
“The removal of COVID-19-related restrictions has overall boded well for global liveability in 2023,” said Upasana Dutt, the head of EIU’s Liveability Index, in a statement. Pandemic impacts were also accounted for, such as restrictions on theatre, concerts, sporting events, restaurants, and educational institutions. A team of expert analysts and contributors in each city also helped parse out cultural innuendos and subtleties.


To determine the rankings, 173 cities were studied from February 13, 2022, to March 12, 2023, and given a rating for 30 factors in five categories including stability and health care infrastructure and culture and education.
