The Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranks 231 cities from Vienna to Baghdad on quality of life. Countries with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Sweden and the United States. Vienna has been ranked first for eight consecutive years.
The quality of living survey is conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments. The survey also identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based upon internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement and relationships with other countries. In this case, Luxembourg is top, followed by Bern, Helsinki and Zürich, all equally placed at number 2.
Video Mercer Quality of Living Survey
Scoring
The 231 cities are evaluated on 39 factors including political, economic, environmental, personal safety, health, education, transportation and other public service factors. In 2010, cities were compared to New York City which was given a base score of 100.
Maps Mercer Quality of Living Survey
Top cities by region
Europe
Oceania
North America
Asia
South America
Africa
See also
- World's most liveable cities
- Global Liveability Survey
- List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees
References
External links
- Mercer's Quality of Living survey page
- 2011 Quality of Living Worldwide Survey - city rankings (press release ). Mercer.com. Archived from the original on 28.11.2012.
- 2011 Mercer Quality of Living Interactive World Map
- 2012 Quality of Living Worldwide Survey - city rankings (press release)
- Full rankings
- 2018 Mercer Quality of Living City Rankings
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