Forbes has released its annual list of the top 24 countries for Americans who are looking to retire abroad.
There are approximately 701,000 U.S. Social Security recipients living abroad, up 20% over a decade, according to a July 26 report.
The list considered factors including cost of living, ease of getting permission to stay, taxes, healthcare quality and costs, ease returning to see relatives, crime and political instability, and social isolation due to having to learn or not knowing the local language.
The top 24 places for physicians to retire abroad:
Albania
Aruba
Austria
Belize
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
France
Greece
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Panama
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Thailand
Uruguay