UAE, Saudi Arabia in key global pension index

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Here’s a look at what landed the UAE and Saudi Arabia among some of the better countries with a pension scheme for retiring or retired employees from both the government and private sectors.
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  • A good pension scheme could help a person retire with varying degrees of financial independence
  • It depends on factors like their monthly pension amount, passive income, and overall expenditure

Pension is often defined as a retirement fund where an individual — more often than not a salaried professional — deposits money throughout their career.

After retirement, the person gets back a monthly portion of this fund as a means of income, with interests accrued over the years added to it

Quite often, companies or government entities also contribute to their employees’ pension funds, like an incentive for them.

Now, different countries have different retirement and pension schemes. Some of them don’t even have one.

However, in countries that do, the pension scheme is often availed through a government organization or a bank.

A good pension scheme could help a person retire with varying degrees of financial independence.

It depends on factors like how much pension they get every month, their passive income, and overall expenditure.

Here’s a look at what landed the UAE and Saudi Arabia among some of the better countries with a pension scheme for retiring or retired employees from both the government and private sectors:

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