According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Global Liveability Index, Vienna, Austria, is the most “livable” city in the world.
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The Austrian capital Vienna is the world’s most liveable city for the third year in a row, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The annual report, designed to demonstrate a city’s comfort or livability, surveyed 173 cities around the world based on 30 indicators across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
With its perfect scores for stability, healthcare, education and infrastructure, Vienna tops this year’s list, followed by its Western European peers: Copenhagen, Denmark, in second place and Zurich, Switzerland, in third.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vienna’s overall score in the culture and environment category was slightly affected “due to the lack of major sporting events” Global Liveability Index 2024.
“The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability index has risen slightly over the past year,” the report states. “The decline in stability and infrastructure in some cities in developed economies was offset by structural improvements in health care and education in some cities in developing markets. offset.”
Here are the 10 most liveable cities in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) rankings.
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- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Zurich Switzerland
- Melbourne, Australia
- Calgary, Canada
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Sydney, Australia
- Canada Vancouver
- Osaka, Japan
- Auckland, New Zealand
Four Asia-Pacific cities made the top 10 this year: the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney, as well as Osaka, Japan, and Auckland, New Zealand.
The Economist Intelligence Unit said Melbourne, Sydney and Vancouver were in the top 10 this year, but had slipped in the rankings “due to a severe shortage of housing supply”. By the same token, Toronto dropped to 12th this year after being in the top 10 the previous two years.
Western Europe is the best-performing region in the world for liveability, with an overall score of 92 out of 100. Caused stress.
North America is the second-best region, with an average score of 90.5 out of 100, ranking highest in education. The Economist Intelligence Unit says Canada’s ongoing housing crisis is dragging down the region’s infrastructure score.
Asia’s 10 most livable cities
Asian cities’ global liveability scores continue to rise. Notably, Hong Kong made the biggest jump in this year’s study, rising from 61st to 50th place.
“While not yet fully restored to pre-2019 levels, Hong Kong’s political landscape has stabilized and the risk of disruption from large-scale protests is now negligible,” the Economist Intelligence Unit said.
“this national security law Local regulations introduced in early 2024 have restored political stability, but this change in scores reflects a huge trade-off for Hong Kong’s civil society, as evidenced by a sharp drop in Hong Kong’s score in our separate democracy index,” The Economist Intelligence Unit express.
The 10 most livable cities in Asia:
- Melbourne, Australia (4th in the world)
- Sydney, Australia (seventh place)
- Osaka, Japan (Game 9)
- Auckland, New Zealand (Game 9)
- Adelaide, Australia (11th)
- Tokyo, Japan (14th)
- Perth, Australia (15th)
- Brisbane, Australia (16th)
- Wellington, New Zealand (20th)
- Singapore, Singapore (26th)
Singapore, ranked 26th in the world, also jumped significantly, making it the second-biggest rise in the past 12 months. The small Southeast Asian country received a perfect score of 100 in the healthcare category.
Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo also rank among Asia’s top ten. “As the most populous city in the top 20, Tokyo deserves additional praise for its ability to maintain high standards of public service delivery and safety despite its large population,” the EIU said.
Indian cities’ liveability scores have declined, partly due to the country’s poor air quality. “Infrastructure development is also a priority for the government, but given the country’s size and location, improvements will take time,” the Economist Intelligence Unit said.
“Of the 58 Asian cities in the index, 16 achieved the highest level of liveability (scoring over 80),” said Barsali Bhattacharyya, deputy director of industry at EIU.
“However, 11 Asian cities scored below 60, at which point we define liveability as being severely limited, as these cities grapple with insurmountable structural, political and climate issues,” she said.
The stable category saw the largest decline of all five categories this year due to geopolitical conflicts, civil unrest and the ongoing housing crisis and crime in many of the cities surveyed, the report said.
The world’s least livable cities
The bottom ten cities are primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. Damascus, Syria, and Tripoli, Libya, have become the two least livable cities due to civil strife that has dragged down their economies, the report said.
The Ukrainian city of Kiev ranks 9th among the world’s least habitable cities, as the country continues to deal with active armed conflict following the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Tel Aviv was the city with the biggest decline this year, falling 20 places to 112th in the global rankings due to the ongoing war with Hamas since October 7. More than 37,000 Palestinians are reported dead, According to the United Nations.
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Correction: This story has been updated to correct an error refer to arrive Tel Aviv.
