![]() ![]() One salient instance is 'humidity/temperature' which is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable, or intolerable. But how the indicators are chosen reveals the report's pre-selected audience. By the same token, it goes without saying Nigeria's Lagos, who scores a scanting 33% in Education, is no child's paradise. To be sure, Vancouver, Vienna, and Melbourne are admirably high-quality cities in and of themselves. ![]() However, as far as 'liveability' is concerned, how the cities are ranked exposes a systemic bias. The top-ten chart is populated by, perhaps unsurprisingly, cities of Canada, Northern Europe, and Australasia. The choice of indicators seems ambitiously comprehensive and fair. The ranking considers indicators in five categories – Stability, Healthcare, Culture & Environment, Education, and Infrastructure. ![]() Is Vancouver the best city and Zimbabwe's Harare the worst city? Yes, according to this year's Global Liveability by the Economist. ![]()
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