Lisbon in top 50 cities for safety and quality of life
Lisbon was in the top 50 cities with best safety and quality of life in the world, ranked 45th and 44th respectively, according to two measures by the international consultancy Mercer. The rankings use New York as a benchmark, which is given an index of 100. In the personal safety measurementwhich is new this yearitems such as internal stability, crime, law enforcement and relationships with other countries are examined at the destination city. Lisbon, with 108,7 points, ranked 45th ‹ a tie with Prague, the Czech capital. In Europe, Luxembourg is considered the safest country, followed by a group of four cities with 126.3 points each: Bern, Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland, and Helsinki, the Finnish capital. Lisbon has risen in the rankings with regard to quality of life, from 47th to 44th (100,1 to 100,3) beating other cities such as Chicago, New York, Portland and Seattle, all in the USA, for a top 50 spot.
