Global Liveability Ranking

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The Global Liveability 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 2024, 2023, and 2022 among the 172 cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, having previously won in 2019 and 2018, and came second in 2017 and 2016.[1] [2] Auckland was ranked the most liveable city in 2021. Melbourne, Australia, was 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] Beside Melbourne, Vienna and Vancouver, other most often recurring cities among the top 10 since 2015 are Calgary and Toronto.

Cities from the Western world 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]

Rating System

  • Category 3: Culture & Environment (weight: 25% of total)

2024 results

Top 10 cities of the 2024 ranking.[7]

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2023 results

Top 10 cities of the 2023 ranking.[8][9]

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1 Vienna 98.4  Austria
2Copenhagen98.0 Denmark
3Melbourne97.4 Australia
4Sydney97.4 Australia
5 Vancouver 97.3  Canada
6 Zurich 97.1   Switzerland
7 Calgary 96.8  Canada
Geneva   Switzerland
9 Toronto 96.5  Canada
10Osaka96.0 Japan
Auckland New Zealand
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2022 results

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

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2021 results

Top 10 cities of the 2021 ranking.[11][12]

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2020 results

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Full ranking of 2020[13]

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CountryCityRankOverall Rating (100=ideal)StabilityHealthcareCulture & EnvironmentEducationInfrastructure
 AustriaVienna194.41001008191.7100
 JapanOsaka293.910010081.991.796.4
 JapanTokyo393.210010081.991.792.9
 CanadaCalgary393.210010076.291.7100
  SwitzerlandZurich592.39510083.883.396.4
 New ZealandAuckland692.29595.886.191.792.9
  SwitzerlandGeneva792.19510083.183.396.4
 AustraliaAdelaide891.59510077.191.796.4
 CanadaVancouver891.59510079.991.792.9
 CanadaToronto1091.310010077.191.789.3
 GermanyFrankfurt1091.39010081.983.3100
 AustraliaPerth1290.69510070.891.7100
 GermanyHamburg1390.49010078.283.3100
 GermanyBerlin1490.18510081.983.3100
 New ZealandWellington1589.89591.782.691.789.3
 LuxembourgLuxembourg1689.59510078.77592.9
 AustraliaBrisbane1789.39510077.191.785.7
 GermanyMunich1889.29010081.983.389.3
 AustraliaSydney1988.99510063.991.7100
 DenmarkCopenhagen2088.89579.280.191.7100
 CanadaMontreal2188.79510068.891.792.9
 FinlandHelsinki2288.510083.376.983.396.4
 GermanyDüsseldorf2288.59010080.366.796.4
 AustraliaMelbourne2487.59510058.391.7100
 SingaporeSingapore2487.59591.764.891.7100
 NetherlandsAmsterdam2687.39083.381.983.396.4
 HungaryBudapest2687.39091.776.491.791.1
 NorwayOslo2887.19579.276.983.3100
 IrelandDublin2986.59091.776.291.787.5
 IcelandReykjavík3086.39595.871.583.385.7
 FranceParis3185.68083.381.991.796.4
 ItalyMilan3185.68587.579.291.789.3
 FranceLyon3384.99083.37591.789.3
 BelgiumBrussels3384.98583.376.991.792.9
 SwedenStockholm3584.69562.579.491.796.4
 ItalyRome3683.87587.579.291.792.9
 United KingdomManchester3783.3907581.383.385.7
 SpainBarcelona3882.88566.779.291.796.4
 Hong KongHong Kong3981.88587.558.391.796.4
 United StatesAtlanta4081.79058.379.291.792.9
 South KoreaSeoul4181.58083.371.191.789.3
 TaiwanTaipei4181.59083.364.191.785.7
 United KingdomLondon4381.4757582.691.789.3
 SpainMadrid4481.38562.579.291.792.9
 Czech RepublicPrague4580.88579.274.87587.5
 PortugalLisbon46808570.880.683.380.4
 United StatesPittsburgh4779.98558.374.191.796.4
 New CaledoniaNouméa4779.910087.567.466.769.6
 United StatesChicago4979.28058.379.291.792.9
 United StatesSeattle50797558.380.691.796.4
 United StatesSan Francisco50798558.379.291.785.7
