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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Global Liveability Index ranks major cities worldwide across stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Below are the seven top-ranked cities in the latest index. -
Tied for seventh place are Toronto and Tokyo. Both cities score strongly for stability, health care and education, measured by factors such as crime prevalence, quality of medical services and access to schooling.
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Vancouver ranks sixth, earning a perfect score in the culture and environment category. That assessment looks at climate, corruption and censorship levels, and recreational and sporting opportunities.
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Calgary, another Canadian city in the top 10, achieved a perfect score for infrastructure. This includes road networks, public transit, housing, telecommunications and utilities such as water and energy.
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Japan also features prominently in the top 10. Osaka comes in fourth; although it slipped one place from last year, the change reflects improvements in other cities rather than a decline in Osaka’s standards.
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Sydney moved up to third place this year, rising from fifth. The city scored perfectly in education, infrastructure and health care, contributing to its higher ranking.
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Melbourne holds second place for the second consecutive year. Before 2018 it topped the index for seven straight years, demonstrating consistent strength across the evaluated categories.
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Vienna ranks as the most liveable city for the second year running. Residents benefit from a safe, clean and culturally rich urban environment with a strong emphasis on work-life balance. The city’s only notable shortfall was in the culture and environment category.
