What We're Showing
The 10 most liveable cities in the world, according to The Economist's Global Liveability Index 2025.
Every year, The Economist ranks cities on over 30 factors across five categories to determine their overall livability.
Factors included:
- Stability: Prevalence of crime, terror, military conflict, civil unrest/conflict
- Healthcare: Availability and quality of private and public healthcare, general healthcare indicators
- Culture and environment: Humidity/temperature rating, cultural and sporting availability, social or religious restrictions
- Education: Availability and quality of private education, public education indicators
- Infrastructure: Quality of road network, public transport, international links, availability of good housing
Key Takeaways
- Copenhagen knocked Vienna off the top of the list in 2025, ending Vienna's three-year streak as the most liveable city in the world. Copenhagen scored perfect 100's across stability, education, and infrastructure.
- Cities in Western Europe and developed countries in Asia-Pacific continue to dominate the top of the rankings.
- Vancouver, Canada is now the only North American city in the top 10, after Calgary saw the biggest drop in ranking, falling from fifth in 2024 to 18th in 2025.
