Those who have lived in Switzerland have discovered: the quality of life is good or very good. This “impression” is regularly validated by studies in which the latest is that of the Mercer Institute. So, it is not at all surprising to see three Swiss cities in the top 10 cities offering the best quality of life among 221.Zurich, Geneva and Bern offer an excellent quality of life
The study ranks Zurich, Geneva and Bern, respectively the 2nd, 3rd and 9th place in the world.
First place is occupied by the city of Vienna in Austria. Germany is also well positioned, with 3 cities ranked in the top 10 (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich)
The first French town to appear in the ranking is (…), Paris in the 34th spot. Lyons is the 38th.
For my part, I have nothing against three Swiss cities of the classification that I like, but I would have liked to see Lausanne. I’m not sure, but I think she was not taken into account in the ranking.
The criteria used by the study to measure the quality of life in major cities worldwide including the stability of the political and social system of health and quality of care, quality of transport, the economic environment, the climate, the real estate market …
View full ranking of cities offering the best quality of life on the site of Mercer
Ranking of the most “green”: Swiss cities moderately positioned
Mercer also provides a ranking of cities according to their concern for environmental protection. On this point, the Swiss cities are lagging behind: Bern is in 13th position, 19th Zurich, Geneva and 25th. Calgary is in Canada which is the greenest city in the world and the only French city Lyon to be classified is a 32nd position. It is not surprising not to see Paris.
Top 10 cities offering the best quality of life in the world