# Global Liveability Ranking

The Global Liveability Ranking is a yearly assessment published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranking 172 global cities (previously 140) for their urban quality of life based on assessments of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Austria's capital, Vienna, was ranked the most liveable city in 2024, 2023, and 2022 among the 172 cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, having previously won in 2019 and 2018, and came second in 2017 and 2016. Auckland was ranked the most liveable city in 2021. Melbourne, Australia, was ranked by the EIU as the world's most liveable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017.
The Syrian capital Damascus was ranked the least liveable city of the 140 assessed in 2018 and 2019, reflecting the ongoing conflict in the country.
Before 2011, Vancouver, Canada, was ranked the EIU's most liveable city from 2002 to 2010. In 2011 the EIU stated that a highway closure on Vancouver Island (separated from Vancouver by the Strait of Georgia and not connected by a bridge) resulted in the "small adjustment" to Vancouver's rating, suggesting a possible error in the 2011 rankings. Beside Melbourne, Vienna and Vancouver, other most often recurring cities among the top 10 since 2015 are Calgary and Toronto.
Cities from the Western world typically dominate the top 10, reflecting their widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk, and an effective infrastructure. A 2010 opinion piece in The New York Times criticized the Economist Intelligence Unit for being overly Anglocentric, stating that: "The Economist equates liveability with speaking English."
The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.

## Rating System

* Category 1: Stability (weight: 25% of total)
** Prevalence of summary offense
** Prevalence of violent crime
** Threat of terrorism
** Threat of war
** Threat of civil disorder
* Category 2: Healthcare (weight: 20% of total)
** Availability of private health care
** Quality of private healthcare
** Availability of publicly funded health care
** Quality of publicly funded health care
** Availability of over-the-counter drug
** World Bank's general health care indicators
* Category 3: Culture & Environment (weight: 25% of total)
** Humidity, temperature rating
** Discomfort of climate to travelers
** Transparency International's level of corruption
** Social or religious restrictions
** Level of censorship
** Sporting availability from 3 sport indicators
** Cultural availability from 4 cultural indicators
** Food and drink from 4 cultural indicators
** Consumer goods and services from product availability
* Category 4: Education (weight: 10% of total)
** Availability of private education
** Quality of private education
** World Bank's state school indicators
* Category 5: Infrastructure (weight: 20% of total)
** Street network quality
** Public transport quality
** International transportation service quality
** Availability of good quality housing
** Energy provision quality
** Water provision quality
** Telecommunications quality

## 2024 results

Top 10 cities of the 2024 ranking.
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Vienna | 98.9 | Austria |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 98.0 | Denmark |
| 3 | Zurich | 97.1 | Switzerland |
| 4 | Melbourne | 97.0 | Australia |
| 5 | Calgary | 96.8 | Canada |
| 5 | Geneva | 96.8 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Sydney | 96.6 | Australia |
| 7 | Vancouver | 96.6 | Canada |
| 9 | Osaka | 96.0 | Japan |
| 9 | Auckland | 96.0 | New Zealand |
| 11 | Adelaide | | Australia |

## 2023 results

Top 10 cities of the 2023 ranking.
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Vienna | 98.4 | Austria |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 98.0 | Denmark |
| 3 | Melbourne | 97.4 | Australia |
| 4 | Sydney | 97.4 | Australia |
| 5 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 6 | Zurich | 97.1 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Calgary | 96.8 | Canada |
| 7 | Geneva | 96.8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Toronto | 96.5 | Canada |
| 10 | Osaka | 96.0 | Japan |
| 10 | Auckland | 96.0 | New Zealand |

## 2022 results

Top 10 cities of the 2022 ranking.
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Vienna | 98.4 | Austria |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 98.0 | Denmark |
| 3 | Zurich | 96.3 | Switzerland |
| 3 | Calgary | 96.3 | Canada |
| 5 | Vancouver | 96.1 | Canada |
| 6 | Geneva | 95.9 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Frankfurt | 95.7 | Germany |
| 8 | Toronto | 95.4 | Canada |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 95.3 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Melbourne | 95.1 | Australia |
| 10 | Osaka | 95.1 | Japan |

