The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released their annual report of the world’s most livable cities, with two Canadian cities featuring prominently.
Every year EIU conducts their annual assessment and ranking of cities, based on factors including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure—to create the Global Livability Ranking.
2024 saw Calgary, which previously held the seventh ranking, move up to fifth place—tying Geneva and switching spots with Vancouver (which in 2023 was ranked in fifth place, and now moves to seventh in the global ranking).
Notably, for the first time in three years, Toronto fell out of the global top 10 (now ranked 12th), after being ranked in ninth place in 2023. This year Vienna and Copenhagen took the first and second spots respectively, for the third year in a row. While 2023’s top 10 ranking featured 11 cities (due to a tie) this year’s contains 10. All cities in the 2024 top 10 were also present in the 2023 top 10.