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Vienna in Austria tops the ranking of the most liveable cities in the world followed by Copenhagen in Denmark, Melbourne and Sydney on 3rd and 4th rank while Vancouver has been placed at the 5th best city on the liveability index. Damascus in Syria and Tripoli in Libya remained at the bottom of the liveability index.
The top rank of the liveable cities is dominated by European and North American cities. Among Asian countries, only Osaka in Japan features among the top 10 most liveable countries at number 9. After the end of covid restrictions, the liveability index has shown a noticeable improvement across the world. The average index score among all 172 cities has now reached 76.2 out of 100.
The concept of livability assesses the best or worst living conditions of cities based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest survey, the Global Liveability Index 2023. The annual survey ranks cities based on their living conditions. The living condition scores are based on five main sectors: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
For 2023, the world’s 10 most livable cities according to the EIU are:
Vienna, Austria
Copenhagen, Denmark
Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Zurich, Switzerland
Calgary, Canada
Geneva, Switzerland
Toronto, Canada
Osaka, Japan, and Auckland, New Zealand (tie)
In total, The Global Liveability Index 2023 ranks 173 cities based on their livability. The city that came in at the very bottom of the list is Damascus, Syria, due to the ongoing conflict in the country. As for the United States, major U.S. Cities such as Los Angeles ranked 57th and San Diego ranked 61st. Kyiv, Ukraine, came in at 165th place due to the ongoing Russian invasion of the country.
You can view the Economist Intelligent Unit’s Global Liveability Index 2023 report here.