Each year since 2012, Natixis Investment Managers has released its Global Retirement Index ranking countries’ retirement security — or how well-equipped citizens feel their country can support its aging population. According to the 2025 Global Retirement Index, the United States ranks 21st out of 44 countries assessed resulting in many asking, “Why so low?”
First, it’s important to remember that the United States is a large country, and large countries tend to lag behind smaller countries when it comes to how citizens feel about retirement security.
