Global Liveability Index: Top 10 Cities to Live In

The annual Global Liveabilitiy Index ranking of the world’s most liveable cities has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 2023’s Global Liveability Index

Global Liveability Index

• This ranking offers insights into the cities that excel in providing an exceptional quality of life.
• This year, the index covered 173 cities and for the second year in a row, Vienna, Austria, has been named the best city to live in the world.
• Many developing nations have shown incremental improvements in their liveability rankings.
• Asia-Pacific cities have demonstrated significant progress, while Western European cities have slipped in the 2023 rankings.
• The report highlights the growing emphasis on healthcare and education in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries, signalling a positive trend.
• However, it also notes a decline in stability scores attributed to civil unrest in certain parts of the world.
• New Delhi and Mumbai are at 141st position and Chennai at 144th. Ahmedabad and Bengaluru are ranked 147 and 148, respectively.

Top 10 Cities to Live in According to the Global Liveability Index

Least Liveable Cities According to the Global Liveability Index

• Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; and Damascus, Syria were ranked as the three least liveable cities in the world.
• Damascus consistently ranks low, showing no improvement in its liveability scores

Factors Influencing Global Liveability Index Rankings

• The index score improved globally to a 15-year high as the world recovered from the pandemic.
• Average index score increased from 73.2 to 76.2 out of 100.
• Stability was the only category that saw a marginal decline due to civil unrest, cost-of-living crises, and an uptick in crimes in some cities.
• Western European cities slipped in rankings due to increased instances of workers’ strikes, while cities in Asia and the Middle East made gains.

How Are Cities Ranked Under Global Liveability Index?

The index takes into account more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors spanning five broad categories:

Index Categories

• The ‘Stability’ factor is measured based on crime statistics and other information collected by the government. People prefer being safe and stable above all.
• The ‘Healthcare’ parameter includes accessibility to good healthcare services, doctors, public and private hospitals
• The ‘Culture and Environment’ brings several indicators like weather, quality of air, water and parklands, social and religious rights, cultural diversity, corruption, etc.
• The ‘Infrastructure’ is based on several services and facilities like road, transport, sewage, telecommunications, electricity, airport, and housing.
• ‘Education’ is evaluated based on accessibility to quality education in the public and private sectors.

Economic Intelligence Unit

• It is the research and analysis division of ‘The Economist’.
• It was established in
• It is headquartered in London, England
• It provides assistance and advisory service through research and analysis.
• It releases economic forecasts, monthly country reports, industry reports, and country risk service reports.
• It incorporates Business International Corporation, a UK company acquired by its parent company in 1986.
• It has 4 main offices in four cities – London, New York, Hong Kong, and Dubai.

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