{"id":367204,"date":"2026-07-11T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367204"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:45:54","slug":"about-global-liveability-index-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/about-global-liveability-index-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"About Global Liveability Index 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Global Liveability Index 2026 was recently released, ranking cities worldwide on different urban liveability and quality of life indicators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Global Liveability Index 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Global Liveability Index<\/strong> evaluates<strong> living conditions across cities<\/strong> and serves as a <strong>global benchmark for urban liveability, resilience, and quality of life.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Published by:<\/strong> It is published by <strong>Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong>\u00a0The index assessed <strong>173 cities<\/strong> using more than <strong>30 qualitative and quantitative indicators.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Score:<\/strong>\u00a0The index <strong>uses a 1\u2013100 scale.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parameters:<\/strong>\u00a0The index measured &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>Stability (25%)<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare (20%)<\/li>\n<li>Culture &amp; Environment (25%)<\/li>\n<li>Education (10%)<\/li>\n<li>Infrastructure (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Findings\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global Trend:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top Three Cities:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Copenhagen<\/strong> remained the <strong>world&#8217;s most liveable city,<\/strong> followed by <strong>Vienna and Melbourne.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bottom Cities:<\/strong> <strong>Damascus remained the least liveable city<\/strong>, while <strong>Tripoli and Dhaka<\/strong> were also among the lowest-ranked cities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Trend:<\/strong> The average <strong>global score remained 76.1<\/strong>, as healthcare and education gains were offset by declining stability from geopolitical tensions, conflicts, and civil unrest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India Performance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ranking:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>New Delhi ranked 120th<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Mumbai (121st)<\/strong>, <strong>Chennai (123rd),<\/strong> and <strong>Bengaluru (127th).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 100:<\/strong> <strong>All four Indian cities remained outside the global top 100.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>New Delhi and Mumbai<\/strong> showed <strong>no change from the previous year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"38\"><strong>Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"528\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"245\"><strong>Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU):<\/strong>\u00a0It is the <strong>research and analysis division<\/strong> of the <strong>British media company The Economist Group,<\/strong> which provides global business intelligence, forecasting, research, and advisory services.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"700\"><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> The EIU&#8217;s Country Analysis service covers <strong>198 geographies,<\/strong> using a <strong>network of more than 750 specialists<\/strong> to examine <strong>political, policy, and economic trends with in-depth analysis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"827\"><strong>Major Reports:<\/strong>\u00a0The EIU publishes flagship reports such as the <strong>Global Liveability Index and the Democracy Index.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Global Liveability Index 2026 was recently released, ranking cities worldwide on different urban liveability and quality of life indicators. 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