## 2021 results

Top 10 cities of the 2021 ranking.
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Auckland | 96.9 | New Zealand |
| 2 | Osaka | 94.2 | Japan |
| 3 | Adelaide | 94.0 | Australia |
| 4 | Wellington | 93.7 | New Zealand |
| 4 | Tokyo | 93.7 | Japan |
| 6 | Perth | 93.3 | Australia |
| 7 | Zurich | 92.8 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Geneva | 92.5 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Melbourne | 92.5 | Australia |
| 10 | Brisbane | 92.4 | Australia |

## 2020 results

Full ranking of 2020
| Country | City | Rank | Overall Rating (100=ideal) | Stability | Healthcare | Culture & Environment | Education | Infrastructure |
| Austria | Vienna | 1 | 94.4 | 100 | 100 | 81 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Japan | Osaka | 2 | 93.9 | 100 | 100 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Japan | Tokyo | 3 | 93.2 | 100 | 100 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Canada | Calgary | 3 | 93.2 | 100 | 100 | 76.2 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Switzerland | Zurich | 5 | 92.3 | 95 | 100 | 83.8 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| New Zealand | Auckland | 6 | 92.2 | 95 | 95.8 | 86.1 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | 7 | 92.1 | 95 | 100 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Australia | Adelaide | 8 | 91.5 | 95 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Canada | Vancouver | 8 | 91.5 | 95 | 100 | 79.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Canada | Toronto | 10 | 91.3 | 100 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Germany | Frankfurt | 10 | 91.3 | 90 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Australia | Perth | 12 | 90.6 | 95 | 100 | 70.8 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Germany | Hamburg | 13 | 90.4 | 90 | 100 | 78.2 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Germany | Berlin | 14 | 90.1 | 85 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 15 | 89.8 | 95 | 91.7 | 82.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 16 | 89.5 | 95 | 100 | 78.7 | 75 | 92.9 |
| Australia | Brisbane | 17 | 89.3 | 95 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| Germany | Munich | 18 | 89.2 | 90 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 89.3 |
| Australia | Sydney | 19 | 88.9 | 95 | 100 | 63.9 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 20 | 88.8 | 95 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Canada | Montreal | 21 | 88.7 | 95 | 100 | 68.8 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Finland | Helsinki | 22 | 88.5 | 100 | 83.3 | 76.9 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Germany | Dusseldorf | 22 | 88.5 | 90 | 100 | 80.3 | 66.7 | 96.4 |
| Australia | Melbourne | 24 | 87.5 | 95 | 100 | 58.3 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 24 | 87.5 | 95 | 91.7 | 64.8 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | 26 | 87.3 | 90 | 83.3 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Hungary | Budapest | 26 | 87.3 | 90 | 91.7 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 91.1 |
| Norway | Oslo | 28 | 87.1 | 95 | 79.2 | 76.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Ireland | Dublin | 29 | 86.5 | 90 | 91.7 | 76.2 | 91.7 | 87.5 |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | 30 | 86.3 | 95 | 95.8 | 71.5 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| France | Paris | 31 | 85.6 | 80 | 83.3 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Italy | Milan | 31 | 85.6 | 85 | 87.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| France | Lyon | 33 | 84.9 | 90 | 83.3 | 75 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Belgium | Brussels | 33 | 84.9 | 85 | 83.3 | 76.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 35 | 84.6 | 95 | 62.5 | 79.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Italy | Rome | 36 | 83.8 | 75 | 87.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United Kingdom | Manchester | 37 | 83.3 | 90 | 75 | 81.3 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| Spain | Barcelona | 38 | 82.8 | 85 | 66.7 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 39 | 81.8 | 85 | 87.5 | 58.3 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Atlanta | 40 | 81.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| South Korea | Seoul | 41 | 81.5 | 80 | 83.3 | 71.1 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Taiwan | Taipei | 41 | 81.5 | 90 | 83.3 | 64.