Vienna ranked as most liveable city in the world

Step aside, Melbourne. Vienna is now the world’s most liveable city. The Austrian capital scored 99.1 out of 100 in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global liveability index, which looks at access to health care, education, infrastructure, culture, environment, political and social stability as key components of each country’s ranking. This year, Vienna ended Melbourne’s seven-year reign as it moved up the ranks in the stability category, which allowed it to outstrip the culturally and environmentally advanced Melbourne. Austria and Australia both scored top marks in the healthcare, education and infrastructure categories.

At the other end of the spectrum, Damascus retained its spot at the bottom of the ranking, followed by the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria, according to Bloomberg.