World Most Beautiful Places
Mercer releases annually the Quality of Living Survey, comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria. New York is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. Important criteria are safety, education, hygiene, health care, culture, environment, recreation, political-economic stability and public transportation.The list helps multi-national companies decide where to open offices or plants, and how much to pay employees.
In the 2011 list of cities, the top of the list was dominated by Europe, Canada, and New Zealand; and Switzerland and Germany both had 3 cities in the top 10. The first entries from other countries were Sydney at 11, Singapore at 25, Honolulu at 29, and Tokyo at 46. Baghdad was at the bottom of the list. Of the 25 cities at the bottom, 15 were in Africa. Compared to lists for previous years, cities in South Asia (mainly India), East Asia (mainly China), the Middle East and Eastern Europe were clearly on the rise.The 2010 rankings also identified the cities with the best eco-ranking based on water availability and drinkability, waste removal, quality of sewage systems, air pollution and traffic congestion. Calgary was at the top of this index (score 145.7), followed by Honolulu in second place (score 145.1) and Ottawa and Helsinki in joint third (score 139.9). Wellington in New Zealand (5), Minneapolis (6), Adelaide (7) and Copenhagen filled the next four slots, while Kobe, Oslo and Stockholm shared ninth place. Port-au-Prince in Haiti ranked at the bottom of this table with a score of only 27.8.
Mercer releases annually the Quality of Living Survey, comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria. New York is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. Important criteria are safety, education, hygiene, health care, culture, environment, recreation, political-economic stability and public transportation.The list helps multi-national companies decide where to open offices or plants, and how much to pay employees.
In the 2011 list of cities, the top of the list was dominated by Europe, Canada, and New Zealand; and Switzerland and Germany both had 3 cities in the top 10. The first entries from other countries were Sydney at 11, Singapore at 25, Honolulu at 29, and Tokyo at 46. Baghdad was at the bottom of the list. Of the 25 cities at the bottom, 15 were in Africa. Compared to lists for previous years, cities in South Asia (mainly India), East Asia (mainly China), the Middle East and Eastern Europe were clearly on the rise.The 2010 rankings also identified the cities with the best eco-ranking based on water availability and drinkability, waste removal, quality of sewage systems, air pollution and traffic congestion. Calgary was at the top of this index (score 145.7), followed by Honolulu in second place (score 145.1) and Ottawa and Helsinki in joint third (score 139.9). Wellington in New Zealand (5), Minneapolis (6), Adelaide (7) and Copenhagen filled the next four slots, while Kobe, Oslo and Stockholm shared ninth place. Port-au-Prince in Haiti ranked at the bottom of this table with a score of only 27.8.
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