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United Kingdom | London | 43 | 81.4 | 75 | 75 | 82.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Spain | Madrid | 44 | 81.3 | 85 | 62.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | 45 | 80.8 | 85 | 79.2 | 74.8 | 75 | 87.5 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 46 | 80 | 85 | 70.8 | 80.6 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| United States | Pittsburgh | 47 | 79.9 | 85 | 58.3 | 74.1 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| New Caledonia | Nouméa | 47 | 79.9 | 100 | 87.5 | 67.4 | 66.7 | 69.6 |
| United States | Chicago | 49 | 79.2 | 80 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Seattle | 50 | 79 | 75 | 58.3 | 80.6 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | San Francisco | 50 | 79 | 85 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 52 | 78.7 | 75 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Miami | 52 | 78.7 | 85 | 58.3 | 72.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Boston | 52 | 78.7 | 75 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Minneapolis | 55 | 77.8 | 85 | 58.3 | 68.5 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Cleveland | 56 | 77.6 | 80 | 58.3 | 75.5 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Chile | Santiago | 57 | 77.3 | 80 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 75 | 85.7 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 57 | 77.3 | 90 | 75 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 82.1 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 59 | 76.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 72.5 | 75 | 78.6 |
| United States | Honolulu | 60 | 76.4 | 95 | 58.3 | 47.2 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Russia | Moscow | 60 | 76.4 | 75 | 87.5 | 58.6 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| United States | Houston | 62 | 76.2 | 80 | 54.2 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Los Angeles | 63 | 76 | 70 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Poland | Warsaw | 64 | 75.8 | 85 | 75 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 82.1 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 65 | 74.9 | 70 | 79.2 | 61.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Lexington | 66 | 74.3 | 85 | 54.2 | 69.9 | 83.3 | 82.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 67 | 73.4 | 90 | 66.7 | 52.5 | 58.3 | 92.9 |
| United States | Detroit | 68 | 73.3 | 65 | 58.3 | 73.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 69 | 73.2 | 90 | 70.8 | 48.4 | 58.3 | 92.9 |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 70 | 73.1 | 70 | 87.5 | 58.6 | 66.7 | 83.9 |
| United States | New York | 71 | 72.8 | 60 | 58.3 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Greece | Athens | 72 | 72 | 75 | 70.8 | 68.1 | 66.7 | 76.8 |
| China | Suzhou | 73 | 71.8 | 85 | 70.8 | 53.5 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| China | Beijing | 74 | 71.2 | 75 | 66.7 | 57.9 | 75 | 85.7 |
| China | Tianjin | 75 | 70.9 | 85 | 66.7 | 53.2 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| China | Shanghai | 76 | 70.1 | 75 | 66.7 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 78.6 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 77 | 70 | 80 | 62.5 | 52.3 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | 78 | 69.5 | 80 | 75 | 64.4 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| China | Shenzhen | 79 | 68.6 | 80 | 62.5 | 52.5 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | 80 | 66.9 | 50 | 79.2 | 56.5 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | 81 | 66.5 | 75 | 62.5 | 60.2 | 66.7 | 67.9 |
| Romania | Bucharest | 81 | 66.5 | 80 | 54.2 | 60.6 | 58.3 | 73.2 |
| China | Dalian | 83 | 66.3 | 80 | 62.5 | 51.9 | 58.3 | 75 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | 84 | 66.2 | 80 | 54.2 | 43.1 | 75 | 85.7 |
| Qatar | Doha | 85 | 66 | 80 | 62.5 | 49.8 | 75 | 67.9 |
| China | Guangzhou | 85 | 66 | 75 | 62.5 | 51.4 | 58.3 | 80.4 |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 87 | 64.7 | 90 | 45.8 | 54.6 | 58.3 | 67.9 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 87 | 64.7 | 55 | 54.2 | 77.8 | 75 | 66.1 |
| Oman | Muscat | 89 | 64.6 | 80 | 54.2 | 36.3 | 75 | 85.7 |
