Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has ranked the seventh least liveable city in the world for the second consecutive year in the Global Liveability Index for 2023.

The annual global survey by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister organisation to The Economist, was published on Wednesday (June 21). 

The EIU ranked 173 cities around the world on more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure, said the report.

Dhaka became the 166th, with 43.8 points. This makes it the seventh least liveable city this year.

According to the index, top 10 most liveable cities are Vienna (98.4), Copenhagen (98.0), Melbourne (97.7), Sydney (97.4), Vancouver (97.3), Zurich (97.1), Calgary (96.8), Geneva (96.8), Toronto, (96.5), and Osaka (96.0).

Top 10 least liveable cities are Damascus (30.7), Tripoli (40.1), Algiers (42.0), Lagos (42.2), Karachi (42.5), Port Moresby (43.4), Dhaka (43.8), Harare (43.8), Kyiv (44.0), and Douala (46.4), according to the index. 

BDST: 1644 HRS, JUNE 22, 2023
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