Vienna Is The Most Livable City in 2024 🏙️

What We're Showing

The 10 most livable cities in the world, as ranked by The Economist.

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

• Vienna has held the title of The Economist's most livable city for three consecutive years. This year, it scored a perfect 100 across four of the five categories, and scored 93.5 in culture and environment.
• Overall, Western Europe is the most livable region, coming first in four categories, while second-placed North America is best for education. Alongside Vienna, three other western European cities: Copenhagen, Zurich, and Geneva also made the top 10.
• Housing crises has lowered the infrastructure scores of some of the top-ranked cities. Melbourne, Sydney, and Vancouver have fell down in rankings compared to 2023, but remain in the top 10 list, while Toronto dropped off the list.