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==Quality of Life Survey== |
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Mercer's Quality of Life Survey is released annually, comparing 215 cities based on 39 criteria. |
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New York is given a score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. |
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Important criteria are [[safety]], [[education]], [[hygiene]], [[recreation]], [[political-economic stability]] and [[Public transport|public transportation]]. The importance of the list lies primarily in that internationally operating companies use it to determine where they will open offices or plants and how much they pay the employees. |
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In the 2008 list, the top is dominated by cities from [[Europe]], with several entries from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Switzerland and Germany both have 3 cities in the top 10, which is especially striking for Switzerland, given the size of the country. The first entries from other countries are the USA at 28, Singapore at 32 and Japan at 35. In the top 50, there are no other countries listed. [[Bagdad]] was at the bottom of the list. Of the 25 countries at the bottom, 18 are from [[Africa]]. Compared to lists from previous years, countries from [[South Asia]] (mainly [[India]]), [[East Asia]] (mainly [[China]]), the [[Middle East]] and [[Eastern Europe]] are clearly on the rise. |
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Mercer also has a 'Personal Safety' list, which is also dominated by EU and Swiss cities, with the top 5 being [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]], [[Bern]], [[Geneva]], [[Helsinki]] and [[Zurich]]. |
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In the 2007 Mercer Quality of Life Survey the top five places included [[Zurich]] on 108.1 points, [[Geneva]] (108.0), [[Vancouver]] and [[Vienna]] on 107.7 points, [[Auckland]] on 107.3 and [[Dusseldorf]] on 107.2. Cities particularly from Switzerland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Canada rated well. All of Australia's major capitals were rated highly with [[Sydney]] at 9, [[Melbourne]] at 17, [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] at 21, [[Adelaide]] at 30 and [[Brisbane]] at 31. New Zealand's capital [[Wellington]] ranked at 12 and it's largest city [[Auckland]] ranked at 5. Canada did equally well with [[Vancouver]] at 3, [[Toronto]] at 15, [[Ottawa]] at 18, [[Montreal]] 22 and [[Calgary]] at 24. at The top-rated USA cities were [[Honolulu]] at 27 and [[San Francisco]] at 29. |
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==World's Most Livable Cities== |
==World's Most Livable Cities== |
Revision as of 01:41, 24 October 2008
The World's Most Livable Cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a reputable annual survey of living conditions. The two best-known are the Mercer Quality of Living Survey and The Economist's World's Most Livable Cities. Another is the LivCom-Award, which separates cities in categories by population. This survey is supported by the UN.
Mercer's Quality of Living Survey 2008 | ||||
City | Country | Rating | ||
1 | Zurich | Switzerland | 108 | |
2 | Vienna | Austria | 107.9 | |
- | Geneva | Switzerland | 107.9 | |
4 | Vancouver | Canada | 107.6 | |
5 | Auckland | New Zealand | 107.3 | |
6 | Dusseldorf | Germany | 107.2 | |
7 | Munich | Germany | 107 | |
- | Frankfurt | Germany | 107 | |
9 | Bern | Switzerland | 106.5 | |
10 | Sydney | Australia | 106.3 | |
11 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 106.2 | |
12 | Wellington | New Zealand | 105.8 | |
13 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 105.7 | |
14 | Brussels | Belgium | 105.4 | |
15 | Toronto | Canada | 105.3 | |
16 | Berlin | Germany | 105 | |
17 | Melbourne | Australia | 104.8 | |
- | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 104.8 | |
19 | Ottawa | Canada | 104.8 | |
20 | Stockholm | Sweden | 104.5 | |
21 | Perth | Australia | 104.3 | |
22 | Montreal | Canada | 104.2 | |
23 | Nurnberg | Germany | 104.1 | |
24 | Oslo | Norway | 103.7 | |
25 | Dublin | Ireland | 103.5 | |
- | Calgary | Canada | 103.5 | |
27 | Hamburg | Germany | 103.4 | |
28 | Honolulu | US | 103.1 | |
29 | San Francisco | US | 103 | |
- | Helsinki | Finland | 103 | |
- | Adelaide | Australia | 103 | |
32 | Singapore | Singapore | 102.9 | |
- | Paris | France | 102.9 | |
34 | Brisbane | Australia | 102.4 | |
35 | Tokyo | Japan | 102.2 | |
36 | Lyon | France | 101.9 | |
37 | Boston | US | 101.8 | |
38 | Yokohama | Japan | 101.6 | |
- | London | UK | 101.6 | |
40 | Kobe | Japan | 100.9 | |
41 | Milan | Italy | 100.8 | |
42 | Barcelona | Spain | 100.6 | |
43 | Madrid | Spain | 100.5 | |
44 | Washington | US | 100.3 | |
- | Osaka | Japan | 100.3 | |
- | Lisbon | Portugal | 100.3 | |
- | Chicago | US | 100.3 | |
48 | Portland | US | 100.2 | |
49 | New York | US | 100 | |
50 | Seattle | US | 99.8 |
The Economist's World's Most Livable Cities 2008 | ||||
City | Country | Rating | ||
1 | Vancouver | Canada | 98.8 | |
2 | Melbourne | Australia | 98.2 | |
3 | Vienna | Austria | 97.9 | |
4 | Perth | Australia | 97.3 | |
5 | Toronto | Canada | 97.0 | |
6 | Helsinki | Finland | 96.9 | |
7 | Adelaide | Australia | 96.6 | |
- | Calgary | Canada | 96.6 | |
9 | Geneva | Switzerland | 96.1 | |
- | Sydney | Australia | 96.1 | |
- | Zurich | Switzerland | 96.1 |
World's Most Livable Cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit's livability shows cities in Canada, Australia, Austria and Switzerland as the most ideal destinations thanks to a widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk and an effective infrastructure. The report placed Vancouver, Canada as the most livable city in the world, with Melbourne, Australia taking second place followed by Vienna. The survey said "In the current global political climate, it is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with a lower perceived threat of terrorism." [1]
Australia's other major cities (Perth at 4, Adelaide at 7 and Sydney at 9) claimed positions in the top ten. Other Canadian cities also ranked highly in the survey. In addition to Vancouver, the Canadian cities Toronto and Calgary were all placed within the top 10, with Ottawa and Edmonton ranked within the top 25. Vienna, Austria, and Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland also ranked within the top ten.
Harare, Zimbabwe was rated the worst city in the world to call home. African, South Asian, and Middle Eastern cities were generally the worst performing in the EIU's rankings.
See also
References
External links
- Mercer Limited article
- Economist's World's Most Livable Cities 2006
- LivCom-Award
- 2007 Mercer QOL Survey results
- Vancouver tops liveability ranking according to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit
- Melbourne Age article - Melbourne ranked joint first (with Vancouver in the EIU's 2004 survey, and the 2005 survey).
- Vancouver Melbourne and Vienna named world's most livable cities from CityMayors.com, regarding October 2005 EIU survey
- Vancouver is 'best city to live' CNN.com October 5 2005
- City Mayors: Swiss cities are best, Luxembourg is safest
- City Mayors: Vancouver, Melbourne, Vienna named best cities
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
- [1] on About:moving "Want to Move? Find the Best Places to Live"