30 most livable cities in the world
 |
There are many cities in the world that have good infrastructure, schools or healthcare, but only few score high in all areas.
Let's take a look at 30 cities that have been ranked the best when it comes to livability, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Hong Kong
Stability: 95.0 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 85.9 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 1
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A view of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Amsterdam
Stability: 80.0 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 91.7 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 2
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A cyclist makes his way over a snow covered bridge in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam.
Photographs: Jerry Lampen/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Osaka
Stability: 90.0 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 93.5 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 3
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Japanese guests react as 'Jaws' emerges out of the water in a ride attraction at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.
Photographs: Eriko Sugita/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Paris
Stability: 85.0 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 4
Click NEXT to read more..
Image: A view of the Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Sydney
Stability: 90.0 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 100 per cent
Global rank: 5
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: An aerial view of Sydney's Opera House and Circular Quay in the city's central business district.
Photographs: Mark Baker/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Stockholm
Stability: 95.0 per cent
Healthcare: 95.8 per cent
Culture and environment: 91.2 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 6
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Pedestrians walk down the main shopping street in Stockholm's Gamla Stan or Old Town district.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Berlin
Stability: 85.0 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 91.7 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 7
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: An aerial view of the Charlottenburg Palace is seen during a touring flight over Berlin.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Toronto
Stability: 100 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 8
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A reporter leans over the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the 'EdgeWalk' on the CN Tower in Toronto.
Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Munich
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 91.7 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 9
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A view of Munich.
Photographs: Alexandra Beier/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Tokyo
Stability: 90 per cent
Healthcare: 100 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 10
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Rome
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 11
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Rome's ancient Colosseum is seen from a helicopter.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
London
Stability: 70 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 12
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Workers sit in gondolas as they perform tests on the new cable car link across the River Thames in London.
Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Madrid
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 13
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: People sit in front of a banner announcing Goya exhibition in Madrid.
Photographs: Andrea Comas/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Washington, DC
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 14
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: People paddle boat on the Tidal Basin with the Jefferson Memorial in the background in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Gary Cameron/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Chicago
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 15
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A man runs along Lake Michigan in Chicago.
Photographs: John Gress/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
New York
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 16
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Los Angeles
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 94.4 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 17
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A view of the downtown area is pictured in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
San Francisco
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 94.4 per cent
Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent
Education: 83.3 per cent
Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent
Global rank: 18
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: The Golden Gate Bridge rises above tightly packed homes in the Richmond District in San Francisco.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Boston
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent
Global rank: 19
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Children cross a footbridge on the Esplanade on an unusually warm fall day in Boston.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Seoul
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 83.3 per cent
Culture and environment: 85.6 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent
Global rank: 20
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A woman reads a book beside a bronze statue in front of Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts in central Seoul.
Photographs: Jo Yong hak/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Atlanta
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 21
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Commuters during morning rush hour drive into Atlanta, Georgia.
Photographs: Tami Chappell/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Singapore
Stability: 95 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 76.6 per cent
Education: 83.3 per cent
Infrastructure: 100 per cent
Global rank: 22
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Miami
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent
Global rank: 23
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A view of Miami.
Photographs: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Budapest
Stability: 85 per cent
Healthcare: 91.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 90 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 83.9 per cent
Global rank: 24
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: The Margaret Bridge in Budapest.
Photographs: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Lisbon
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 95.1 per cent
Education: 91.7 per cent
Infrastructure: 80.4 per cent
Global rank: 25
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Buenos Aires
Stability: 70 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 85.9 per cent
Education: 100 per cent
Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent
Global rank: 26
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Overview of Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Moscow
Stability: 65 per cent
Healthcare: 79.2 per cent
Culture and environment: 81.5 per cent
Education: 91.7 per cent
Infrastructure: 83.9 per cent
Global rank: 27
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
St Petersburg
Stability: 65 per cent
Healthcare: 87.5 per cent
Culture and environment: 81.5 per cent
Education: 83.3 per cent
Infrastructure: 80.4 per cent
Global rank: 28
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: People walk in Dvortsovaya Square (Palace Square) in central St Petersburg.
Photographs: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
|
Athens
Stability: 75 per cent
Healthcare: 83.3 per cent
Culture and environment: 83.1 per cent
Education: 75 per cent
Infrastructure: 75 per cent
Global rank: 29
Click NEXT to read more...
Image: Tourists visit the temple of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens.
Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
30 most livable cities in the world
|
More |
Beijing
Stability: 80 per cent
Healthcare: 66.7 per cent
Culture and environment: 72.2 per cent
Education: 83.3 per cent
Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent
Global rank: 30
Image: Two women walk through a building that resembles a Roman Coliseum at the Florentia Village in Wuqing, located on the outskirts of the city of Tianjin, China.
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters
this
Users
Comment
article