World of Courtesy: Ranking of 35 Cities (Reader's Digest - August 2006)
Below is a ranking of the most courteous to the least courteous -- 35 major cities included in RD's Global Courtesy Test. Figures reflect the percentage of people who passed in each city. When multiple cities had identical scores, they are listed in alphabetical order.
New York, USA – 80%
Zurich, Switzerland – 77%
Toronto, Canada – 70%
Berlin, Germany – 68%
São Paulo, Brazil – 68%
Zagreb, Croatia – 68%
Auckland, New Zealand – 67%
Warsaw, Poland – 67%
Mexico City, Mexico – 65%
Stockholm, Sweden – 63%
Budapest, Hungary – 60%
Madrid, Spain – 60%
Prague, Czech Republic – 60%
Vienna, Austria – 60%
Buenos Aires, Argentina – 57%
Johannesburg, South Africa – 57%
Lisbon, Portugal – 57%
London, United Kingdom – 57%
Paris, France – 57%
Amsterdam, Netherlands – 52%
Helsinki, Finland – 48%
Manila, Philippines – 48%
Milan, Italy – 47%
Sydney, Australia – 47%
Bangkok, Thailand – 45%
Hong Kong – 45%
Ljubljana, Slovenia – 45%
Jakarta, Indonesia – 43%
Taipei, Taiwan – 43%
Moscow, Russia – 42%
Singapore – 42%
Seoul, South Korea – 40%
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 37%
Bucharest, Romania – 35%
Mumbai, India – 32%
