The U.S. scored 61.1 out of 100 on a global retirement ranking — 3 countries sho

The U.S. has the largest — and perhaps most influential (1) — financial market in the world.

Yet, in the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, the U.S. retirement income system — a ranking of 52 national systems that cover two-thirds of the world's population — comes in far down the list at No. 30 with a score of just 61.1 (2).

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That works out to a grade of C+. Not exactly a stellar ranking for a country with such a sophisticated financial market. So what's the disconnect?

The Index scores national retirement income systems across three pillars: adequacy (how much do you get?), sustainability (can the system keep delivering?) and integrity (can the system be trusted?).

In 2025, Netherlands topped the list with a score of 85.4, followed by Iceland (84) and Denmark (82.3).

Of course, no single

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