Country Summaries 2010

A brief summary of the retirement income system of each country in this study, together with some suggestions that would – if adopted – raise the overall index value for that country.

Of course, whether such developments are appropriate in the short term depend on that country’s current social, political and economic situation. Where relevant, a brief comment is also made about the change in the country’s overall index value from 2009 to 2010.

Participating countries include:

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• The Netherlands
• Singapore
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The United Kingdom
• The United States of America