Quality of living
Apr 4th 2007
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8956503
Zurich is the most pleasant city for expatriates, according to Mercer, a consulting firm. Its annual survey compares 39 measures in 215 cities, such as transport and crime. Singapore, Tokyo and London rank higher than New York. Baghdad is the world's worst place to live and work.
Highlights from the 2007 Quality of Living Survey
02 April 2007
http://www.mercerhr.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1128060
Canadian, European and Australian cities continue to dominate the rankings this year, which saw little significant movement among the top 50 cities. (See the 2007 Quality of Living press release for more details).
Zurich, Geneva, Vienna, Vancouver, and Auckland remain the top scoring cities on the Quality of Living index. One of this year's biggest improvements has been in Osaka, rising 8 places to 42 from 51. Improvement was also seen in Oslo, which climbed five places from 31 to 26.
The rankings are based on data collected between September and November 2006 and the data is regularly updated to take account of changing circumstances. Only 215 cities have been considered in the Quality of Living 2007 rankings and any assessment will be revised in the case of any new developments.
The top five cities in Asia were:
Osaka (tied for 42nd) was the lowest ranking Asian city in the top 50.
The top five cities in Europe were:
The lowest ranking European city in the top 50 was Milan (tied for 49th).
The top five cities in the Americas were:
The lowest ranking Americas city in the top 50 was Seattle (tied for 49th).
Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Quality of Living Survey 2007 Top 50 |
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Base City: New York, USA (=100) |
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Rank 2007 |
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Rank 2006 |
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City |
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Country |
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Index 2007 |
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Index 2006 |
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1 |
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1 |
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ZURICH |
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Switzerland |
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108.1 |
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108.2 |
2 |
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2 |
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GENEVA |
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Switzerland |
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108.0 |
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108.1 |
3 |
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3 |
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VANCOUVER |
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Canada |
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107.7 |
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107.7 |
3 |
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4 |
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VIENNA |
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Austria |
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107.7 |
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107.5 |
5 |
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5 |
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AUCKLAND |
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New Zealand |
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107.3 |
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107.3 |
5 |
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6 |
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DUSSELDORF |
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Germany |
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107.3 |
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107.2 |
7 |
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7 |
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FRANKFURT |
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Germany |
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107.1 |
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107.0 |
8 |
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8 |
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MUNICH |
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Germany |
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106.9 |
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106.8 |
9 |
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9 |
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BERN |
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Switzerland |
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106.5 |
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106.5 |
9 |
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9 |
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SYDNEY |
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Australia |
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106.5 |
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106.5 |
11 |
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11 |
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COPENHAGEN |
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Denmark |
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106.2 |
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106.2 |
12 |
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12 |
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WELLINGTON |
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New Zealand |
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105.8 |
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105.8 |
13 |
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13 |
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AMSTERDAM |
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The Netherlands |
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105.7 |
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105.7 |
14 |
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14 |
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BRUSSELS |
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Belgium |
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105.6 |
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105.6 |
15 |
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15 |
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TORONTO |
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Canada |
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105.4 |
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105.4 |
16 |
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16 |
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BERLIN |
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Germany |
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105.2 |
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105.1 |
17 |
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17 |
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MELBOURNE |
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Australia |
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105.0 |
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105.0 |
18 |
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18 |
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LUXEMBOURG |
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Luxembourg |
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104.8 |
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104.8 |
18 |
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18 |
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OTTAWA |
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Canada |
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104.8 |
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104.8 |
20 |
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20 |
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STOCKHOLM |
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Sweden |
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104.7 |
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104.7 |
21 |
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21 |
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PERTH |
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Australia |
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104.5 |
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104.5 |
22 |
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22 |
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MONTREAL |
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Canada |
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104.3 |
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104.3 |
23 |
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23 |
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NURNBERG |
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Germany |
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104.2 |
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104.1 |
24 |
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25 |
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CALGARY |
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Canada |
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103.6 |
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103.6 |
24 |
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26 |
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HAMBURG |
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Germany |
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103.6 |
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103.4 |
26 |
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31 |
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OSLO |
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Norway |
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103.5 |
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102.8 |
27 |
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24 |
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DUBLIN |
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Ireland |
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103.3 |
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103.8 |
27 |
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27 |
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HONOLULU, HI |
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United States |
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103.3 |
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103.3 |
29 |
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28 |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
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United States |
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103.2 |
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103.2 |
30 |
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29 |
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ADELAIDE |
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Australia |
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103.1 |
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103.1 |
30 |
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29 |
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HELSINKI |
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Finland |
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103.1 |
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103.1 |
32 |
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31 |
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BRISBANE |
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Australia |
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102.8 |
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102.8 |
33 |
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33 |
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PARIS |
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France |
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102.7 |
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102.7 |
34 |
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34 |
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SINGAPORE |
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Singapore |
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102.5 |
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102.5 |
35 |
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35 |
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TOKYO |
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Japan |
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102.3 |
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102.3 |
36 |
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37 |
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LYON |
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France |
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101.9 |
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101.6 |
36 |
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36 |
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BOSTON, MA |
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United States |
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101.9 |
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101.9 |
38 |
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37 |
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YOKOHAMA |
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Japan |
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101.7 |
