7 Most Liveable Cities in the World

The Economist Intelligence Unit released its annual Global Liveability Index. The index ranks cities according to stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. Here are the cities the index deemed most liveable. © Rudi1976 | Dreamstime.com

Two cities tied for seventh place. Toronto and Tokyo both rank highly for stability, health care and education. When looking at the three factors, the index considers the prevalence of crime, quality of health care and availability of education. © Chrisstanley | Dreamstime.com

In sixth place, Vancouver boasts a perfect score in the culture and environment category. The category considers factors such as climate, level of corruption, level of censorship and sporting availability. © Photoquest | Dreamstime.com

The third and last Canadian city in the top 10, Calgary earned a perfect score for its infrastructure, including its quality of road networks, public transportation, housing, telecommunications and water and energy provisions. © Hai Diec | Dreamstime.com

Alongside Australia and Canada, Japan dominates the top 10 cities on the list. Osaka takes fourth place this year. Last year, the city claimed third, but the fall in ranking isn’t its fault. Other cities simply stepped up their game. © Tawatchai Prakobkit | Dreamstime.com

Sydney is one of those cities, climbing from fifth place last year to third in 2019. As the world’s third most-liveable city, Sydney was deemed perfect in terms of its education, infrastructure and health care. © Mishkacz | Dreamstime.com

Melbourne takes second place for the second year in a row. Prior to 2018, Melbourne held the top spot of most liveable city in the world for seven straight years before last year’s upset. © Rudi1976 | Dreamstime.com

For the second year, Vienna takes the top spot as most liveable city in the world. Vienna residents enjoy a safe, clean and “culturally abundant” city where work-life balance is prioritized. © Emicristea | Dreamstime.com