Source: aicep Portugal Global

Comporta, Portugal, took top honors in this year’s annual index of the 15 best places in the world to retire.

Comporta edged out Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which earned a better Cost of Living ranking (A+) and tied Comporta for Health Care (A+) but had a lower ranking on Crime (B+).

The index looks at 15 locales in 15 countries and ranks them based on 13 categories:

• Cost of living
• Health care
• Entertainment
• Recreation
• Whether English is spoken
• Expat community
• Infrastructure, including internet, electricity and domestic access
• Access to North America
• Environmental factors
• Crime
• Real estate restrictions
• Residency
• Taxes

This year’s top 15 places — with their final overall grades — are:

1. Comporta, Portugal — A
2. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — A
3. Cayo, Belize — A-
4. Northern Cyprus — A-
5. Paris, France — A-
6. County Clare, Ireland — A-
7. Città Sant’Angelo, Italy — B+
8. Salinas, Ecuador — B+
9. Phuket, Thailand — B+
10. Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic — B+
11. Santa Marta, Colombia — B
12. Kotor, Montenegro — B
13. Tierras Altas, Panama — B
14. Istria, Croatia — B
15. Ubud, Indonesia — B-