Hispanopedia WikiThe Global Liveability Index is a yearly assessment published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranking 173 global cities for their quality of life based on assessments of stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Copenhagen was ranked the most liveable city in 2025, while Damascus was ranked the least liveable. Cities from the Western world dominate the top 10, reflecting their widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk, and effective infrastructure.
Methodology
- Category 1: Stability (weighted 25% of total)
- Prevalence of summary offense
- Prevalence of violent crime
- Threat of terrorism
- Threat of war
- Threat of civil disorder
- Category 2: Healthcare (20%)
- 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 (25%)
- 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 (10%)
- Availability of private education
- Quality of private education
- World Bank's state school indicators
- Category 5: Infrastructure (20%)
- Street network quality
- Public transport quality
- International transportation service quality
- Availability of good quality housing
- Energy provision quality
- Water provision quality
- Telecommunications quality
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
See also
References
- ^"The Economist Group - EIU Global Liveability Index 2025 Copenhagen replaces Vienna as world's most liveable city". The Economist Group. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^"The world's most liveable cities in 2024". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^"The world's most liveable cities in 2023". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^"The Global Liveability Index 2024". The Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^"The Global Liveability Index 2021"(PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^The Economist Intelligence Unit (December 2020). Liveability ranking and overview. The Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^"Global Liveability Index 2019". The Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^"Global Liveability Index 2018". The Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^"Global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade". The Economist. 16 August 2017.
- ^solutions, EIU digital. "Global Liveability Ranking 2016". eiu.com.
- ^"The world's most "liveable" cities". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
External links
- Official website
Categories:
- International quality of life rankings
- Economist Intelligence Unit