| Costa Rica | San José | 90 | 63.5 | 75 | 54.2 | 61.8 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 91 | 63.2 | 50 | 54.2 | 75 | 75 | 67.9 |
| China | Qingdao | 92 | 63 | 80 | 58.3 | 51.2 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 93 | 62.4 | 55 | 62.5 | 52.3 | 91.7 | 69.6 |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 94 | 62.1 | 85 | 66.7 | 32.6 | 58.3 | 67.9 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 61.8 | 60 | 50 | 63 | 75 | 67.9 |
| Brazil | São Paulo | 96 | 61.1 | 60 | 54.2 | 65 | 58.3 | 66.1 |
| Jordan | Amman | 97 | 60.7 | 65 | 70.8 | 47.2 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | 98 | 60.6 | 75 | 66.7 | 42.1 | 58.3 | 60.7 |
| Peru | Lima | 99 | 59.3 | 60 | 37.5 | 53.7 | 83.3 | 75 |
| Bahrain | Manama | 100 | 58.1 | 60 | 50 | 38.9 | 83.3 | 75 |
| Panama | Panama City | 101 | 57.7 | 75 | 25 | 54.4 | 75 | 64.3 |
| Paraguay | Asunción | 102 | 57.4 | 55 | 50 | 60 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Philippines | Manila | 103 | 57.3 | 60 | 58.3 | 47.9 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 104 | 56.6 | 70 | 66.7 | 28.9 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 105 | 56.4 | 50 | 66.7 | 50.2 | 58.3 | 60.7 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | 106 | 56 | 65 | 66.7 | 39.1 | 66.7 | 50 |
| Ecuador | Quito | 106 | 56 | 50 | 41.7 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 64.3 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 108 | 55.7 | 40 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 46.4 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 109 | 55.5 | 70 | 54.2 | 41 | 58.3 | 55.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 110 | 54.6 | 65 | 62.5 | 26.2 | 50 | 71.4 |
| Morocco | Casablanca | 111 | 54.1 | 65 | 41.7 | 49.3 | 50 | 60.7 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 112 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 51.9 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | 113 | 53.2 | 70 | 50 | 38.2 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 114 | 53 | 50 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 66.7 | 46.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | Khobar | 115 | 52.1 | 65 | 62.5 | 28.9 | 50 | 55.4 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 116 | 51.7 | 60 | 45.8 | 41 | 58.3 | 57.1 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 117 | 51.5 | 50 | 58.3 | 44.2 | 66.7 | 48.2 |
| Colombia | Bogotá | 118 | 51.4 | 35 | 45.8 | 59.3 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 119 | 49.6 | 45 | 41.7 | 56.7 | 58.3 | 50 |
| India | New Delhi | 120 | 48.1 | 50 | 41.7 | 35.4 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| India | Mumbai | 121 | 47.9 | 60 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Egypt | Cairo | 122 | 47.8 | 55 | 45.8 | 40 | 41.7 | 53.6 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 123 | 47.7 | 60 | 37.5 | 41 | 50 | 50 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 124 | 47.6 | 55 | 37.5 | 42.6 | 50 | 53.6 |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | 125 | 47.5 | 50 | 45.8 | 43.8 | 41.7 | 53.6 |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | 126 | 47.4 | 55 | 41.7 | 36.6 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 127 | 47.1 | 55 | 33.3 | 49.3 | 33.3 | 55.4 |
| Iran | Tehran | 128 | 46.3 | 55 | 62.5 | 31.9 | 41.7 | 39.3 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | 129 | 44.2 | 65 | 29.2 | 35.4 | 50 | 41.1 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | 130 | 42.7 | 35 | 33.3 | 42.8 | 58.3 | 53.6 |
| Senegal | Dakar | 131 | 41.8 | 50 | 29.2 | 47.2 | 41.7 | 37.5 |
| Cameroon | Douala | 132 | 40.9 | 60 | 25 | 39.4 | 25 | 42.9 |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 133 | 39.6 | 40 | 20.8 | 50 | 58.3 | 35.7 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | 134 | 38.7 | 20 | 45.8 | 33.3 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 135 | 37.9 | 30 | 37.5 | 38 | 41.7 | 46.4 |
| Algeria | Algiers | 136 | 37 | 35 | 45.8 | 35.4 | 41.7 | 30.4 |
| Libya | Tripoli | 137 | 36.7 | 30 | 41.7 | 33.8 | 41.7 | 41.1 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 138 | 34.1 | 20 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 25 | 46.4 |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 139 | 33 | 55 | 16.7 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 26.8 |
| Syria | Damascus | 140 | 28 | 20 | 29.2 | 33.1 | 25 | 32.1 |

