Cities in Canada and Australia are the most liveable in the world
According to an article by Economist Intelligence Unit, among the world top 10 most liveable cities, Canada and Australia account 6, Austria, Finland and Switzerland take the other 4. Osaka Japan is the top asian city in the list, ranking 13th.
The top 10 ranking:
1, Vancouver
2, Vienna
3, Melbourne
4, Toronto
5, Perth
6, Calgary
7, Helsinki
8, Geneva
9, Sydney
10 Zurich
The ranking is made based on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability rating, covering over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors, mainly focused in five categories such as: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, infrastructure. The categories are compiled and weighted to provide an overall rating of 1–100, where 1 is considered intolerable and 100 is considered ideal.
Other cities ranking goes as: Stockholm and Hanbourg 14, Paris 17, Berlin 22, London 51, Moscow 69.
China cities ranking goes like: Tianjin 72, Suzhou 74, Beijing 76, Shenzhen 83, Shanghai 84, Dalian 85 Guangzhou 89, Qingdao 95.
The unfolding political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe makes Harare the least desirable city in the survey. Afghanistan and Iraq are not included.
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