EIU releases Global Liveability Ranking 2021

The Economist’s Intelligence Unit recently released its annual Global Liveability Index, with New Zealand’s Auckland earning the number 1 spot. According to the EIU survey, six of the top 10 cities are in New Zealand and Australia.

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The cities that have risen to the top of the rankings this year are largely the ones that have taken stringent measures to contain the pandemic.

Adelaide, Osaka, Tokyo, and Wellington made up the top five Asia-Pacific cities on the 2021 edition of the EIU’s annual Global Liveability Ranking.

Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland were among the non-Asia-Pacific cities to make it to the top 10 on the EIU ranking were for their standard of living.

While the EIU didn’t reveal the full list of ranking for the 140 countries, it has also announced the 10 least liveable cities in the world, which are indicated alongside the top 10 most liveable cities in the world below:

10 Most Liveable Cities in the World

1. Auckland (New Zealand)
2. Osaka (Japan)
3. Adelaide (Australia)
4. Wellington (New Zealand)
5. Tokyo (Japan)
6. Perth (Australia)
7. Zurich (Switzerland)
8. Geneva (Switzerland)
9. Melbourne (Australia)
10. Brisbane (Australia)