Vienna, Europe Brief News- Cities in Europe reign supreme in the latest Global Liveability Index, with the locations receiving near-perfect scores for their ability to offer citizens stability, health care, robust education, culture, pleasant climate, and quality infrastructure.
Vienna has taken the top rank, followed by Copenhagen, Zurich, and Calgary.
Vancouver, Geneva, Frankfurt, Toronto, and Amsterdam follow, with Osaka and Melbourne tied for 10th place.
Vienna has captured the top spot in the Global Liveability Index, according to the annual report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The top ten rankings were dominated by western European cities, which make up half of those on the list.
Copenhagen follows Vienna in second place, with Zurich taking third place with Calgary in Canada.
Not far behind is Geneva in number six, followed by Frankfurt at seven. Amsterdam secured number nine.
The report says mid-sized cities in the wealthiest countries tended to fare exceptionally well in the survey.
But this year, the top ten cities are also those that have managed “to go back to normal” with fewer COVID-19 restrictions.
The pandemic has largely cast a long shadow over the EIU’s global liveability rankings for the last two years, with lockdowns and social distancing measures affecting all the report’s indicators.
But the world is getting back to normal, according to the data compiled in the report.
Thanks to the ongoing positive evolution of the pandemic, the global average liveability score has also recovered from 69.1 to 73.6 since last year.
