4 cities in Australia made it to the Top 10 List of Most Livable Cities in the World!
With COVID 19 putting the world at a standstill for a year, cities in the world have become much less livable. But these cities made sure to stand back up their feet again and reestablish their economy.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to the top spot in place of Vienna, which crashed out of the top 10 altogether as the island nations of New Zealand, Australia and Japan fared best.
The Austrian capital had led the list since 2018 and for years ran neck and neck with Melbourne at the top of the survey of 140 urban centres. New Zealand’s elimination of Covid-19 within its borders, through lockdown measures helped by its geographic isolation, gave its cities a big boost.
Online, the news was met by some New Zealanders with faint bemusement. Despite their many strengths, both Auckland and Wellington – another New Zealand city that hit the top five – have some significant challenges to liveability.
The Economist stated its rationale in gentler terms. “New Zealand’s tough lockdown allowed their society to reopen and enabled citizens of cities like Auckland and Wellington to enjoy a lifestyle that looked similar to pre-pandemic life,” the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said in a statement.
The EIU generally does not make the full ranking public. The last time Auckland was in the top 10 was in 2017, when it came eighth, a position Melbourne shared with Geneva this year. Vienna fell to 12th.
Which Australian cities made it to the list?
With Auckland being at the top of the list, below are the Australian Cities with it in the list. Did your City or your prospect city make it?
- Third in the list is ADELAIDE. With an overall index of 94.0, it boasted a perfect score of 100.00 in Stability, Healthcare and Education;
- PERTH came in sixth. Having an overall index of 93.3, it was rated 100 in Healthcare, Education, and Infrastructure;
- Ninth came MELBOURNE with an overall index of 92.5; and
- Completing the list, tenth is BRISBANE with an overall index of 92.4.
Australian cities are no stranger to this ranking, but because of COVID, there has been shockers in the list.
“Cities across the world are now much less liveable than they were before the pandemic began, and we’ve seen that regions such as Europe have been hit particularly hard.”
The EU struggled to get its vaccination campaign off the ground and many member states, including Austria, imposed more lockdowns than they had hoped to, hurting their cities’ scores in the measure of culture and environment. The four other categories assessed are stability, healthcare, education and infrastructure.
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