Where in the world are the most livable cities?
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is the “world’s foremost provider of country, industry and management analysis. For over 60 years, the EIU has delivered vital business intelligence to influential decision-makers around the world.”
Each year the EIU ranks 140 cities, worldwide, on liveability.
Each city is given a score for more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across the following categories:
- Stability
- Healthcare
- Culture and environment
- Education
- Infrastructure
Cities are rated in a range from 1 to 100, where 1 is considered intolerable and 100 is consider ideal.
The following are EIU’s 2010 Top 10 Most Livable Cities:
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vienna, Austria
- Melbourne, Australia
- Toronto, Ontario
- Calgary, Alberta
- Helsinki, Finland
- Sydney, Australia
- Perth, Australia
- Adelaide, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand
Sports fans who are attending this year’s Winter Olympic Games should be getting a double bang for their buck visiting the world’s most livable city. Photos of Vancouver and the remaining top 10 can be seen here.
Just a note - Detroit, MI ranked 40th, with London, England ranking 54th and New York City at 56th. Go figure!
TALK BACK: Would you want to live in any of the top 10 cities? Which one(s)? Why or why not? Post your comments below.
Posted by Sharon Walker
Tags: Economist Intelligence Unit city rankings, top 10 most livable cities