The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its ranking of the 10 most and least liveable cities in the world – highlighting the best and worst living conditions in countries across the globe.<\/p>\n
The concept of liveability is\u00a0to\u00a0assess which locations around the world provide the best\u00a0or the worst living conditions.<\/p>\n
Assessing liveability has a broad range of uses, from benchmarking\u00a0perceptions of development levels to assigning a hardship allowance as part of expatriate relocation
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The Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s liveability rating quantifies the challenges that might be
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According to the group, Melbourne, Australia is the most liveable city in the world with an ideal living score of\u00a097.5 (where 100 is perfect). The rest of the top 5 remains unchanged from previous years, with Melbourne followed by Vienna (Austria) and three Canadian cities – Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary.<\/p>\n
On the other end of the spectrum, war-torn Damascus, Syria, is the least liveable, with an ideal living score of 30.2.<\/p>\n
The most and least liveable cities in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n The rankings are determined by\u00a0assigning every city\u00a0a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors\u00a0across five broad categories: stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and\u00a0infrastructure.<\/p>\n Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or For quantitative indicators, a rating is calculated\u00a0based on the relative\u00a0performance of a number of external data points, the EIU said.<\/p>\n According to the EIU, terrorism and war have had a major impact on the stability of affected cities, and global stability in general.<\/p>\n “The continuing weakening of global stability scores has been made uncomfortably apparent by a\u00a0number of high-profile incidents that have not shown any signs of slowing in recent years.”<\/p>\n Violent acts\u00a0of terrorism have been reported in many countries, including Turkey, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan,\u00a0France, Belgium and the US.<\/p>\n “This has been a year undoubtedly marked by terrorism. While not a new\u00a0phenomenon, its frequency and spread have increased noticeably and become even more prominent in\u00a0the past year.”<\/p>\n “Terrorism has also been compounded by unrest and, in more extreme cases, civil war in some\u00a0countries. Libya, Syria, Iraq and Ukraine remain the subject of high-profile armed conflicts, while\u00a0a number of other countries, such as Nigeria, continue to battle insurgent groups,” the group said.<\/p>\n Joburg among top cities for women entrepreneurs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Best and worst cities for basic services in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Global cities with the most millionaires vs South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n #<\/th>\n City<\/th>\n Country<\/th>\n Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Melbourne<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n 97.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Vienna<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n 97.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Vancouver<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n 97.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Toronto<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n 97.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Calgary<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n 96.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Adelaide<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n 96.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Perth<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n 95.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Auckland<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n 95.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Helsinki<\/td>\n Finland<\/td>\n 95.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Hamburg<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n 95.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 131<\/td>\n Kiev<\/td>\n Ukraine<\/td>\n 44.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 132<\/td>\n Douala<\/td>\n Cameroon<\/td>\n 44.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 133<\/td>\n Harare<\/td>\n Zimbabwe<\/td>\n 42.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 134<\/td>\n Karachi<\/td>\n Pakistan<\/td>\n 40.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 134<\/td>\n Algiers<\/td>\n Algeria<\/td>\n 40.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 136<\/td>\n Port Moresby<\/td>\n PNG<\/td>\n 38.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 137<\/td>\n Dhaka<\/td>\n Bangladesh<\/td>\n 38.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 138<\/td>\n Lagos<\/td>\n Nigeria<\/td>\n 36.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 139<\/td>\n Tripoli<\/td>\n Libya<\/td>\n 35.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 140<\/td>\n Damascus<\/td>\n Syria<\/td>\n 30.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nintolerable. For qualitative\u00a0indicators, a rating is awarded based on the judgment of in-house analysts\u00a0and in-city contributors.<\/p>\nMore on cities<\/h3>\n