Global Liveability Ranking

@sashawalter The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking, which ranks 140 cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.[1] Austria's capital, Vienna, has ranked the most liveable city among the 140 cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit for the second year in a row.[1] Melbourne, Australia, had been ranked by the EIU as the world's most liveable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017.[2] Vienna maintains a near-ideal 99.1, separating it from the Australian city by only 0.7 point.

See also: Most livable cities

The Syrian capital, Damascus, was ranked the least liveable city of the 140 assessed in 2018 and 2019, reflecting the impact of the ongoing conflict in that country.

Before 2011, Vancouver, Canada, was ranked the EIU's most liveable city from 2002 to 2010. In 2011 the EIU stated that a highway closure on Vancouver Island (separated from Vancouver by the Strait of Georgia and not connected by a bridge) resulted in the "small adjustment" to Vancouver's rating, suggesting a possible error in the 2011 rankings.[3]

Cities from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand typically dominate the top 10, reflecting their widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk, and an effective infrastructure. A 2010 opinion piece in The New York Times criticized the Economist Intelligence Unit for being overly Anglocentric, stating that: "The Economist equates liveability with speaking English."[4]

The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.[5]

2019 results

Top 10 cities of the 2019 ranking[6][7][8]

Sl.CityRatingsCountry
1Vienna99.1 Austria
2Melbourne98.4 Australia
3Sydney98.1 Australia
4Osaka97.7 Japan
5Calgary97.5 Canada
6Vancouver97.3 Canada
7Tokyo97.2 Japan
Toronto Canada
9Copenhagen96.8 Denmark
10Adelaide96.6 Australia

2018 results

Top 10 cities of the 2018 ranking[9][10][11]

Sl.CityRatingsCountry
1Vienna99.1 Austria
2Melbourne98.4 Australia
3Osaka97.7 Japan
4Calgary97.5 Canada
5Sydney97.4 Australia
6Vancouver97.3 Canada
7Tokyo97.2 Japan
Toronto Canada
9Copenhagen96.8 Denmark
10Adelaide96.6 Australia

2017 results

Top 10 of the 2017 ranking:[12][13][14]

SlCityRatingsCountry
1Melbourne97.5 Australia
2Vienna97.4 Austria
3Vancouver97.3 Canada
4Toronto97.2 Canada
5Adelaide96.6 Australia
Calgary Canada
7Perth95.9 Australia
8Auckland95.7 New Zealand
9Helsinki95.6 Finland
10Hamburg95 Germany

2016 results

Top 10 of the 2016 ranking:[15][16]

Sl.CityRatingsCountry
1Melbourne97.5 Australia
2Vienna97.4 Austria
3Vancouver97.3 Canada
4Toronto97.2 Canada
5Adelaide96.6 Australia
Calgary Canada
7Perth95.9 Australia
8Auckland95.7 New Zealand
9Helsinki95.6 Finland
10Hamburg95 Germany

2015 results

Top 10 of the 2015 ranking:[17][18]

Sl.CityRatingsCountry
1Melbourne97.5 Australia
2Vienna97.4 Austria
3Vancouver97.3 Canada
4Toronto97.2 Canada
5Adelaide96.6 Australia
Calgary Canada
7Sydney96.1 Australia
8Perth95.9 Australia
9Auckland95.7 New Zealand
10Helsinki95.6 Finland
Zurich  Switzerland

See also

References
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  2. "Category". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "Vancouver Drops In Economist Rank Of Liveable Cities Due To Highway Closure On Vancouver Island". Huffington Post. 30 August 2011.
  4. Greenway, H.D.S. (26 May 2010). "The Best Place to Live?". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. "The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey". www.eiu.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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  7. "World's most livable city for 2019, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit". CNN.
  8. "These are the world's most liveable cities in 2019". CNBC. 16 August 2018.
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  12. "The Global Liveability Report 2017". The Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  13. "Global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade".
  14. Smith, Oliver (17 August 2017). "Revealed: The world's best (and worst) cities to live in". The Telegraph.
  15. solutions, EIU digital. "Global Liveability Ranking 2016". www.eiu.com.
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  18. "Liveability ranking and overview" (PDF). Herald Sun. 17 August 2019.
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