{"id":112732,"date":"2026-07-12T13:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112732"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:17:54","slug":"global-liveability-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/global-liveability-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Liveability Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Global Liveability Index Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Global Liveability Index 2026 was released and Delhi at 120 among 173 cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Global Liveability Index<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is published by the Economist<\/span><b> Intelligence Unit (EIU).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its purpose is to <\/span><b>evaluate how suitable cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are for living by measuring everyday living conditions rather than economic size or tourist popularity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It assesses <\/span><b>173 cities across the world across 30 indicators.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Parameters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is grouped into five categories namely<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stability (25%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare (20%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture &amp; Environment (25%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education (10%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure (20%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Score:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It uses a 1\u2013100 scale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Highlights of Global Liveability Index<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report finds that although the <\/span><b>global average liveability score<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remained unchanged at <\/span><b>76.1 out of 100.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the five categories, <\/span><b>healthcare registered the strongest year-on-year improvement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, increasing by an average of 0.74 points.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Top Cities: Copenhagen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-denmark\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Denmark<\/strong><\/a>) remains the world&#8217;s <\/span><b>most liveable city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, edging out Vienna (Austria) and Melbourne (Australia).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India: New Delhi ranked 120<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by Mumbai (121), Chennai (123), and Bengaluru (127).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/delhi-at-120-among-173-nations-in-global-liveability-index\/articleshow\/132300337.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Liveability Index by the EIU evaluates 173 cities worldwide using 30 indicators to measure quality of life and living conditions. 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