That said, “they still sit within the highest tier of liveability, especially when contrasted with the worst-scoring locations.” “The ‘big city buzz’ that they enjoy can overstretch infrastructure and cause higher crime rates,” it says.įor instance, New York (57th), London (48th) and Paris (19th) are all prestigious hubs with plenty of great recreational activities, but all suffer from higher levels of crime, congestion and public transport problems than are deemed comfortable. Pixabay, Creative CommonsĪccording to the report, global business centers tend to be victims of their own success.
This year’s ninth place spot went to Copenhagen, who achieved a score of 96.8%, making it the only other European city in the top rankings.Īnd while Australia may have missed out on first place this time, three of its cities were among the best scoring, with Adelaide (96.6%) and Sydney (97.4%) coming behind Melbourne in 10th and fifth place.Ĭanada performed well as well, with Toronto tying with Tokyo for seventh position on a score of 97.2% and Calgary (97.5%) and Vancouver (97.3%) taking fourth and sixth place respectively.Īfter Vienna, Copenhagen was the only other European city in the top ten.
Hamburg and Helsinki, who held tenth and ninth place last year, have dropped out of the top ten. Osaka’s improvements in scores for quality and availability of public transportation, as well as a consistent decline in crime rates, have contributed to higher ratings in the infrastructure and stability categories respectively.” “It is now separated from the former top-ranked city by a mere 0.7 of a percentage point. “Osaka stands out especially, having climbed six positions, to third place, over the past six months, closing the gap with Melbourne,” the EIU’s annual ranking report summary says. Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo have now moved up into the top ten, coming in third and seventh place respectively.īoth cities achieved their highest ranking on the survey this year thanks to a decline in crime rates as well as improvements in public transportation. Japan's Osaka has jumped up to third place.
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