Vienna bares Melbourne: according to the Global Liveability Index compiled by the British financial newspaper The Economist, the Austrian capital is the most livable city in the world, that is, the one with the highest quality of life according to the parameters of political and social stability, safety, health, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. The Australian city, which had dominated this special ranking, which takes into account the data of 140 cities around the planet, for seven consecutive years has been dethroned: for the first time, the award goes to a European city, moreover with an almost excellent score (99,1 points out of 100).
Third place is Japan's Osaka, which jumped six positions this year, while seventh is Tokyo. In the top ten there is no Italian city and only one other European city, Copenhagen, in ninth place. There are two other Australian cities, Sydney fifth and Adelaide tenth, and three Canadian cities: Calgary, fourth, Vancouver, sixth, Toronto, eighth. Among the ten worst cities to live in, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Damascus stands out, the Syrian capital, devastated by seven years of civil war, followed by the Bangladesh capital Dacca and the Nigerian capital Lagos. In fourth place is a Pakistani city, the megalopolis Karachi. Tripoli, in Libya, is seventh.
As for the Italians, Milan and Rome were taken into consideration: the duel was won by the Lombard capital, which finished 46th (ahead of London, 48th), while the Italian capital was 55th, in any case two positions ahead of New York, only 57th. Among the other "big" Europeans, the 19th place of Paris, the 21st of Berlin and the 30th of Barcelona, which does better than Madrid 39th should be noted. In front of the Italians there are also cities such as Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, Pittsburgh, Dusseldorf, and Honolulu, in Hawaii. The worst European capital is Bucharest, 82nd.
