The Global Livability Ranking is a yearly assessment published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranking 172 global cities (previously 140) for their urban quality of life based on assessments of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Austria's capital, Vienna, was ranked the most liveable city in 2022 and 2023 among the 172 cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, having previously won in 2018 and 2019.[1] [2] Auckland was ranked the most liveable city in 2021. 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.[3]

The Syrian capital, Damascus, was ranked the least liveable city of the 140 assessed in 2018 and 2019, reflecting the ongoing conflict in the 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.[4]

Cities from Australia, Canada, western Europe 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."[5]

The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.[6]

2023 results

Top 10 cities of the 2023 ranking.[7][8]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Vienna 98.4  Austria
2 Copenhagen 98.0  Denmark
3 Melbourne 97.7  Australia
4 Sydney 97.4  Australia
5 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
6 Zurich 97.1   Switzerland
7 Calgary 96.8  Canada
Geneva   Switzerland
9 Toronto 96.5  Canada
10 Osaka 96.0  Japan
Auckland  New Zealand

2022 results

Top 10 cities of the 2022 ranking.[9][1]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Vienna 99.1  Austria
2 Copenhagen 98.0  Denmark
3 Zurich 96.3   Switzerland
Calgary  Canada
5 Vancouver 96.1  Canada
6 Geneva 95.9   Switzerland
7 Frankfurt 95.7  Germany
8 Toronto 95.4  Canada
9 Amsterdam 95.3  Netherlands
10 Melbourne 95.1  Australia
Osaka  Japan

2021 results

Top 10 cities of the 2021 ranking.[10][11]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Auckland 96.0  New Zealand
2 Osaka 94.2  Japan
3 Adelaide 94.0  Australia
4 Wellington 93.7  New Zealand
Tokyo  Japan
6 Perth 93.3  Australia
7 Zurich 92.8   Switzerland
8 Geneva 92.5   Switzerland
Melbourne  Australia
10 Brisbane 92.4  Australia

2019 results

Top 10 cities of the 2019 ranking[12][13][14]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Vienna 99.1  Austria
2 Melbourne 98.4  Australia
3 Sydney 98.1  Australia
4 Osaka 97.7  Japan
5 Calgary 97.5  Canada
6 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
7 Tokyo 97.2  Japan
Toronto  Canada
9 Copenhagen 96.8  Denmark
10 Adelaide 96.6  Australia

2018 results

Top 10 cities of the 2018 ranking[15][16][17]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Vienna 99.1  Austria
2 Melbourne 98.4  Australia
3 Osaka 97.7  Japan
4 Calgary 97.5  Canada
5 Sydney 97.4  Australia
6 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
7 Tokyo 97.2  Japan
Toronto  Canada
9 Copenhagen 96.8  Denmark
10 Adelaide 96.6  Australia

2017 results

Top 10 of the 2017 ranking:[18][19][20]

Sl City Ratings Country
1 Melbourne 97.5  Australia
2 Vienna 97.4  Austria
3 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
4 Toronto 97.2  Canada
5 Adelaide 96.6  Australia
Calgary  Canada
7 Perth 95.9  Australia
8 Auckland 95.7  New Zealand
9 Helsinki 95.6  Finland
10 Hamburg 95  Germany

2016 results

Top 10 of the 2016 ranking:[21][22]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Melbourne 97.5  Australia
2 Vienna 97.4  Austria
3 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
4 Toronto 97.2  Canada
5 Adelaide 96.6  Australia
Calgary  Canada
7 Perth 95.9  Australia
8 Auckland 95.7  New Zealand
9 Helsinki 95.6  Finland
10 Hamburg 95  Germany

2015 results

Top 10 of the 2015 ranking:[23][24]

Sl. City Ratings Country
1 Melbourne 97.5  Australia
2 Vienna 97.4  Austria
3 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
4 Toronto 97.2  Canada
5 Adelaide 96.6  Australia
Calgary  Canada
7 Sydney 96.1  Australia
8 Perth 95.9  Australia
9 Auckland 95.7  New Zealand
10 Helsinki 95.6  Finland
Zürich   Switzerland

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Global Liveability Index 2019". The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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  14. ^ "These are the world's most liveable cities in 2019". CNBC. 16 August 2018.
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  19. ^ "Global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade". The Economist. 16 August 2017.
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