FILE PHOTO: Wide landscape views of buildings, cars, people, homes, apartments, mountains, streets, water, and businesses are seen in Reykjavik, Iceland on December 18, 2018. The Hallgrimskirkja church is predominately centered in the capital, which is the largest city of the island of Iceland. Iceland has the best pension system in the world, according to a global study that shines a light on how nations are preparing their aging populations for retirement.
The country took the top spot in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index published Tuesday, drawing praise for being well governed and providing strong benefits to retirees, including a generous state pension. The Netherlands and Denmark came in second and third respectively after holding the top spots for the past decade. The scores of 11 countries including India and Korea slipped this year as the world battles to limit the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis.
In the survey of 43 nations, Thailand was ranked last, followed closely by Argentina and the Philippines due to their systems having “major weaknesses and/or omissions that need to be addressed.” The U.K. and China, ranked 9th and 28th respectively, showed the most improvement on last year as a result of significant pension reform, according to the report. The U.S., at 19th, could increase its score if it raised the minimum pension for low-income retirees, it said.
“Despite the challenges, now is not the time to put the brakes on pension reform –- in fact, it’s time to accelerate it,” said David Knox, senior partner at Mercer and lead author of the report.
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