Osaka, which was number four in 2019, has moved up to second place.Īlthough Asia-Pacific cities seem to have excelled, Canada, which had three cities, Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto near the top two years ago, has dropped out of the top 10 entirely. Meanwhile, Tokyo wasn’t the only Japanese city near the top of the list. “New Zealand’s tough lockdown allowed their society to reopen and enabled citizens of cities like Auckland and Wellington to enjoy a lifestyle that looked similar to pre-pandemic life.” “The cities that have risen to the top of the rankings this year are largely the ones that have taken stringent measures to contain the pandemic,” Upasana Dutt from The Economist Intelligence Unit said in a statement. New Zealand’s capital Wellington was fourth on this year’s list, tying with Japan’s Tokyo, and four cities of Australia, where t ough border controls have been in place throughout the crisis, occupy the top 10.Īdelaide, Perth and Brisbane came in third, sixth and 10th place respectively, while Melbourne tied with Switzerland’s Geneva at number eight. Perth was one of four Australian cities that featured in the top 10. The annual list did not go ahead in 2020, but Austria’s Vienna, number one in both 20, has completely dropped out of the top 10 after being heavily effected by Covid, and now sits in 12th place.
New Zealand has been significantly praised for its handling of the crisis so it’s perhaps no surprise that one of its cities has been named the world’s most livable city for 2021.Īuckland came out on top on The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index of 140 cities around the world thanks to its success in containing the pandemic quickly, enabling restrictions to be lifted early on. Well over a year into the pandemic, ongoing health crises, border closures and lockdowns are continuing to affect millions of people around the world.īut some destinations have fared much better than others in managing the virus, meaning those who live there were able to get back to some semblance of normal life reasonably early on. The impact of Covid-19 on global livability has been absolutely devastating.
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