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Hong Kong is the biggest climber this year for its improvements in stability and healthcare. Read on to see which Asian city takes the lead
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is a sister organisation to The Economist, released yesterday (June 26) its list of the most liveable cities in 2024. The result is ranked based on five factors: stability, healthcare, education, culture and the environment and infrastructure.
Among the 173 cities, Osaka, which came ninth, is the only Asian city to make it to the top ten. Hong Kong jumped from 61st to 50th, thanks to its increasing scores for stability and healthcare. Other Asian cities which also have a significant climb include Singapore, which moved up from 26th to 18th; Ho Chi Minh City, which rose from 133rd to 126th; and Beijing, which climbed from 81st to 77th.
Bangladesh, at 168th, and Pakistan, at 169th, came last among all Asian countries.
Vienna remained top for three consecutive years in the world.
The top ten most liveable cities in 2024:
Vienna, Austria (first)
Copenhagen, Denmark (second)
Zurich, Switzerland (third)
Melbourne, Australia (fourth)
Calgary, Canada (fifth)
Geneva, Switzerland (fifth)
Sydney, Australia (seventh)
Vancouver, Canada (seventh)
Osaka, Japan (ninth)
Auckland, New Zealand (ninth)
Zabrina is the Senior Editor, Arts and Culture of Tatler Hong Kong. She specialises in performing arts, visual art and film. Her wanderlust was first fuelled by the Mighty Rovers Antarctica Expedition 2010. Over the years, she has interviewed A-list artists and filmmakers, including Oscar winners Chlóe Zhao and Tim Yip, Golden Horse winner Sylvia Chang, In the Mood for Love cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Pachinko author Min Jin Lee, and Coachella’s first Chinese solo singer Jackson Wang. She won gold at the WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards for her 2021 feature on the waves of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