 United StatesWashington, D.C.5278.77558.379.291.796.4
 United StatesMiami5278.78558.372.291.792.9
 United StatesBoston5278.77558.379.291.796.4
 United StatesMinneapolis5577.88558.368.591.792.9
 United StatesCleveland5677.68058.375.591.789.3
 ChileSantiago5777.38070.873.87585.7
 SlovakiaBratislava5777.3907566.766.782.1
 UruguayMontevideo5976.77583.372.57578.6
 United StatesHonolulu6076.49558.347.291.7100
 RussiaMoscow6076.47587.558.683.385.7
 United StatesHouston6276.28054.276.491.785.7
 United StatesLos Angeles63767058.379.291.789.3
 PolandWarsaw6475.8857565.766.782.1
 ArgentinaBuenos Aires6574.97079.261.191.785.7
 United StatesLexington6674.38554.269.983.382.1
 United Arab EmiratesDubai6773.49066.752.558.392.9
 United StatesDetroit6873.36558.373.691.789.3
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi6973.29070.848.458.392.9
 RussiaSaint Petersburg7073.17087.558.666.783.9
 United StatesNew York7172.86058.376.491.789.3
 GreeceAthens72727570.868.166.776.8
 ChinaSuzhou7371.88570.853.558.385.7
 ChinaBeijing7471.27566.757.97585.7
 ChinaTianjin7570.98566.753.258.385.7
 ChinaShanghai7670.17566.762.766.778.6
 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur77708062.552.383.380.4
 BulgariaSofia7869.5807564.466.758.9
 ChinaShenzhen7968.68062.552.558.385.7
 IsraelTel Aviv8066.95079.256.583.380.4
 SerbiaBelgrade8166.57562.560.266.767.9
 RomaniaBucharest8166.58054.260.658.373.2
 ChinaDalian8366.38062.551.958.375
 KuwaitKuwait City8466.28054.243.17585.7
 QatarDoha85668062.549.87567.9
 ChinaGuangzhou85667562.551.458.380.4
 Puerto RicoSan Juan8764.79045.854.658.367.9
 South AfricaJohannesburg8764.75554.277.87566.1
 OmanMuscat8964.68054.236.37585.7
 Costa RicaSan José9063.57554.261.866.758.9
 South AfricaPretoria9163.25054.2757567.9
 ChinaQingdao92638058.351.25067.9
 ThailandBangkok9362.45562.552.391.769.6
 BruneiBandar Seri Begawan9462.18566.732.658.367.9
 BrazilRio de Janeiro9561.86050637567.9
 BrazilSão Paulo9661.16054.26558.366.1
 JordanAmman9760.76570.847.266.758.9
 KazakhstanAlmaty9860.67566.742.158.360.7
 PeruLima9959.36037.553.783.375
 BahrainManama10058.1605038.983.375
 PanamaPanama City10157.7752554.47564.3
 ParaguayAsunción10257.455506058.364.3
 PhilippinesManila10357.36058.347.958.364.3
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh10456.67066.728.95067.9
 TunisiaTunis10556.45066.750.258.360.7
 AzerbaijanBaku106566566.739.166.750
 EcuadorQuito106565041.762.766.764.3
 MexicoMexico City10855.74066.765.766.746.4
 VietnamHanoi10955.57054.24158.355.4
 Saudi ArabiaJeddah11054.66562.526.25071.4
 MoroccoCasablanca11154.16541.749.35060.7
 TurkeyIstanbul11254505051.95067.9
 VietnamHo Chi Minh City11353.2705038.258.351.8
 UkraineKyiv114535058.351.666.746.4
 Saudi ArabiaKhobar11552.16562.528.95055.4
 IndonesiaJakarta11651.76045.84158.357.1
 UzbekistanTashkent11751.55058.344.266.748.2
 ColombiaBogotá11851.43545.859.358.364.3
 KenyaNairobi11949.64541.756.758.350
 IndiaNew Delhi12048.15041.735.466.758.9
 IndiaMumbai12147.96041.733.358.351.8
 EgyptCairo12247.85545.84041.753.6
 CambodiaPhnom Penh12347.76037.5415050
 GuatemalaGuatemala City12447.65537.542.65053.6
 Ivory CoastAbidjan12547.55045.843.841.753.6
 Sri LankaColombo12647.45541.736.658.351.8
 ZambiaLusaka12747.15533.349.333.355.4
 IranTehran12846.35562.531.941.739.3
   NepalKathmandu12944.26529.235.45041.1
 VenezuelaCaracas13042.73533.342.858.353.6
 SenegalDakar13141.85029.247.241.737.5
 CameroonDouala13240.9602539.42542.9
 ZimbabweHarare13339.64020.85058.335.7
 PakistanKarachi13438.72045.833.358.351.8
 Papua New GuineaPort Moresby13537.93037.53841.746.4
 AlgeriaAlgiers136373545.835.441.730.4
 LibyaTripoli13736.73041.733.841.741.1
 NigeriaLagos13834.12037.539.12546.4
 BangladeshDhaka139335516.728.933.326.8
 SyriaDamascus140282029.233.12532.1
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2019 results

