Vienna has become the number one in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index’s ranking of the most liveable cities.
The Global Liveability Index quantifies the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in 173 cities. In 2022, relaxed covid-19 restrictions in some parts of the world led to big shifts across the index, with one city claiming top place again.
The first 10 of the most livable cities of the index is given below:
10. Melbourne
Melbourne has just scraped onto the list of the top 10 most liveable cities in 2022, coming in at equal 10th place.
It has fallen in the ranking from eighth place last year.
10. Osaka
Osaka in Japan has come in as a tie for 10th place with Melbourne, Australia.
It did not make the list of the top 10 last year but was fourth in 2019 and third in 2018.
9. Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, has come in at the ninth most liveable city of 2022.
It didn’t make the list last year.
8. Toronto
Toronto in Canada came in eighth this year after it also didn’t make the top 10 in 2021.
7. Frankfurt
Frankfurt in Germany has been named the seventh most livable city.
It also wasn’t in the top 10 most livable cities of 2021.
6. Geneva
Geneva in Switzerland is the sixth on the list.
It has moved up in the rankings after it tied for equal eight with Melbourne, Australia last year.
5. Vancouver
Vancouver in Canada has been dubbed the fifth most livable city in 2022.
It wasn’t in the last last year but was number six in 2019.
4. Calgary
Calgary in Canada has been named the fourth most livable city.
It didn’t make the list last year but was number five in 2019.
3. Zurich
Zurich in Switzerland has been named the third most livable city.
It has climbed up in the rankings, having been listed as number seven last year.
2. Copenhagen
Copenhagen in Denmark has been named the second most livable city in the world in 2022.
Surprisingly, it was not in the top 10 most livable last year.
1. Vienna
Vienna in Austria has been hailed as the most livable city of the year.
Remarkably, it was also not in the top 10 most livable cities in 2021.
However, it did take out the title of most livable city in 2019, 2018 and 2016.