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Monday, July 13, 2026

The world’s most, and least, liveable cities in 2026

 “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”

-- Carl Sagan, Cosmos


World's most-liveable cities as usual are in Scandinavia and German-speaking Europe.

Second best are in Australia, New Zealand, Japan US continues to trail Canadian cities, with only Honolulu close. Worst of all is Damascus.

The world’s most, and least, liveable cities in 2026 


See how 173 cities compare in EIU’s annual ranking