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2026 Rumavi Global Relocation Index rankings

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The 2026 Rumavi Global Relocation Index evaluated 192 countries and territories based on 24 factors, including financial stability, habitability, security, and infrastructure. The index utilizes factors across four pillars—financial pillars: financial and tax, livability and health, safety and stability, and settling and opportunity—to assess opportunity. The index assesses where individuals can build lives. lives, utilizing a methodology that re-weights metrics across six different personas. In the general rankings, Estonia was ranked identified as the top destination for global relocation, with a score of 72.8, followed by Singapore in second place (72.6) and Malaysia in third. (72.0). Other top-ten nations identified include Portugal, Taiwan, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Czechia, and Malta. The In a specific category for retirement, Malaysia was ranked as the world’s best retirement destination for 2026, scoring 75.8 out of 100. It placed ahead of Panama, which ranked second, and Portugal, which ranked third. Malaysia’s performance in this category was driven by its affordable cost of living, healthcare access, and financial advantages regarding the treatment of foreign income, alongside the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program. While Southeast Asia showed strong regional performance with Thailand and the Philippines also appearing in the top 10, the report noted that while European and Southeast Asian nations show advantages Malaysia could improve in business areas such as road safety and infrastructure, data quality varies, with 65 countries receiving lower confidence ratings regarding their institutional metrics. law enforcement.

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