The World's Most Livable Cities

The World's Most Livable Cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a reputable annual survey of living conditions. The two best-known are the Mercer Quality of Living Survey and The Economist's Worlds Most Livable Cities.

The Economist Intelligence Unit's livability survey report said Vancouver, BC, Canada and Melbourne, Australia, "with low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed infrastructure," are the two most livable cities in the world, having tied for first place.[1]

Australia's other major cities (Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth) all claimed positions well inside the top ten - strengthening the idea that Australia is one of the most livable countries in the world.

Other Canadian cities also ranked highly in the survey, which further convinces that this is the same of Canada. Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa and the aforementioned Vancouver all ranked within the top 25, while Canada's three largest cities Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver all placed within the top 10.

Vienna, Austria, and Geneva and Zürich in Switzerland also ranked within the top ten.

Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, with its high level of violent crime, was rated the worst city in the world to call home. African, South Asian, Indian and Middle Eastern cities were generally the worst performing in the EIU's rankings.

Another survey is the LivCom-Award, which separates cities in categories by population. This survey is supported by the UN.

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