Three of Canada’s biggest cities are among the 10 most livable in the world in 2019 out of 140 cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, a division of The Economist Group. Their annual index evaluates cities around the globe, and ranks them by 30 factors across five umbrella categories (weighed by percentage) — “stability (25%), healthcare (20%), culture and environment (25%), education (10%), and infrastructure (20%).”
Calgary, Alberta, was fifth, Vancouver and Toronto ranked sixth and seventh, the same ranking as last year. For the second year in a row, Vienna, Austria was the most livable city in the world.
According to The EIU 2019, here are the top 10 most livable cities in the world:
1. Vienna, Austria (99.1)
2. Melbourne, Australia (98.4)
3. Sydney, Australia (98.1)
4. Osaka, Japan (97.7)
5. Calgary, Canada (97.5)
6. Vancouver, Canada (97.3)
7. Tokyo, Japan (97.2 tie)
8. Toronto, Canada (97.2 tie)
9. Copenhagen, Denmark (96.8)
10. Adelaide, Australia (96.6)
