The best cities in the world to live in 2024

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Jun 29, 2024 05:44 GMT

The ranking also determined which are the best cities in Latin America.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) revealed This week, the country published its traditional annual report on the cities with the best and worst living conditions.

This year, 173 cities around the world were catalogued, classified into five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

The comparative analysis ranked Vienna in first place for the third year in a row. The Austrian capital received perfect scores in four of the five aspects evaluated. Two other European cities were ranked behind: Copenhagen (Denmark) and Zurich (Switzerland).

Melbourne, Australia, fell from third to fourth place, while Calgary, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, moved up to fifth place; Sydney, Australia, and Vancouver, Canada, moved up to seventh; and Osaka, Japan, and Auckland, New Zealand, moved up to ninth.

Regarding Latin America, Buenos Aires established itself as the one with the best conditions, a title that, like Vienna, it obtained for the third consecutive year. The Argentine capital stood out for its educational quality. It is worth noting that the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is the best in the entire region, according to the QS World University ranking.

Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago (Chile), San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Lima (Peru), complete the ‘top 5’.

The worst

At a global level, the least habitable (from worst to best) are: Damascus (Syria), Tripoli (Libya), Algiers (Algeria), Lagos (Nigeria), Karachi (Pakistan), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Harare (Zimbabwe), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), kyiv (Ukraine) and Caracas (Venezuela).

The Venezuelan capital was once again ranked among the 10 worst cities in the world and the worst place to live in Latin America. The city is joined by Aguascalientes (Mexico) and Guatemala City (Guatemala).

Over the past year, the average liveability score increased just 0.06 points. Civil unrest and frequent protests around the world, inflation and other economic obstacles, among other destabilizing factors, suggest continued strain on quality of life. This outlook “does not bode well for next year’s index,” the report warns.

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