Calgary named world’s 3rd most liveable city by Economist Intelligence Unit
Calgary has tied with Zurich, Switzerland for third place within the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual ranking of the world’s most habitable cities.
Calgary has been within the prime 10 earlier than, however third spot is the very best rating town has reached, beating out Vancouver in fifth place and Toronto in eighth place.
“Extra Calgarians are telling the story of their metropolis, and persons are taking discover,” mentioned Mayor Jyoti Gondek in an announcement on Thursday.
“Our climb within the rankings for Most Habitable Metropolis displays the welcoming nature of our metropolis, its affordability and the chance supplied to entrepreneurs.
“We’re exuding optimism and welcoming folks to affix us in shaping our future.”
Vienna, Austria scored the highest spot, with Copenhagen, Denmark coming in second.
The EIU, a analysis and evaluation division of The Economist Group, the sister firm to The Economist newspaper, ranked 172 cities this yr.
It mentioned every metropolis was given a ranking out of 100 for over 30 qualitative and quantitative components throughout 5 classes: stability, healthcare, tradition and atmosphere, schooling and infrastructure.
With an general rating of 96.3, right here is how town fared in every class:
- Stability: 95
- Healthcare: 100
- Tradition and Setting: 90
- Training: 100
- Infrastructure: 100
“An necessary side of the rankings is the deal with liveability for all residents given financial challenges and it continues to be a magnet for Calgary,” mentioned Brad Parry, president of Calgary Financial Improvement, in an announcement.
“This rating is an acknowledgement Calgary is a good metropolis for folks to make a residing and a life as we assist remedy world challenges.”
The town has been engaged on reimagining downtown, most not too long ago asserting a partnership with Gehl Studio and Stantec Calgary to show pedestrian hub Stephen Avenue right into a extra vibrant space.
The EIU liveability survey mentioned it doesn’t bear in mind the price of residing.
Survey Findings
The survey mentioned general, scores have gone up since final yr as a result of easing of COVID-19 restrictions in lots of locations, however the world common rating continues to be under pre-pandemic ranges.
Notably, this yr, the EIU wrote in its findings that Kyiv, Ukraine was pressured to be faraway from the checklist because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The conflict additionally influenced the decrease rankings of Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia due to “elevated instability, censorship, imposition of Western sanctions and corporates withdrawing their operation from the nation.”
Damascus, Syria, in addition to Tripoli, Libya and Lagos, Nigeria are on the backside “as they face social unrest, terrorism and battle.”
Western European and Canadian cities crammed up a lot of the prime 10 spots, except Osaka, Japan tying with Melbourne, Australia for tenth place.