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101.6 |
39 |
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39 |
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LONDON |
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United Kingdom |
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101.2 |
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101.2 |
40 |
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40 |
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KOBE |
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Japan |
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101.0 |
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101.0 |
41 |
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44 |
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BARCELONA |
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Spain |
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100.6 |
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100.2 |
42 |
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45 |
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MADRID |
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Spain |
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100.5 |
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100.1 |
42 |
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51 |
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OSAKA |
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Japan |
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100.5 |
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99.6 |
44 |
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41 |
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WASHINGTON, DC |
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United States |
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100.4 |
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100.4 |
44 |
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41 |
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CHICAGO, IL |
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United States |
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100.4 |
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100.4 |
46 |
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43 |
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PORTLAND, OR |
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United States |
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100.3 |
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100.3 |
47 |
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53 |
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LISBON |
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Portugal |
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100.1 |
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98.9 |
48 |
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46 |
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NEW YORK CITY, NY |
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United States |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
49 |
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51 |
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MILAN |
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Italy |
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99.9 |
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99.6 |
49 |
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47 |
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SEATTLE, WA |
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United States |
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99.9 |
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99.9 |
Mercer
Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Health and Sanitation Ranking* 2007 |
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Base City: New York, USA (=100) |
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Rank 2007 |
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City |
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Country |
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Index 2007 |
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1 |
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CALGARY |
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Canada |
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131.7 |
2 |
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HONOLULU, HI |
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United States |
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130.3 |
3 |
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HELSINKI |
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Finland |
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128.5 |
4 |
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OTTAWA |
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Canada |
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127.2 |
5 |
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
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United States |
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125.7 |
6 |
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OSLO |
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Norway |
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125 |
6 |
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STOCKHOLM |
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Sweden |
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125 |
6 |
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ZURICH |
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Switzerland |
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125 |
9 |
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KATSUYAMA |
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Japan |
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123.8 |
10 |
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BERN |
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Switzerland |
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123.7 |
10 |
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BOSTON, MA |
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United States |
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123.7 |
10 |
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GENEVA |
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Switzerland |
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123.7 |
10 |
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LEXINGTON, KY |
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United States |
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123.7 |
10 |
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MONTREAL |
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Canada |
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123.7 |
10 |
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NURNBERG |
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Germany |
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123.7 |
10 |
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PITTSBURGH, PA |
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United States |
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123.7 |
10 |
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VANCOUVER |
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Canada |
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123.7 |
18 |
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AUCKLAND |
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New Zealand |
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123.1 |
18 |
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WELLINGTON |
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New Zealand |
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123.1 |
20 |
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DUBLIN |
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Ireland |
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122.9 |
21 |
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AMSTERDAM |
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The Netherlands |
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122.4 |
21 |
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TORONTO |
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Canada |
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122.4 |
23 |
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LYON |
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France |
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122.3 |
24 |
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COPENHAGEN |
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Denmark |
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122.2 |
25 |
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KOBE |
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Japan |
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122 |
25 |
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OMUTA |
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Japan |
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122 |
27 |
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WASHINGTON, DC |
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United States |
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121 |
28 |
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DUSSELDORF |
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Germany |
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120.9 |
28 |
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FRANKFURT |
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Germany |
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120.9 |
28 |
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LUXEMBOURG |
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Luxembourg |
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120.9 |
28 |
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MUNICH |
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Germany |
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120.9 |
28 |
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VIENNA |
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Austria |
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120.9 |
33 |
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TSUKUBA |
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Japan |
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120.4 |
34 |
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PORTLAND, OR |
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United States |
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119.7 |
35 |
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ADELAIDE |
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Australia |
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119.5 |
36 |
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BRUSSELS |
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Belgium |
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118.4 |
37 |
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CLEVELAND, OH |
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United States |
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118.3 |
37 |
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HAMBURG |
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Germany |
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118.3 |
37 |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
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United States |
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118.3 |
37 |
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ST. LOUIS, MO |
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United States |
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118.3 |
37 |
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WINSTON SALEM, NC |
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United States |
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118.3 |
42 |
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YOKOHAMA |
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Japan |
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118.1 |
43 |
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MELBOURNE |
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Australia |
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117.4 |
43 |
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PERTH |
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Australia |
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117.4 |
45 |
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BERLIN |
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Germany |
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117.1 |
46 |
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YOKKAICHI |
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Japan |
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116.5 |
47 |
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BRISBANE |
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Australia |
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116.2 |
48 |
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GLASGOW |
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United Kingdom |
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115.7 |
49 |
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SEATTLE, WA |
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United States |
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115.1 |
50 |
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SINGAPORE |
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Singapore |
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114 |
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