Top 10 cities of the 2019 ranking[14][15][16]

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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
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2018 results

Top 10 cities of the 2018 ranking[17][18][19]

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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
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2017 results

Top 10 of the 2017 ranking:[20][21][22]

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2016 results

Top 10 of the 2016 ranking:[23][24]

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2015 results

Top 10 of the 2015 ranking:[25][26]

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2013 results

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Full ranking of 2013[27]

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CountryCityRankOverall Rating (100=ideal)StabilityHealthcareCulture & EnvironmentEducationInfrastructure
 AustriaVienna194.41001008191.7100
 JapanOsaka293.910010081.991.796.4
 CanadaCalgary393.210010076.291.7100
 JapanTokyo393.210010081.991.792.9
  SwitzerlandZurich592.39510083.883.396.4
 New ZealandAuckland692.29595.886.191.792.9
  SwitzerlandGeneva792.19510083.183.396.4
 AustraliaAdelaide891.59510077.191.796.4
 CanadaVancouver891.59510079.991.792.9
 GermanyFrankfurt1091.39010081.983.3100
 CanadaToronto1091.310010077.191.789.3
 AustraliaPerth1290.69510070.891.7100
 GermanyHamburg1390.49010078.283.3100
 GermanyBerlin1490.18510081.983.3100
 New ZealandWellington1589.89591.782.691.789.3
 LuxembourgLuxembourg1689.59510078.77592.9
 AustraliaBrisbane1789.39510077.191.785.7
 GermanyMunich1889.29010081.983.389.3
 AustraliaSydney1988.99510063.991.7100
 DenmarkCopenhagen2088.89579.280.191.7100
 CanadaMontreal2188.79510068.891.792.9
 FinlandHelsinki2288.510083.376.983.396.4
 GermanyDüsseldorf2288.59010080.366.796.4
 AustraliaMelbourne2487.59510058.391.7100
 SingaporeSingapore2487.59591.764.891.7100
 NetherlandsAmsterdam2687.39083.381.983.396.4
 HungaryBudapest2687.39091.776.491.791.1
 NorwayOslo2887.19579.276.983.3100
 IrelandDublin2986.59091.776.291.787.5
 IcelandReykjavík3086.39595.871.583.385.7
 FranceParis3185.68083.381.991.796.4
 ItalyMilan3185.68587.579.291.789.3
 BelgiumBrussels3384.98583.376.991.792.9
 FranceLyon3384.99083.37591.789.3
 SwedenStockholm3584.69562.579.491.796.4
 ItalyRome3683.87587.579.291.792.9
 United KingdomManchester3783.3907581.383.385.7
 SpainBarcelona3882.88566.779.291.796.4
 ChinaHong Kong3981.88587.558.391.796.4
 United StatesAtlanta4081.79058.379.291.792.9
 South KoreaSeoul4181.58083.371.191.789.3
 TaiwanTaipei4181.59083.364.191.785.7
 United KingdomLondon4381.4757582.691.789.3
 SpainMadrid4481.38562.579.291.792.9
 Czech RepublicPrague4580.88579.274.87587.5
 PortugalLisbon46808570.880.683.380.4
 United StatesPittsburgh4779.98558.374.191.796.4
 New CaledoniaNouméa4779.910087.567.466.769.6
 United StatesChicago4979.28058.379.291.792.9
 United StatesSeattle50797558.380.691.796.4
 United StatesSan Francisco50798558.379.291.785.7
 United StatesBoston5278.77558.379.291.796.4
 United StatesWashington, D.C.5278.77558.379.291.796.4
 United StatesMiami5278.78558.372.291.792.9
 United StatesMinneapolis5577.88558.368.591.792.9
 United StatesCleveland5677.68058.375.591.789.3
 ChileSantiago5777.38070.873.87585.7
 SlovakiaBratislava5777.3907566.766.782.1
 UruguayMontevideo5976.77583.372.57578.6
