After a Global Survey conducted by the Economist, Vienna has been declared the most liveable city in the world! This is the second consecutive time that Vienna has been labelled as the world’s most liveable city. This global survey is conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and it considers a range of factors such as living standards, crime, transport infrastructure, access to education and healthcare, as well as political and economic stability in order to rank the top cities of the world. According to this year’s annual report, apart from Vienna; Melbourne, Sydney, Osaka and Calgary are the world’s best habitable cities under the current scenario. Vienna has scored 99.1 points out of 100 points in the global survey due to its convenient public transport, refreshing Alpine tap water and varied cultural life. Melbourne had earlier held the top ranking among the cities of the world for seven years until losing it to Vienna last year in 2018. For the first time in the survey’s history, the Economist Intelligence Unit has noted the effects of climate change on liveability, for which cities like New Delhi and Cairo experienced a fall in its rankings to 118th and 125th place respectively for poor air quality, undesirable average temperatures and inadequate water provision. Agathe Demarais of the EIU said,
"We expect problems relating to climate change to put increasing pressure on liveability scores in the coming years and for the number of cities affected to grow".
