[People would rather be in 65 other countries... According to the UN index out today. - Reuters pic]
Vienna is the best city to live in 2009.
Germany has 4 cities listed in the top 20 , followed by 3 cities in Switzerland, 3 in Canada, 2 in Australia and 2 in New Zealand. No US city is listed in the top 20!!! Kuala Lumpur is not even listed in the top 50. Singapore is the only Asean city listed at No. 26.
The world's top cities offering the best quality of life.
(New York City is the base city with a score of 100 points). The world's top cities offering the best infrastructures.
(New York City is the base city with a score of 100 points)
2009/2008>> City<><> Country
======================
1 >>>> =2 > Vienna <> Austria
2 >>>>> 1 > Zurich <> Switzerland
3 >>>> =2 > Geneva <> Switzerland
=4 >>>> 4 > Vancouver <> Canada
=4 >>>> 5 > Auckland <> New Zealand
6 >>>>> 6 > Düsseldorf <>Germany
7 >>>> =7 > Munich <>Germany
8 >>>> =7 > Frankfurt <>Germany
9 >>>>> 9 > Bern <>Switzerland
10 >>> 10 > Sydney <>Australia
11 >>> 11 > Copenhagen <>Denmark
12 >>> 12 > Wellington <>New Zealand
13 >>> 13 > Amsterdam <>Netherlands
14 >>> 14 > Brussels <>Belgium
15 >>> 15 > Toronto <>Canada
+16 >> 19 > Ottawa <>Canada
=16 >> 16 > Berlin <>Germany
18 >> +17 > Melbourne <>Australia
19 >> =17 > Luxembourg <>Luxembourg
20 >>> 20 > Stockholm <>Sweden
21 >>> 21 > Perth <>Australia
22 >>> 22 > Montreal <>Canada
23 >>> 23 > Nürnberg <>Germany
24 >>> 24 > Oslo <>Norway
25 >> =25 > Dublin <>Ireland
=26 >> 32 > Singapore <>Singapore
=26 >> 25 > Calgary <>Canada
28 >>> 27 > Hamburg <> Germany
29 >>> 28 > Honolulu <> USA
=30 > =29 > San Francisco <>USA
=30 > =29 > Helsinki <>Finland
=30 > =29 > Adelaide <>Australia
32 >>> 32 > Paris <>France
34 >>> 34 > Brisbane <>Australia
=35 >> 35 > Tokyo <>Japan
=35 >> 37 > Boston <>USA
37 >>> 36 > Lyon <>France
=38 >> 38 > Yokohama <>Japan
=38 >> 38 > London <>UK
40 >>> 40 > Kobe <>Japan
41 >>> 41 > Milan <>Italy
=42 >> 48 > Portland <>USA
=42 >> 42 > Barcelona <>Spain
=44 > =44 > Washington DC <>USA
=44 > =44 > Osaka <>Japan
=44 > =44 > Lisbon <>Portugal
=44 > =44 > Chicago <>USA
48 >>> 43 > Madrid <>Spain
49 >>> 49 > New York City <>USA
50 >>> 49 > Seattle <>USA
(Research by Mercer Consulting)
THE FOLLOWING IS THE NEWS REPORT FROM THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER:--
Malaysia 66th most attractive country globally, third best in Asean.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Malaysia is the third most desirable country to live in the Asean region behind Singapore and Brunei. Overall, it was ranked 66th globally out of 182 countries, according to UN data released this week.
Data collected in 2007 before the global economic crisis ranked Singapore as the 23rd and Brunei the 30th most desirable country to live in.
Both countries were listed as having “very high human development” together countries like Sweden, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.
[Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop looking at the HDR report (middle) with Kamal Malhotra (left) and Jeny Klugman (far right). - Picture by Jack Ooi]
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop looking at the HDR report (middle) with Kamal Malhotra (left) and Jeny Klugman (far right). - Picture by Jack Ooi
[Kamal Malhotra, the UNDP rep for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. - Picture by Jack Ooi]
Kamal Malhotra, the UNDP rep for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. - Picture by Jack Ooi
Other Asian countries ranked as having “very high human development” are Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.
Norway retained its status as the world’s most desirable country to live in, according to the UN data, which ranks sub-Saharan African states afflicted by war and HIV/AIDS as the least attractive places.
Data collected prior to the global economic crisis showed people in Norway, Australia and Iceland had the best living standards, while Niger, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone scored worst in terms of human development.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) index was compiled using 2007 data on GDP per capita, education, and life expectancy, and showed marked differences between the developed and developing world.
Jeny Klugman, lead author of 2009 Human Development Report. - Picture by Jack OoiMalaysia was ranked in the category of countries with “high human development” together with countries such as Romania, Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Hungary, Bahrain, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
In comparison, Thailand was ranked 87th while Indonesia came in at 111th, and were only classified as having “medium human development.”
According to the country report for Malaysia, life expectancy at birth in Malaysia 74.1 years, compared with 82.7 years in Japan.
Malaysia has a 91.2 per cent adult literacy rate which is lower than Indonesia’s 92 per cent and Georgia’s 100 per cent.
Malaysia’s GDP per capita in 2007 was US$13,518 (RM46,495), compared to Botswana’s US$13,604 and Liechstenstein’s US$85,382.
Singapore’s life expectancy was estimated at 80.2 years, its literacy rate was 94.4 per cent and GDP per capita was US$49,704.
Malaysia was ranked 63rd in previous year’s index.
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