About
- Global Liveability Index Report 2022 was given by the European Intelligence Unit (EUI). The EUI, in its Global Liveability Index 2022, has ranked 173 cities across the world. The ranking is based on five factors - healthcare, stability, culture and environment, infrastructure, and education.
Key Facts
- Among all the five factors, the EUI gives the most weightage to culture and environment, and stability. Both the factors account for 50% of the weightage in the ranking, with 25% each. Healthcare and infrastructure are given the weightage of 20% each, while education's share is 10% in the ranking.
- It is for the first time that five Indian cities have found a place on this list.
Ranking
- The most livable city according to the index is Vienna. Western European cities along with a few Canadian cities dominate the top ten ranks. The Syrian capital, Damascus is the least livable city in the world.
Indian Ranking
- Delhi was ranked the best at 140, followed by Mumbai at 141, Chennai and Ahmedabad at 142 and 143 respectively. Bangalore scored the least out of the five Indian cities, ranking 146th with a score of 54.4 out of 100.
- The city received a score of 46.4, out of 100, in infrastructure. This score is the lowest among all Indian cities. Pakistan’s largest city Karachi was one of the five least livable cities in the world in the index, but it has still scored better than the IT capital of India in terms of infrastructure. The silicon valley of India scored equal to Lagos in Nigeria, the third-least livable city in the world, in terms of infrastructure.
- Interestingly, the silicon valley of India, Bengaluru topped the ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’, which was released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Static
- Economic Intelligence Unit:
- Headquarter: London, U.K.
Questions
Q.1 Which is the most liveable city according to the Global Liveability Index Report 2022?a. Hong Kong
b. Vienna
c. Geneva
d. Mumbai
e. None of the Above
