10 BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN AROUND THE WORLD (2022) Economist Intelligence Unit/Forbes: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is a sister organization to The Economist, ranked 173 cities around the world on a variety of factors, including health care, crime rates, political stability, infrastructure and access to green space.
EIU’s Liveability Index has risen sharply in the 2022 survey (conducted between February 14th and March 13th). Scores for culture and environment, healthcare and education have improved on the
back of covid-19 curbs being eased. However, the global average score remains below pre-pandemic levels.
• A rollback of covid-19 restrictions has translated into liveability rankings resembling those seen
before the pandemic. Vienna (Austria) tops the rankings in 2022, as it did in 2019 and 2018.
• Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th has forced us to exclude Kiev (Ukraine) from our survey. The conflict has influenced rankings for Moscow and St Petersburg (Russia). Both cities record a fall in scores owing to increased instability, censorship, imposition of Western sanctions and corporates withdrawing their operations from the country.
• Eastern European cities slip in the rankings amid increased geopolitical risks. If the cost-of-living crisis were to trigger further discord in international ties or domestic politics, stability scores would
be likely to slide further for such cities next year.
• Western European and Canadian cities dominate the top of our rankings. Life is almost back to normal in these cities on account of high covid-19 vaccination rates and the easing of restrictions. Copenhagen (Denmark) has moved up 13 places from its position 12 months ago, to second,
and Zurich (Switzerland) now shares third place with Calgary (Canada), which has risen from 18th position.
• Damascus (Syria) and Tripoli (Libya) continue to languish at the bottom of the list—along with Lagos (Nigeria)—as they face social unrest, terrorism and conflict. However, most of the cities in the
bottom ten have improved their scores compared with last year, as pandemic-induced pressures have eased.
• We have added 33 new cities to our rankings, one-third of them in China. This brings the total number of cities to 172, excluding Kiev. Many of the new entrants, such as Surabaya (Indonesia) and Chongqing (China), are already fast-growing business destinations.
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The Least 10 Most Liveable Cities:
1. Damascus, Syria
2. Lagos, Nigeria
3. Tripoli, Libya
4. Algiers, Algeria
5. Karachi, Pakistan
6. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
7. Dhaka, Bangladesh
8. Harare, Zimbabwe
9. Douala, Cameroon
10. Tehran, Iran
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