Comparison Overviews
All country and region comparisons in one place: costs, visas, taxes, healthcare, lifestyle, and practical friction.
Insights
Why there is no single "best country to retire"
Why rankings conflict, how to read them, and how to pick destinations that match your visa, tax, budget, and lifestyle reality.
Emigrate fully or split your life between two homes?
Visas, tax, healthcare, family ties, risk, and how to choose between full emigration and a second home model using Retire-Map.
Regional reviews
Retirement hotspots: Mediterranean vs Central America vs Southeast Asia
Regional trade-offs: climate, costs, visas, healthcare, access, and who thrives where.
Mediterranean region: retirement deep dive
Money, visas, lifestyle, risks, practicalities, and key destinations across the Med.
Southeast Asia: retirement deep dive
Budgets, visas, lifestyle, risks, practicalities, and top Southeast Asia destinations.
Central America and Caribbean: retirement deep dive
Costs, visas, lifestyle, risks, practicalities, and top destinations across the region.
Country vs country
Portugal vs Spain for retirement (2025)
Side-by-side costs, visas, taxes, healthcare, lifestyle, and practical friction.