USA 4th; GERMANY 1st: US NEWS and World Report: Annual Country Rankings

And the results?

U.S. News & World Report ranks Germany #1

Germany is viewed as the overall "best country."

The home to Europe's largest economy is seen as the top country for encouraging
entrepreneurship, and is highly regarded for providing global leadership and
caring for its citizens.

Its leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom both the Financial Times and Time magazine named as their Person of the Year for 2015, has actively led her government to confront some of the world's most pressing challenges, such as the Greek debt crisis and the waves of immigrants sweeping
across Europe.

Germany rose from the ashes of World War II to become Europe's foremost power
and a world leader in many areas, not least of which is its economic prowess founded on its network of small and medium businesses known as "Mittlestand."

The country is seen as a model for the way in which it trains workers in apprenticeships following secondary school education.

The United States, the world's greatest military power and largest economy, ranks fourth, trailing not only Germany but Canada and the United Kingdom, as well.

Canada, which recently elected a new liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is rated highly on quality of life issues and transparency, while the U.K. is seen as an influential country that is the best nation to obtain an education.


J.D. GUY- Massachusetts AATG

Mercer Quality of Living Survey

Julia, du, unter anderem (among others), wolltes sehen, wie die Städte in den USA hier bewertet sind.  Bitte sehr!  Juchhe:  Wir verbessern uns!

The cities — 221 in total, from Vienna to Baghdad were evaluated on 39 factors including political, economic, environmental, personal safety, health, education, transportation and other public service factors. 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.

Cities were compared to New York City which was given a base score of 100.  In 2012  SIX (6)  USA cities, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Wash.DC, NYC and Seattle all broke into the Top 50, to join Honolulu.  (With NYC a staple at 100, this means the ratings have fallen a bit from 2010.)  Honolulu continues to be the top USA city and is on the rise (see North America, below).


First (Summary)  Top cities by region -- based on 2010 numbers,
followed by a few city photos and 
then an actual table of results from 2010 with edits from 2012.  
 
North America  

Rank	Overall Ranking 2010	City	Quality of living
1	4	Vancouver	107.4
2	14	Ottawa	105.5
3	16	Toronto	105.3
4	21	Montreal	104.2
5	28	Calgary	103.5

			(USA's top city is Honolulu, seems to have overtaken Calgary at 28th --up from 31, so the USA flag should soon appear in the updated version of this chart.)
			(In Europe, Paris is on the rise at 29th.)

Europe   

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	1	Vienna	108.6
2	2	Zurich	108.0
3	3	Geneva	107.9
4	6	Düsseldorf	107.2
5	7	Frankfurt	107.0

 

Vienna, Austria

Zurich, Switzerland

Vancouver, Canada

Auckland, New Zealand

Düsseldorf, Germany

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toronto, Canada

Berlin, Germany

Stockholm, Sweden

Calgary, Canada

Chicago, United States  

 

2010 Rank	2012 Rank	City	Country	Index 2010
1	1	Vienna	Austria	108.6
2	2	Zurich	Switzerland	108.0
3	8	Geneva	Switzerland	107.9
4	5	Vancouver	Canada	107.4
4	3	Auckland	New Zealand	107.4
6	6	Düsseldorf	Germany	107.2
7	7	Frankfurt	Germany	107.0
7	4	Munich	Germany	107.0 -- new 4th!
9	10	Bern	Switzerland	106.5
10	10	Sydney	Australia	106.3
11	9	Copenhagen	Denmark	106.2
12	13	Wellington	New Zealand	105.9
13	12	Amsterdam	Netherlands	105.7
14	14	Ottawa	Canada	105.5
15	22	Brussels	Belgium	105.4
16	15	Toronto	Canada	105.3
17	16	Berlin	Germany	105.0
18	17	Melbourne	Australia	104.8
19	19	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	104.6
20	19	Stockholm	Sweden	104.5
21	21	Perth	Australia	104.2
21	23	Montreal	Canada	104.2
23	17	Hamburg	Germany	104.1
24	24	Nürnberg	Germany	103.9
24	32	Oslo	Norway	103.9
26		Canberra	Australia	103.6
26	35	Dublin	Ireland	103.6
28		Calgary	Canada	103.5
28		Singapore	Singapore	103.5
30	27	Stuttgart	Germany	103.3
31	28	Honolulu	United States	103.1
32		Adelaide	Australia	103.0
32		San Francisco	United States	103.0
34	29	Paris	France	102.9
35	32	Helsinki	Finland	102.6
36		Brisbane	Australia	102.4
37		Boston	United States	102.2
38		Lyon	France	101.9
39	38	London	United Kingdom	101.6
40		Tokyo	Japan	101.4
41		Milan	Italy	100.8
41		Kobe	Japan	100.8
41		Yokohama	Japan	100.8
44		Barcelona	Spain	100.6
45	44	Lisbon	Portugal	100.3
45		Chicago	United States	100.3
45		Washington DC	United States	100.3
48	49	Madrid	Spain	100.2
49		New York City	United States	100.0
50		Seattle	United States	99.8