Melbourne and Sydney both climbed up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability index for 2023 to claim third and fourth spots respectively.
It was a long time coming, but a shift back to normality after the years-long COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the list of the most liveable cities in the world.
As upended lives return to normal, education, health and cultural facilities are improving, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index 2023, which compiles the list. This year, the global average score was the highest in 15 years.Chris Hopkins For the second year running, the Austrian capital Vienna took the title of the world’s most liveable city, based on a wide range of indicators, followed by Copenhagen. Sydney and Melbourne both jumped, to claim the third and fourth spots, after aAsia-Pacific cities were some of the most improved destinations, with eight of the 10 biggest upward movers coming from the region. New Zealand’s Wellington rose 35 spots to take 23rd place, while Auckland rose 25 places to land at number 10.
“The shift towards normality after the pandemic has overall boded well for global liveability in 2023,” said Upasana Dutt, head of the liveability index at EIU. “Education has emerged stronger with children returning to schools, alongside a significantly reduced burden on hospitals and healthcare systems, with some notable improvements in cities across developing economies of Asia and the Middle East.
The EIU ranked 173 cities on more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Data was collected on February 13 and March 12.
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