Three Canadian cities, including Toronto, have been ranked by The Economist as among the world’s top five most livable cities.
Along with T.O., Vancouver and Calgary have been named to the top ten in the annual list.
The ranking scores 140 cities from 0-100 on 30 factors spread across five areas: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
Vancouver was the highest-ranking Canadian city, with an overall score of 97.3. Toronto was just slightly behind in fourth position, at 97.2. Calgary tied for fifth plea with Adelaide, Australia with a score of 96.6
And the winner is…
But what city gets the honour as the world’s most livable (according to The Economist, anyway?)
For the second straight year, Melbourne, Australia was awarded that title with a score of 97.5. Vienna, Austria came in second (but barely) at 97.4.
The Economist states the cities that do best in this ranking are mid-sized urban areas in countries with low population densities. This is most likely to result in low crime rates, good infrastructure and accessible recreational activities.
For example, The Economist notes that the murder rates in Melbourne, Vienna and Vancouver in 2010-2011 was 2.7, 1.1 and 2.5 per 100,000 people.
No Love For The USA?
No American cities made the top ten — in fact, the best entry is Honolulu, which placed 63rd. This is attributed to a high population density, among other things.
Conflict during the past year seriously impacted the scores of a number of cities. London and Manchester, the sites of riots last summer, fall nine and two places respectively to 51st and 55th.
What city got the dubious distinction as the world’s least livable city?
According to The Economist, that “honour” goes to Dhaka, Bangladesh with a score of 38.7 due to particularly poor health care and infrastructure.
Check out the complete top 10 list:
1. Melbourne, Australia
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Vancouver
4. Toronto
5. (tie) Calgary and Adelaide, Australia
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Helsinki, Finland
9. Perth, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted via email from Markham Real Estate Today with Asif Khan
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