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Vienna tops the 2024 Global Liveability Index

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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) named Vienna as the world's most liveable city for the third year in a row. The EIU's Global Liveability Index ranks 173 cities worldwide on factors like culture, environment, healthcare, infrastructure, and stability. Vienna got "perfect" scores in four out of five categories. It did not get maximum points for culture, owing to few big sporting events". Vienna's residents are lucky to have great architecture.

The average global liveability score rose "fractionally over the past year". However, "risks to stability remain". Global tensions could see numbers in the Index fall. The EIU said: "There have been more instances of civil unrest…around the world…that are unlikely to ease in the near future." The stability category saw the biggest fall this year. This is because of geopolitical conflict, ongoing housing crises and rising crime.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has named Vienna as the world's most liveable city for the third year running. The EIU released its annual Global Liveability Index earlier this week. This ranks 173 cities worldwide on factors that affect quality of life. These include culture, environment, healthcare, infrastructure, and stability. Vienna got "perfect" scores in all but one of the categories. It failed to get maximum points for culture, "owing to a lack of major sporting events". Vienna's residents are blessed with great architecture and a rich musical legacy.

The EIU said the average global liveability score rose "fractionally over the past year". However, it said "risks to stability remain". Tensions around the world could see numbers in the Index fall. The EIU said: "Since we conducted our survey, there have been more instances of civil unrest…around the world…that are unlikely to ease in the near future." The CNBC website said: "The stability category recorded the biggest decline out of all five categories this year, held back by geopolitical conflict, civil unrest, as well as the ongoing housing crisis and crime."

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Vienna has been named as the world's most liveable city. It is the third year running the Austrian capital has won this accolade. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its annual Global Liveability Index earlier this week. The Index ranked 173 cities worldwide on a number of factors that affect quality of life. These include culture and environment, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and stability. Vienna was awarded "perfect" scores in all but one of the five categories. It failed to scoop maximum points for culture, "owing to a lack of major sporting events". Vienna's two million residents are blessed with stunning architecture and a rich musical legacy.

The EIU said the average score for liveability in cities around the globe rose "fractionally over the past year". It cautioned that "risks to stability remain". It said: "Tensions around the world could see a deterioration in the Index in coming years. Since we conducted our survey, there have been more instances of civil unrest and demonstrations around the world, suggesting continuing stress on liveability, that is unlikely to ease in the near future." The CNBC website said: "The stability category recorded the biggest decline out of all five categories this year, held back by geopolitical conflict, civil unrest, as well as the ongoing housing crisis and crime seen across many cities."

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