![]() The majority of the cities, which have declined, such as Kiev, Tripoli and Damascus have done so because of reemerging instability and conflict, which seems to be the key factor in undermining wider livability. Global business cities, like Paris, Tokyo, London, and New York ranked 17, 19, 55, and 56 respectively fare worse than mid-sized cities because even though wages are high and there are a plethora of recreational activities, the crime rates are high, the streets are congested and there are public transport problems. Therefore people in these cities can enjoy recreational activates without leading to high crime rates or being a burden on the infrastructure. The cities at the top tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density. Cities in Canada and Australia continue to be the most liveable cities with Melbourne leading the way. However, in the past year this is now starting to stabilize there have been no changes to the top tier cities. In the last five years, globally, liveability as declined by 0.68 percentage points this may be due to unrest in the wake of the global economic crisis. ![]() The 140 cities surveyed have been chosen as cities or business centers people might want to visit or live in. ![]() This is worked out for every city by assigned a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability healthcare culture and environment education and infrastructure. The ranking assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions. The Economist Intelligence Unit's annual liveability index has been out for a couple of weeks now and Lagos remains at the bottom of the list.
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