## 2019 results

Top 10 cities of the 2019 ranking
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Vienna | 99.1 | Austria |
| 2 | Melbourne | 98.4 | Australia |
| 3 | Sydney | 98.1 | Australia |
| 4 | Osaka | 97.7 | Japan |
| 5 | Calgary | 97.5 | Canada |
| 6 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 7 | Tokyo | 97.2 | Japan |
| 7 | Toronto | 97.2 | Canada |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 96.8 | Denmark |
| 10 | Adelaide | 96.6 | Australia |

## 2018 results

Top 10 cities of the 2018 ranking
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Vienna | 99.1 | Austria |
| 2 | Melbourne | 98.4 | Australia |
| 3 | Osaka | 97.7 | Japan |
| 4 | Calgary | 97.5 | Canada |
| 5 | Sydney | 97.4 | Australia |
| 6 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 7 | Tokyo | 97.2 | Japan |
| 7 | Toronto | 97.2 | Canada |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 96.8 | Denmark |
| 10 | Adelaide | 96.6 | Australia |

## 2017 results

Top 10 of the 2017 ranking:
| Sl | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Melbourne | 97.5 | Australia |
| 2 | Vienna | 97.4 | Austria |
| 3 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 4 | Toronto | 97.2 | Canada |
| 5 | Adelaide | 96.6 | Australia |
| 5 | Calgary | 96.6 | Canada |
| 7 | Perth | 95.9 | Australia |
| 8 | Auckland | 95.7 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Helsinki | 95.6 | Finland |
| 10 | Hamburg | 95 | Germany |

## 2016 results

Top 10 of the 2016 ranking:
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Melbourne | 97.5 | Australia |
| 2 | Vienna | 97.4 | Austria |
| 3 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 4 | Toronto | 97.2 | Canada |
| 5 | Adelaide | 96.6 | Australia |
| 5 | Calgary | 96.6 | Canada |
| 7 | Perth | 95.9 | Australia |
| 8 | Auckland | 95.7 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Helsinki | 95.6 | Finland |
| 10 | Hamburg | 95 | Germany |

## 2015 results

Top 10 of the 2015 ranking:
| Sl. | City | Ratings | Country |
| 1 | Melbourne | 97.5 | Australia |
| 2 | Vienna | 97.4 | Austria |
| 3 | Vancouver | 97.3 | Canada |
| 4 | Toronto | 97.2 | Canada |
| 5 | Adelaide | 96.6 | Australia |
| 5 | Calgary | 96.6 | Canada |
| 7 | Sydney | 96.1 | Australia |
| 8 | Perth | 95.9 | Australia |
| 9 | Auckland | 95.7 | New Zealand |
| 10 | Helsinki | 95.6 | Finland |
| 10 | Zurich | 95.6 | Switzerland |

