{"id":112004,"date":"2021-06-12T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=112004"},"modified":"2021-06-12T19:15:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T13:45:46","slug":"global-liveability-index-2021-released-by-eiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-liveability-index-2021-released-by-eiu\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Global Liveability Index&#8221; 2021 Released by EIU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is the News?\u00a0<\/strong>Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU) has released the Global Liveability Index 2021.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About Global Liveability Index:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The index <\/strong>assesses the locations that provide the best and the worst living conditions around the world. It assesses 140 cities around the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parameters: <\/strong>The index takes into account more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors. These factors are spanning five broad categories: stability (25%), healthcare (20%), culture and environment (25%), education (10%), and infrastructure (20%).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>However, due to the pandemic, <\/strong>the EIU added new indicators to it. It includes stress on healthcare resources as well as restrictions around local sporting events, theatres, music concerts, restaurants, and schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scores: <\/strong>Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable, or intolerable. Factor-wise scores are then compiled and weighted to provide a score of 1\u2013100 where 1 is considered intolerable and 100 is considered ideal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read Also :-<a class=\"seoquake-params-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-low-rank-in-global-health-index-2020\/\" rel=\"6069b930 x_url\">India\u2019s low rank in Global Health Index, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Key Takeaways from the index:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top Five Liveable Cities: <\/strong>Auckland (New Zealand), Osaka (Japan), Adelaide (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), and Tokyo (Japan).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Five Least Liveable Cities: <\/strong>Damascus (Syria), Lagos (Nigeria), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Algiers (Algeria).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Other Takeaways from the index:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Covid-19 pandemic <\/strong>has reduced liveability level. Cities experience lockdowns and significant strains on their healthcare system.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Impact: <\/strong>This led to an unprecedented level of change in the rankings, with many of the cities that were previously ranked as the most liveable came down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austria&#8217;s Vienna <\/strong>was number one in both 2018 and 2019. However, it is out of the top 10 due to the effects of Covid-19 and now ranks 12.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auckland <\/strong>topped the ranking due to its successful approach in containing the Covid-19 pandemic. It allowed its society to remain open and the city to score strongly on a number of metrics including education, culture, and environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Damascus <\/strong>remains the world&#8217;s least liveable city as the effects of the civil war in Syria continues to take their toll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read Also :-<a class=\"seoquake-params-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/eius-democracy-index-india-at-53rd-position\/\" rel=\"a0df15ed x_url\">EIU&#8217;s Democracy Index &#8211; India at 53rd Position<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/auckland-tops-global-liveability-index-2021-dhaka-karachi-in-bottom-10-101623236112255.html\"><strong>Hindustan Times<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News?\u00a0Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU) has released the Global Liveability Index 2021. About Global Liveability Index: The index assesses the locations that provide the best and the worst living conditions around the world. It assesses 140 cities around the world. Parameters: The index takes into account more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors. 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