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It seems our tiny corner of the planet isn’t all that great.
Not a single British city was included in the list of the top 50 best places in the world to live in 2015.
‘Best’ places should not be confused with ‘happiest’ places (although we’re probably not on that list either).
‘Best’ refers to the best quality of life, which was measured based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors spread across stability, infrastructure, education, healthcare and environment.
The Top 50
1 Melbourne, Australia
2 Vienna, Austria
3 Vancouver, Canada
4 Toronto, Canada
5 Adelaide, Australia
6 Calgary, Canada
7 Sydney, Australia
8 Helsinki, Finland
9 Perth, Australia
10 Auckland, New Zealand
11 Zurich, Switzerland
12 Geneva, Switzerland
13 Osaka, Japan
14 Hamburg, Germany
15 Stockholm, Sweden
16 Montreal, Canada
17 Paris, France
18 Frankfurt, Germany
19 Tokyo, Japan
20 Brisbane, Australia
21 Berlin, Germany
22 Copenhangen, Denmark
23 Wellington, New Zealand
24 Oslo, Norway
25 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Honolulu, United States
28 Brussels, Belgium
29 Munich, Germany
30 Pittsburgh, United States
31 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
32 Dusseldorf, Germany
33 Lyon, France
34 Barcelona, Spain
35 Washington DC, United States
36 Atlanta, United States
37 Chicago, United States
38 Miami, United States
39 Detroit, United States
40 Boston, United States
41 Seatle, United States
42 Los Angeles, United States
43 Minneapolis, United States
44 Madrid, Spain
45 Cleveland, United States
46 Dublin, Ireland
47 Houston, United States
48 Milan, Italy
49 Rome, Italy
50 Budapest, Hungary
Melbourne, Australia, took the top spot for the fourth year in the row, and Adelaide, Sydney and Perth were also in the top 10. Three Canadian cities – Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary – made the top 10, which was rounded off with Vienna, Austria, Helsinki, Finland and Auckland, New Zealand.
The top cities are usually mid-sized with relatively low population densities in wealthy countries. These cities tend to offer more recreational activities, but have low crime rates and an infrastructure that isn’t overburdened.
Social unrest and poor transport infrastructure have contributed to London’s descent down the rankings in the last few years. Our capital is now ranked as the third least liveable city in Europe.
Conflict zones such as Damascas and Lagos are ranked lowest down the list, though some cities are omitted because their situation is so dire that they are not deemed ‘liveable’.
It seems our tiny corner of the planet isn’t all that great.
Not a single British city was included in the list of the top 50 best places in the world to live in 2015.
‘Best’ places should not be confused with ‘happiest’ places (although we’re probably not on that list either).
‘Best’ refers to the best quality of life, which was measured based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors spread across stability, infrastructure, education, healthcare and environment.
The Top 50
1 Melbourne, Australia
2 Vienna, Austria
3 Vancouver, Canada
4 Toronto, Canada
5 Adelaide, Australia
6 Calgary, Canada
7 Sydney, Australia
8 Helsinki, Finland
9 Perth, Australia
10 Auckland, New Zealand
11 Zurich, Switzerland
12 Geneva, Switzerland
13 Osaka, Japan
14 Hamburg, Germany
15 Stockholm, Sweden
16 Montreal, Canada
17 Paris, France
18 Frankfurt, Germany
19 Tokyo, Japan
20 Brisbane, Australia
21 Berlin, Germany
22 Copenhangen, Denmark
23 Wellington, New Zealand
24 Oslo, Norway
25 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Honolulu, United States
28 Brussels, Belgium
29 Munich, Germany
30 Pittsburgh, United States
31 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
32 Dusseldorf, Germany
33 Lyon, France
34 Barcelona, Spain
35 Washington DC, United States
36 Atlanta, United States
37 Chicago, United States
38 Miami, United States
39 Detroit, United States
40 Boston, United States
41 Seatle, United States
42 Los Angeles, United States
43 Minneapolis, United States
44 Madrid, Spain
45 Cleveland, United States
46 Dublin, Ireland
47 Houston, United States
48 Milan, Italy
49 Rome, Italy
50 Budapest, Hungary
Melbourne, Australia, took the top spot for the fourth year in the row, and Adelaide, Sydney and Perth were also in the top 10. Three Canadian cities – Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary – made the top 10, which was rounded off with Vienna, Austria, Helsinki, Finland and Auckland, New Zealand.
The top cities are usually mid-sized with relatively low population densities in wealthy countries. These cities tend to offer more recreational activities, but have low crime rates and an infrastructure that isn’t overburdened.
Social unrest and poor transport infrastructure have contributed to London’s descent down the rankings in the last few years. Our capital is now ranked as the third least liveable city in Europe.
Conflict zones such as Damascas and Lagos are ranked lowest down the list, though some cities are omitted because their situation is so dire that they are not deemed ‘liveable’.
Metro UK
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