GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX

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Context

• Ranking of the "Most Liveable Cities in the World 2023."

Details

• The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its highly anticipated list of the 'Most Liveable Cities in the World 2023.'
• The ranking evaluates cities based on five metrics: healthcare, culture, environment, education, and stability.
• Vienna, Austria, has been named the best city to live in for the second consecutive year, praised for its stability, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and cultural offerings.
• Copenhagen, Denmark, retains its second-place position, followed by Melbourne and Sydney in Australia.

Top 10 Liveable Cities in 2023

1. Vienna, Austria: Unsurpassed combination of stability, good infrastructure, education, healthcare, and culture.
2. Copenhagen, Denmark: Retains second place for its high livability factors.
3. Melbourne, Australia: Improved healthcare scores after being affected by COVID-19 waves in the previous year.
4. Sydney, Australia: Climbed in rankings with improved healthcare scores.
5. Vancouver, Canada: Recognized for its quality of life and stability.
6. Zurich, Switzerland: Known for its high standard of living and quality healthcare.
7. Calgary, Canada: Offers a good quality of life and stability.
8. Geneva, Switzerland: Provides a high standard of living and quality healthcare.
9. Toronto, Canada: Recognized for its livability and stability.
10. Osaka, Japan: Represents Asia in the top 10 list, showcasing its quality of life factors.

Factors Influencing Rankings

• The index score improved globally to a 15-year high as the world recovered from the pandemic.
• Average index score increased from 73.2 to 76.2 out of 100.
• Stability was the only category that saw a marginal decline due to civil unrest, cost-of-living
• crises, and an uptick in crimes in some cities.
• Western European cities slipped in rankings due to increased instances of workers' strikes, while cities in Asia and the Middle East made gains.

Least Livable Cities:

• Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; and Damascus, Syria were ranked as the three least livable cities in the world.
• Damascus consistently ranks low, showing no improvement in its livability scores.

PRACTICE QUESTION Q) Consider the following statements about Global Liveability Index: It is released by UN-Habitat. It is evaluated on the basis of six metrics. Copenhagen, Denmark has been ranked as the Most LIveable City in the World as per the 2023 rankings. Select the correct statements using the codes below: (a)  1 only (b)  1 and 2 only (c)  2 and 3 only (d)  None Answer: D

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