Vancouver tops world’s top 10 most liveable cities list

MELBOURNE - Australia and Canada are home to the world’s top ten most liveable cities, a new index survey has found.

The survey, by the Economist, was topped by the Canadian city of Vancouver, which is hosting the Winter Olympics, reports News.com.au.

Vancouver scored 98 out of 100 on a comparison of stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, culture and environment.

“Vancouver scores well across all categories in the survey and the forthcoming Winter Games contribute to a strong score in the cultural and sporting events category,” the Telegraph quoted Jon Copestake, editor of the report, as saying in a statement.

Canada’s Toronto and Calgary also scored well, while Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide made it to the top ten charts.

The Economist Intelligence Unit survey used research involving resident experts and its own analysts to rank 140 cities on 30 factors like healthcare, culture and environment, and education.

Los Angeles bagged the 47th spot, New York was 56th and London took the 54th position.

Zimbabwe’s capital Harare emerged as the world’s worst city, with a rating of 37.5.

The top ten cities were:

1. Vancouver

2. Vienna

3. Melbourne

4. Toronto

5. Calgary

6. Helsinki

7. Sydney

8. Perth

9. Adelaide

10. Auckland

Bottom ten cities were:

1. Harare

2. Dhaka

3. Algiers

4. Port Moresby

5. Lagos

6. Karachi

7. Douala

8. Kathmandu

9. Colombo

10. Dakar (ANI)