The world’s most livable cities revealed

In the annual habitability index compiled by The Economist’s research and analysis department, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), based on data from 173 cities, the Austrian capital Vienna retained its title as the most liveable city in the world. world in 2023.

According to The Economist, this year’s ranking of the ten most liveable cities is Vienna (Austria), Copenhagen (Denmark), Melbourne (Australia), Sydney (Australia), Vancouver (Canada), Zurich (Switzerland), Calgary (Canada) , Geneva (Switzerland), Toronto (Canada), Osaka (Japan).

The habitability rate of the countries on the list, which was 73.2 percent last year, rose to 76.2 this year, which was interpreted as a sign of improving living standards around the world. .

While health services also improved around the world, stability scores declined in many countries due to the effects of wars.

REDUCED WESTERN EUROPE

Livability criteria in all cities on the list have returned to pre-Covid-19 outbreak levels.

Rankings for Western European cities fell as they fell behind in the economic race in the Asian market due to civil unrest and workers’ strikes.

kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which is not included in the 2022 list, was at the bottom of the list at 165th place this year due to the Russia-Ukraine War. Moscow, which fell to 96th place in 2022 due to the war, kept its place.

While post-epidemic development was observed in the 10 cities with the lowest livability at the bottom of the list, no development was detected in Damascus, the Syrian capital, at the bottom of the list.

The rankings were obtained by rating cities’ stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. The habitability index arose from the need to create a database that international companies could refer to when remunerating their employees abroad. (AA)