World's Fastest-walking Pedestrians 2006

World's Fastest-walking Pedestrians 2006
(Source from: Professor Richard Wiseman, a psychologist in conjunction with British Council)


A survey which examined how quickly people walk in 32 cities around the globe.

The survey took place between 11:30 and 14:00 local time in all the cities on August 22, 2006 - secretly recording the time it took for 35 men and women to walk along 60 feet of pavement

Its startling overall discovery was that the pace of urban life is ten per cent quicker than it was ten years ago. Surprisingly, some of the world's biggest cities did not even make the top five.



Rank in the order

1. Singapore (Singapore)
2. Copenhagen (Denmark)
3. Madrid (Spain)
4. Guangzhou (China)
5. Dublin (Ireland)
6. Curitiba (Brazil)
7. Berlin (Germany)
8. New York (U.S.)
9. Utrecht (Netherlands)
10. Vienna (Austria)
11. Warsaw (Poland)
12. London (United Kingdom)
13. Zagreb (Croatia)
14. Prague (Czech Republic)
15. Wellington (New Zealand)
16. Paris (France)
17. Stockholm (Sweden)
18. Ljubljana (Slovenia)
19. Tokyo (Japan)
20. Ottawa (Canada)
21. Harare (Zimbabwe)
22. Sofia (Bulgaria)
23. Taipei (Taiwan)
24. Cairo (Egypt)
25. Sana (Yemen)
26. Bucharest (Romania)
27. Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
28. Damascus (Syria)
29. Amman (Jordan)
30. Bern (Switzerland)
31. Manama (Bahrain)
32. Blantyre (Malawi)

Read more from these sites:

• CNN - Singapore: World's fastest walkers