Key Points
- Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city globally by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
- Asia-Pacific cities dominated the top 10 rankings this year even as the pandemic caused overall livability around the world to decline.
- But on a regional average, Asia ranked well below North America and Western Europe, according to the survey.
The top 10 most livable cities in the world, and their scores according to The Global Liveability Index 2021, are:
- Auckland, New Zealand (96.0)
- Osaka, Japan (94.2)
- Adelaide, Australia (94.0)
- Wellington, New Zealand (93.7)
- Tokyo, Japan (93.7)
- Perth, Australia (93.3)
- Zurich, Switzerland (92.8)
- Geneva, Switzerland (92.5)
- Melbourne, Australia (92.5)
- Brisbane, Australia (92.4)
The livability index ranks cities based on more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
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