## 2013 results

Full ranking of 2013
| Country | City | Rank | Overall Rating (100=ideal) | Stability | Healthcare | Culture & Environment | Education | Infrastructure |
| Austria | Vienna | 1 | 94.4 | 100 | 100 | 81 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Japan | Osaka | 2 | 93.9 | 100 | 100 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Canada | Calgary | 3 | 93.2 | 100 | 100 | 76.2 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Japan | Tokyo | 3 | 93.2 | 100 | 100 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Switzerland | Zurich | 5 | 92.3 | 95 | 100 | 83.8 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| New Zealand | Auckland | 6 | 92.2 | 95 | 95.8 | 86.1 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | 7 | 92.1 | 95 | 100 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Australia | Adelaide | 8 | 91.5 | 95 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Canada | Vancouver | 8 | 91.5 | 95 | 100 | 79.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Germany | Frankfurt | 10 | 91.3 | 90 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Canada | Toronto | 10 | 91.3 | 100 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Australia | Perth | 12 | 90.6 | 95 | 100 | 70.8 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Germany | Hamburg | 13 | 90.4 | 90 | 100 | 78.2 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Germany | Berlin | 14 | 90.1 | 85 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 15 | 89.8 | 95 | 91.7 | 82.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 16 | 89.5 | 95 | 100 | 78.7 | 75 | 92.9 |
| Australia | Brisbane | 17 | 89.3 | 95 | 100 | 77.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| Germany | Munich | 18 | 89.2 | 90 | 100 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 89.3 |
| Australia | Sydney | 19 | 88.9 | 95 | 100 | 63.9 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 20 | 88.8 | 95 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Canada | Montreal | 21 | 88.7 | 95 | 100 | 68.8 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Finland | Helsinki | 22 | 88.5 | 100 | 83.3 | 76.9 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Germany | Dusseldorf | 22 | 88.5 | 90 | 100 | 80.3 | 66.7 | 96.4 |
| Australia | Melbourne | 24 | 87.5 | 95 | 100 | 58.3 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 24 | 87.5 | 95 | 91.7 | 64.8 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | 26 | 87.3 | 90 | 83.3 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 96.4 |
| Hungary | Budapest | 26 | 87.3 | 90 | 91.7 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 91.1 |
| Norway | Oslo | 28 | 87.1 | 95 | 79.2 | 76.9 | 83.3 | 100 |
| Ireland | Dublin | 29 | 86.5 | 90 | 91.7 | 76.2 | 91.7 | 87.5 |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | 30 | 86.3 | 95 | 95.8 | 71.5 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| France | Paris | 31 | 85.6 | 80 | 83.3 | 81.9 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Italy | Milan | 31 | 85.6 | 85 | 87.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Belgium | Brussels | 33 | 84.9 | 85 | 83.3 | 76.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| France | Lyon | 33 | 84.9 | 90 | 83.3 | 75 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 35 | 84.6 | 95 | 62.5 | 79.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| Italy | Rome | 36 | 83.8 | 75 | 87.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United Kingdom | Manchester | 37 | 83.3 | 90 | 75 | 81.3 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| Spain | Barcelona | 38 | 82.8 | 85 | 66.7 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| China | Hong Kong | 39 | 81.8 | 85 | 87.5 | 58.3 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Atlanta | 40 | 81.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| South Korea | Seoul | 41 | 81.5 | 80 | 83.3 | 71.1 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Taiwan | Taipei | 41 | 81.5 | 90 | 83.3 | 64.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United Kingdom | London | 43 | 81.4 | 75 | 75 | 82.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Spain | Madrid | 44 | 81.3 | 85 | 62.5 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | 45 | 80.8 | 85 | 79.2 | 74.8 | 75 | 87.5 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 46 | 80 | 85 | 70.8 | 80.6 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| United States | Pittsburgh | 47 | 79.9 | 85 | 58.3 | 74.1 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| New Caledonia | Nouméa | 47 | 79.9 | 100 | 87.5 | 67.4 | 66.7 | 69.6 |