 United StatesHonolulu6076.49558.347.291.7100
 RussiaMoscow6076.47587.558.683.385.7
 United StatesHouston6276.28054.276.491.785.7
 United StatesLos Angeles63767058.379.291.789.3
 PolandWarsaw6475.8857565.766.782.1
 ArgentinaBuenos Aires6574.97079.261.191.785.7
 United StatesLexington6674.38554.269.983.382.1
 United Arab EmiratesDubai6773.49066.752.558.392.9
 United StatesDetroit6873.36558.373.691.789.3
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi6973.29070.848.458.392.9
 RussiaSaint Petersburg7073.17087.558.666.783.9
 United StatesNew York7172.86058.376.491.789.3
 GreeceAthens72727570.868.166.776.8
 ChinaSuzhou7371.88570.853.558.385.7
 ChinaBeijing7471.27566.757.97585.7
 ChinaTianjin7570.98566.753.258.385.7
 ChinaShanghai7670.17566.762.766.778.6
 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur77708062.552.383.380.4
 BulgariaSofia7869.5807564.466.758.9
 ChinaShenzhen7968.68062.552.558.385.7
 IsraelTel Aviv8066.95079.256.583.380.4
 RomaniaBucharest8166.58054.260.658.373.2
 SerbiaBelgrade8166.57562.560.266.767.9
 ChinaDalian8366.38062.551.958.375
 KuwaitKuwait City8466.28054.243.17585.7
 ChinaGuangzhou85667562.551.458.380.4
 QatarDoha85668062.549.87567.9
 Puerto RicoSan Juan8764.79045.854.658.367.9
 South AfricaJohannesburg8764.75554.277.87566.1
 OmanMuscat8964.68054.236.37585.7
 Costa RicaSan José9063.57554.261.866.758.9
 South AfricaPretoria9163.25054.2757567.9
 ChinaQingdao92638058.351.25067.9
 ThailandBangkok9362.45562.552.391.769.6
 BruneiBandar Seri Begawan9462.18566.732.658.367.9
 BrazilRio de Janeiro9561.86050637567.9
 BrazilSão Paulo9661.16054.26558.366.1
 JordanAmman9760.76570.847.266.758.9
 KazakhstanAlmaty9860.67566.742.158.360.7
 PeruLima9959.36037.553.783.375
 BahrainManama10058.1605038.983.375
 PanamaPanama City10157.7752554.47564.3
 ParaguayAsunción10257.455506058.364.3
 PhilippinesManila10357.36058.347.958.364.3
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh10456.67066.728.95067.9
 TunisiaTunis10556.45066.750.258.360.7
 EcuadorQuito106565041.762.766.764.3
 AzerbaijanBaku106566566.739.166.750
 MexicoMexico City10855.74066.765.766.746.4
 VietnamHanoi10955.57054.24158.355.4
 Saudi ArabiaJeddah11054.66562.526.25071.4
 MoroccoCasablanca11154.16541.749.35060.7
 TurkeyIstanbul11254505051.95067.9
 VietnamHo Chi Minh City11353.2705038.258.351.8
 UkraineKyiv114535058.351.666.746.4
 Saudi ArabiaKhobar11552.16562.528.95055.4
 IndonesiaJakarta11651.76045.84158.357.1
 UzbekistanTashkent11751.55058.344.266.748.2
 ColombiaBogotá11851.43545.859.358.364.3
 KenyaNairobi11949.64541.756.758.350
 IndiaNew Delhi12048.15041.735.466.758.9
 IndiaMumbai12147.96041.733.358.351.8
 EgyptCairo12247.85545.84041.753.6
 CambodiaPhnom Penh12347.76037.5415050
 GuatemalaGuatemala City12447.65537.542.65053.6
 Ivory CoastAbidjan12547.55045.843.841.753.6
 Sri LankaColombo12647.45541.736.658.351.8
 ZambiaLusaka12747.15533.349.333.355.4
 IranTehran12846.35562.531.941.739.3
   NepalKathmandu12944.26529.235.45041.1
 VenezuelaCaracas13042.73533.342.858.353.6
 SenegalDakar13141.85029.247.241.737.5
 CameroonDouala13240.9602539.42542.9
 ZimbabweHarare13339.64020.85058.335.7
 PakistanKarachi13438.72045.833.358.351.8
 Papua New GuineaPort Moresby13537.93037.53841.746.4
 AlgeriaAlgiers136373545.835.441.730.4
 LibyaTripoli13736.73041.733.841.741.1
 NigeriaLagos13834.12037.539.12546.4
 BangladeshDhaka139335516.728.933.326.8
 SyriaDamascus140282029.233.12532.1
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