The Best and Worst Cities to Live in the World

Canadian Cities Are Among the Top Ten

First Published Date: September 5, 2016

The Economic Intelligence Unit recently released its report called Global Livability Ranking. This report assesses the best and worst cities to live across the globe. Cities were ranked on categories such as stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, culture and environment based on 30 factors. However, cost of living was excluded.

The top ten cities are:

1. Melbourne, Australia

2. Vienna, Austria

3. Vancouver, Canada

4. Toronto, Canada

5. Adelaide, Australia

6. Calgary, Canada

7. Perth, Australia

8. Auckland, New Zealand

9. Helsinki, Finland

10. Hamburg, Germany

Six of the top ten cities are in Canada and Australia.

The most improved cities are Tehran in Iran, Dubai in United Arab Emirates, and Harare in Zimbabwe.

Some of the biggest declined cities are Damascus in Syria and Kiev in the Ukraine

Author/Copyright: Ahmed Dawn www.adawnjournal.com

Ranked at the bottom, the worst cities to live are Damascus, Syria, followed by Tripoli, Libya, Lagos in Nigeria, Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

One important thing to point out is that Canada is the only country in North America that is on the top ten of the report. However, this is not the only report that puts Canada in the top. There are several other reports, for example, Mercer Quality of Living, UN Human Development Index, World Economic Forum are just only a few to mention that consistently put Canada at the top, beating any other country in North America and in line with a few other top-ranking countries the world.