Toronto named one of the top 10 most livable cities in the world
Source：toronto.ca
From：Taiwan Trade Center, Toronto
Update Time：2022/09/10
A new survey has ranked Toronto in the top 10 most livable cities in the world.
The 2022 Global Liveability Index, published by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), uses 30 different factors that contribute to a city dweller’s lifestyle. That includes stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
After analyzing more than 170 cities, Toronto landed at an impressive eighth place. Toronto, known for its cultural diversity, world-famous professional sports teams, competitive universities, iconic waterfront skyline and much more according to the index, earned a total score of 95.4 (out of a possible 100). That’s just 3.7 points shy of the winning city, Vienna in Austria. Toronto earned 95.0 in stability, 100.0 in healthcare, 95.4 in culture and environment, 100.0 in education and 89.3 in infrastructure.
Here are the top 10 cities to live in around the world:
1. Vienna, Austria — Rank 1, Index – 99.1
2. Copenhagen, Denmark — Rank 2, Index – 98.0
3. Zurich Switzerland — Rank 3, Index – 96.3
4. Calgary Canada — Rank 3, Index – 96.3
5. Vancouver Canada — Rank 4, Index – 96.1
6. Geneva Switzerland — Rank 6, Index – 95.9
7. Frankfurt Germany — Rank 7, Index – 95.7
8. Toronto Canada — Rank 8, Index – 95.4
9. Amsterdam Netherlands — Rank 9, Index – 95.3
10. Osaka Japan– Rank 10, Index – 95.1
11. Melbourne Australia — Rank 10, Index – 95.1
The report says, “the top ten cities are also among those with few covid restrictions. Shops, restaurants and museums have reopened, as have schools, and pandemic-led hospitalisation has declined, leading to less stress on healthcare resources and services, and even the requirement to wear masks is no longer in force in most situations. As a result, cities that were towards the top of our rankings before the pandemic have rebounded on the back of their stability, good infrastructure and services, as well as enjoyable leisure activities.”
Toronto, along with its fellow top 10 ranked Canadian cities, slipped on the list last year, which the 2021 index attributed to the heightened stress on healthcare resources during the second wave of the pandemic.
However, the recent lifting of lockdown measures has catapulted the scores of these Canadian cities, the report found.
“The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected global liveability in 2021, but we have seen a marked improvement in most cities in this year’s index with the reopening of shops, restaurants and museums,” Upasana Dutt, Head of the Livability Index, said in this year’s report.
But while Canada was locking down in 2021, it was also doing a good job, relative to many countries – including Australia and New Zealand – of getting people vaccinated.
Education also emerged with a stronger score as a result of children returning to in-person classrooms. That comes alongside a reduced burden on hospitals and healthcare systems too, Dutt said.
Globally, the average livability index has rebounded to 73.6 out of 100. That’s up from 69.1 a year ago and aligns with higher scores for culture and environment, education and healthcare.
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