| United States | Chicago | 49 | 79.2 | 80 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Seattle | 50 | 79 | 75 | 58.3 | 80.6 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | San Francisco | 50 | 79 | 85 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Boston | 52 | 78.7 | 75 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 52 | 78.7 | 75 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 96.4 |
| United States | Miami | 52 | 78.7 | 85 | 58.3 | 72.2 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Minneapolis | 55 | 77.8 | 85 | 58.3 | 68.5 | 91.7 | 92.9 |
| United States | Cleveland | 56 | 77.6 | 80 | 58.3 | 75.5 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Chile | Santiago | 57 | 77.3 | 80 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 75 | 85.7 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 57 | 77.3 | 90 | 75 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 82.1 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 59 | 76.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 72.5 | 75 | 78.6 |
| United States | Honolulu | 60 | 76.4 | 95 | 58.3 | 47.2 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Russia | Moscow | 60 | 76.4 | 75 | 87.5 | 58.6 | 83.3 | 85.7 |
| United States | Houston | 62 | 76.2 | 80 | 54.2 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Los Angeles | 63 | 76 | 70 | 58.3 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Poland | Warsaw | 64 | 75.8 | 85 | 75 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 82.1 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 65 | 74.9 | 70 | 79.2 | 61.1 | 91.7 | 85.7 |
| United States | Lexington | 66 | 74.3 | 85 | 54.2 | 69.9 | 83.3 | 82.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 67 | 73.4 | 90 | 66.7 | 52.5 | 58.3 | 92.9 |
| United States | Detroit | 68 | 73.3 | 65 | 58.3 | 73.6 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 69 | 73.2 | 90 | 70.8 | 48.4 | 58.3 | 92.9 |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 70 | 73.1 | 70 | 87.5 | 58.6 | 66.7 | 83.9 |
| United States | New York | 71 | 72.8 | 60 | 58.3 | 76.4 | 91.7 | 89.3 |
| Greece | Athens | 72 | 72 | 75 | 70.8 | 68.1 | 66.7 | 76.8 |
| China | Suzhou | 73 | 71.8 | 85 | 70.8 | 53.5 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| China | Beijing | 74 | 71.2 | 75 | 66.7 | 57.9 | 75 | 85.7 |
| China | Tianjin | 75 | 70.9 | 85 | 66.7 | 53.2 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| China | Shanghai | 76 | 70.1 | 75 | 66.7 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 78.6 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 77 | 70 | 80 | 62.5 | 52.3 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | 78 | 69.5 | 80 | 75 | 64.4 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| China | Shenzhen | 79 | 68.6 | 80 | 62.5 | 52.5 | 58.3 | 85.7 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | 80 | 66.9 | 50 | 79.2 | 56.5 | 83.3 | 80.4 |
| Romania | Bucharest | 81 | 66.5 | 80 | 54.2 | 60.6 | 58.3 | 73.2 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | 81 | 66.5 | 75 | 62.5 | 60.2 | 66.7 | 67.9 |
| China | Dalian | 83 | 66.3 | 80 | 62.5 | 51.9 | 58.3 | 75 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | 84 | 66.2 | 80 | 54.2 | 43.1 | 75 | 85.7 |
| China | Guangzhou | 85 | 66 | 75 | 62.5 | 51.4 | 58.3 | 80.4 |
| Qatar | Doha | 85 | 66 | 80 | 62.5 | 49.8 | 75 | 67.9 |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 87 | 64.7 | 90 | 45.8 | 54.6 | 58.3 | 67.9 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 87 | 64.7 | 55 | 54.2 | 77.8 | 75 | 66.1 |
| Oman | Muscat | 89 | 64.6 | 80 | 54.2 | 36.3 | 75 | 85.7 |
| Costa Rica | San José | 90 | 63.5 | 75 | 54.2 | 61.8 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 91 | 63.2 | 50 | 54.2 | 75 | 75 | 67.9 |
