Canada, Australia, Europe dominate "Most Liveable Cities" list

[marmar]

http://www.economist.com/markets/rankings/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13809770



Go north... or go south
Jun 8th 2009

From Economist.com

Cities in Canada and Australia are the most liveable in the world


CANADIAN and Australian cities account for six of the top ten spots in the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest liveability ranking (see full report). All of the cities in the top ten scored well over 80.0, the threshold below which difficulties are apparent in day-to-day living. Vancouver is still the world’s most liveable city, with a rating of 98.0; Sydney and Zurich, sharing ninth place, achieved a score less than 2% lower than Vancouver’s. The worst-performing locations are in Africa or Asia, where civil instability and poor infrastructure present significant challenges. The unfolding political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe makes Harare the least desirable city in the survey. Locations within Afghanistan and Iraq are not included.

Most Liveable Cities

!. Vancouver
2. Vienna
3. Melbourne
4. Toronto
5. Perth, Calgary (tie)
7. Helsinki
8. Geneva, Sydney, Zurich (tie)

[izquierdista]

1. They left out Iraq and Afghanistan?

Probably didn't want embarass Vancouver with Dubya's big success.

[CreekDog]

2. I love Vancouver

And it's my favorite city so far, more than San Francisco.

[Taverner]

3. Go YVR!!!

And yes, its my favorite city in the world.