Home World Discover the world’s most liveable cities in 2023 This year, the global average score was the highest in 15 years by Bloomberg June 24, 2023 Image credit: Getty Images It was a long time coming, but a shift back to normality after the years-long Covid pandemic is reshaping the list of the most liveable cities in the world. As upended lives return to normal, education, health and cultural facilities are improving, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023, which compiles the list. This year, the global average score was the highest in 15 years. For the second year running, the Austrian capital Vienna took the title of world’s most liveable city, based on a wide range of indicators, followed by Copenhagen. Sydney and Melbourne both jumped, to claim the third and fourth spots, after a particularly infectious Covid strain saw them tumble down the index last year. Asia-Pacific cities were some of the most improved destinations, with eight of the 10 biggest upward movers coming from the region. New Zealand’s Wellington rose 35 spots to take 23rd place, while Auckland rose 25 places to land at number 10. Hanoi, Vietnam moved up 20 places to 129. “The shift towards normality after the pandemic has overall boded well for global liveability in 2023,” said Upasana Dutt, head of the liveability index at EIU. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, discover how the lifting of covid restrictions and increasing civil unrest have affected this year’s Global Liveability Index. https://t.co/5ygmGY6dab#LiveabilityIndex2023 pic.twitter.com/OmIgScx4xw — Economist Intelligence: EIU (@TheEIU) June 22, 2023 “Education has emerged stronger with children returning to schools, alongside a significantly reduced burden on hospitals and healthcare systems, with some notable improvements in cities across developing economies of Asia and the Middle East.” Of the 10 cities to slip farthest down the rankings, three were in the UK — Edinburgh, Manchester and London — and two in the US, Los Angeles and San Diego. Most Chinese cities were “broadly stable when compared to last year’s results,” according to the survey. Damascus, Syria and Libya’s Tripoli remain at the bottom of the list, held back, the report says, by social unrest, terrorism and conflict. The EIU ranked 173 cities on more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Data was collected February 13 and March 12. These are the top 10 most liveable cities in 2023 (ranking numbers are the same where cities’ scores were identical): 1. Vienna, Austria 2. Copenhagen, Denmark 3. Melbourne, Australia 4. Sydney, Australia 5. Vancouver, Canada 6. Zurich, Switzerland 7. Calgary, Canada 8. Geneva, Switzerland 9. Toronto, Canada 10. Osaka, Japan And these are the bottom 10: 164 Douala, Cameroon 165 Kyiv, Ukraine 166 Harare, Zimbabwe 166 Dhaka, Bangladesh 168 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 169 Karachi, Pakistan 170 Lagos, Nigeria 171 Algiers, Algeria 172 Tripoli, Libya 173 Damascus, Syria Read: These are the world’s 10 most expensive cities for business travel Tags Australia Canada Cities Copenhagen Geneva Japan Osaka Toronto Vienna 0 Comments You might also like Levelling up? Saudi’s PIF mulls bigger stake in Nintendo Qatar wealth fund expands into Australia, Korea and Southeast Asia Japan, UAE to enter economic partnership talks UAE, Australia reach trade deal to boost exports, investment