War-torn Damascus remains rooted to the bottom of the table. The Syrian capital has been the least liveable city in the index since 2013, and scored just 30.7 in 2024. Its stability score of 20 is tied with Karachi as the lowest of all thecitiessurveyed. Kyiv also performs badly in this...
These cities failed to match the progress made by Asian counterparts, resulting in their slide down the list. The top ten most liveable cities in 2023 (ranking numbers are the same where cities’ scores were identical) 1. Vienna, Austria 2. Copenhagen, Denmark 3. Melbourne, Australia 4. Syd...
North America was the second best region, scoring an average of 90.5 out of 100, and ranking highest for education. The ongoing housing crisis in Canada has dragged down the region's infrastructure scores, EIU said. The 10 most livable cities in Asia Asian cities continue to grow in the...
18 (Xinhua) -- Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, has been named the world's most liveable city for a record sixth consecutive year. The Global Liveability Ranking, released by The Economist on Thursday, scored 140 cities on healthcare, infrastructure, culture, ...
Auckland in New Zealand has topped the ranking in the 2021 EIU’s annual world's most liveable city survey.
Vienna topped EIU's annual chart of the world's most liveable cities in 2018 and 2019, but its rankings slipped in the following two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. The EIU awarded the top spot to Vienna again this year for its "stability and good infrastructu...
According to the Economist’s annual city ranking, Frankfurt has secured seventh place. Despite the challenges posed by the Corona pandemic, the city has outperformed other major German cities due to its impressive vaccination rates. As the lockdown restrictions ease, restaurants, shops, and leisure...
Honolulu, Hawaii is the most liveable city in America. That's acording to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which provides an annual The Global Liveability Index ranking 140 global cities on categories including healthcare, culture and environment, education, infrastructure and stability (crime, conflic...
According to the survey, nearly half of the cities have seen their liveability ranking improve over the past year. Melbourne, which was ranked second in this year’s global rankings, had previously come top for seven years running. Two other Australian cities also made this year’s top ten:...
The city achieved the highest culture and environment score among the world's top five most liveable cities. Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said in a statement that such a high ranking was an extraordinary honour for a city amid significant population growth and major transportation system upgrade...