A global retirement index measures 43 nations on income inequality, financial stability, happiness, and more.
In the retirement security Olympics, it's a sweep for northern Europe.
Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland won the top three spots in Natixis Global Asset Management's fourth annual ranking (PDF), released on Tuesday. The U.S., with a score of 73 percent, strolled in at No. 14 out of 43 nations (right after Luxembourg) in the global retirement index.
Norway joins a number of top 10 countries in having a compulsory workplace savings program. It requires employers to fund private retirement accounts with 2 percent of a worker's earnings earnings annually. That pales next to Australia, No. 6, where employers must kick in at least 9.5 percent.
The retirement leaders, with scores of 77 percent or better: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Canada.
Suzanne Woolley | Bloomberg