Global Liveability after recovery and hardship!

As Local Guides we’re proud of the cities that we live in, aren’t we? Many of us have photographed most of the businesses, restaurants, cafes, monuments and statues, parks and gardens, tourist hot spots and attractions and just about every other points of interest imaginable! You and I have certainly made sure that our own city are on the Map, haven’t we! But how did your city fair on the 2022 most liveable cities of the world index prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

According to the EIU, the Global Liveability Index, which ranks cities across five categories: stability, healthcare, education, culture and the environment, and infrastructure, aims to assess "which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions.” It has said that the 2022 roll back of COVID-19 restrictions in some parts of the world, led to big shifts across the index. For example, from it’s top spot ranking in 2018 and 2019, after rolling back its pandemic restrictions and reopening its cultural and entertainment attractions, Vienna climbed from its number 12 spot last year to number one this year. Copenhagen climbed from number 15 on the list last year to second this year Zurich climbed from number 7 on the list last year to third this year, followed by Calgary, Vancouver, Geneva, Frankfurt, Toronto, Amsterdam, and tied at number 10 were Osaka and Melbourne (Australia)! Western Europe and Canada certainly did well but I’m pleased that ranked number one on the list every year between 2011 and 2017, Melbourne is once again Australia’s highest-ranked city. Hello @PennyChristie :rofl:

Here’s a quick summary of the EIU’s 2022 findings:

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So, to summarize, below I’ve listed the 2022 Top 10 most liveable cities. What do you think about this year’s Top 10 cities? Do you live in or have you visited one of these cities? Above, I’ve shared a couple of photos from Melbourne, so join in and add a comment here and share a photo of your city if it’s one of the Top 10 or if you visited any of these cities :wink:

  1. Vienna, Austria
  2. Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. Zurich, Switzerland
  4. Calgary, Canada
  5. Vancouver, Canada
  6. Geneva, Switzerland
  7. Frankfurt, Germany
  8. Toronto, Canada
  9. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  10. Osaka, Japan and Melbourne, Australia (tie)
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Congratulations Melbourne !!! @AdamGT

This is indeed a great news, and tell the world that you guys are working well in there

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Copenhagen is number 2. Yeyyy.

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Morten

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:sweat_smile: Haha! Dammit Melbourne wins… again!

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3 Canadian cities in top 10, makes sense.

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Sorry for my late reply @ErmesT . EOF is a very busy time for me and my Connect notifications Inbox is bursting. Yes Melbourne has done well for many years with this most liveable cities ranking having held the title for 7 years from 2011, before it was unseated in 2018 by Austria’s Vienna. I just checked and see that Milan ranked number 49 well, this is ahead of cities like New York at 51 and Beijing 71.

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