| China | Qingdao | 92 | 63 | 80 | 58.3 | 51.2 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 93 | 62.4 | 55 | 62.5 | 52.3 | 91.7 | 69.6 |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 94 | 62.1 | 85 | 66.7 | 32.6 | 58.3 | 67.9 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 61.8 | 60 | 50 | 63 | 75 | 67.9 |
| Brazil | São Paulo | 96 | 61.1 | 60 | 54.2 | 65 | 58.3 | 66.1 |
| Jordan | Amman | 97 | 60.7 | 65 | 70.8 | 47.2 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | 98 | 60.6 | 75 | 66.7 | 42.1 | 58.3 | 60.7 |
| Peru | Lima | 99 | 59.3 | 60 | 37.5 | 53.7 | 83.3 | 75 |
| Bahrain | Manama | 100 | 58.1 | 60 | 50 | 38.9 | 83.3 | 75 |
| Panama | Panama City | 101 | 57.7 | 75 | 25 | 54.4 | 75 | 64.3 |
| Paraguay | Asunción | 102 | 57.4 | 55 | 50 | 60 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Philippines | Manila | 103 | 57.3 | 60 | 58.3 | 47.9 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 104 | 56.6 | 70 | 66.7 | 28.9 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 105 | 56.4 | 50 | 66.7 | 50.2 | 58.3 | 60.7 |
| Ecuador | Quito | 106 | 56 | 50 | 41.7 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 64.3 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | 106 | 56 | 65 | 66.7 | 39.1 | 66.7 | 50 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 108 | 55.7 | 40 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 46.4 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 109 | 55.5 | 70 | 54.2 | 41 | 58.3 | 55.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 110 | 54.6 | 65 | 62.5 | 26.2 | 50 | 71.4 |
| Morocco | Casablanca | 111 | 54.1 | 65 | 41.7 | 49.3 | 50 | 60.7 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 112 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 51.9 | 50 | 67.9 |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | 113 | 53.2 | 70 | 50 | 38.2 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 114 | 53 | 50 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 66.7 | 46.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | Khobar | 115 | 52.1 | 65 | 62.5 | 28.9 | 50 | 55.4 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 116 | 51.7 | 60 | 45.8 | 41 | 58.3 | 57.1 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 117 | 51.5 | 50 | 58.3 | 44.2 | 66.7 | 48.2 |
| Colombia | Bogotá | 118 | 51.4 | 35 | 45.8 | 59.3 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 119 | 49.6 | 45 | 41.7 | 56.7 | 58.3 | 50 |
| India | New Delhi | 120 | 48.1 | 50 | 41.7 | 35.4 | 66.7 | 58.9 |
| India | Mumbai | 121 | 47.9 | 60 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Egypt | Cairo | 122 | 47.8 | 55 | 45.8 | 40 | 41.7 | 53.6 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 123 | 47.7 | 60 | 37.5 | 41 | 50 | 50 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 124 | 47.6 | 55 | 37.5 | 42.6 | 50 | 53.6 |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | 125 | 47.5 | 50 | 45.8 | 43.8 | 41.7 | 53.6 |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | 126 | 47.4 | 55 | 41.7 | 36.6 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 127 | 47.1 | 55 | 33.3 | 49.3 | 33.3 | 55.4 |
| Iran | Tehran | 128 | 46.3 | 55 | 62.5 | 31.9 | 41.7 | 39.3 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | 129 | 44.2 | 65 | 29.2 | 35.4 | 50 | 41.1 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | 130 | 42.7 | 35 | 33.3 | 42.8 | 58.3 | 53.6 |
| Senegal | Dakar | 131 | 41.8 | 50 | 29.2 | 47.2 | 41.7 | 37.5 |
| Cameroon | Douala | 132 | 40.9 | 60 | 25 | 39.4 | 25 | 42.9 |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 133 | 39.6 | 40 | 20.8 | 50 | 58.3 | 35.7 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | 134 | 38.7 | 20 | 45.8 | 33.3 | 58.3 | 51.8 |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 135 | 37.9 | 30 | 37.5 | 38 | 41.7 | 46.4 |
| Algeria | Algiers | 136 | 37 | 35 | 45.8 | 35.4 | 41.7 | 30.4 |
| Libya | Tripoli | 137 | 36.7 | 30 | 41.7 | 33.8 | 41.7 | 41.1 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 138 | 34.1 | 20 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 25 | 46.4 |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 139 | 33 | 55 | 16.7 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 26.8 |
| Syria | Damascus | 140 | 28 | 20 | 29.2 | 33.1 | 25 | 32.1 |