija attain such rank?
ReplyDeleteWould love to visit those places
ReplyDeleteThank El Raj...
ReplyDeleteAmen. @ Pretty witty
where is Nigeria on this list.. i guess we will be no.1 if turned upside down.
ReplyDeleteNice, panama on my mind
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