No. 1: Zurich, Switzerland
Mercer score: 108* 2007 rank: No. 1 GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)** Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 347,517 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.74 years
No. 2 (tie): Vienna, Austria
Mercer score: 107.9 2007 rank: No. 3 GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.) Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 1,825,287 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.36 years
No. 2 (tie): Geneva, Switzerland
Mercer score: 107.9 2007 rank: No. 2 GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.) Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 185,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.74 years
No. 4: Vancouver, Canada
Mercer score: 107.6 2007 rank: No. 3 GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 560,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 81.16 years
No. 5: Auckland, New Zealand
Mercer score: 107.3 2007 rank: No. 5 GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.) Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 1.18 million (total city) Life expectancy: 80.24 years
No. 6: Dusseldorf, Germany
Mercer score: 107.2 2007 rank: No. 6 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 581,858 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years
No. 7 (tie): Munich, Germany
Mercer score: 107 2007 rank: No. 8 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 1,332,650 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years
No. 7 (tie): Frankfurt, Germany
Mercer score: 107 2007 rank: No. 7 GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,700,000 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.1 years
No. 9: Bern, Switzerland
Mercer score: 106.5 2007 rank: No. 9 GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.) Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 122,178 (total city) Life expectancy: 79.36 years
No. 10: Sydney, Australia
Mercer score: 106.3 2007 rank: No. 9 GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.) Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 4,297,100 (total city) Life expectancy: 80.73 years
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