Calgary has partnered with Zurich in Switzerland to rank third in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)annual ranking of the most livable cities in the world. rice field.
Calgary has been in the top 10 so far, but the third spot is the highest rank the city has reached, with in 5th place in Vancouver and 8th place in Toronto. It exceeds.
"More Calgarian people are telling the story of their city and people are paying attention," Mayor Jyoti Gondek said in a statement Thursday.
"The rise in the ranking of the most livable cities reflects the cozy nature of our city, its affordability and the opportunities offered to entrepreneurs.
"We are optimistic and invite people to us
Vienna, Austria, took the top spot and Copenhagen, Denmark came in second.
EIU, the research and analysis division of our sister company, the Economist Group, was published in the Economist newspaper, which was ranked in 172 cities this year.
The overall score was 96.3, in each category. The situation in the city is as follows:
- Stability: 95
- Healthcare: 100
- Culture and Environment: 90
- Education: 100
- Infrastructure: 100
"An important aspect of the ranking is to focus on the livability of all citizens given financial challenges, which is the focus of Calgary." Brad Parry, president of Calgary Economic Development, said in his statement.
"This ranking is wrong. owledgement Calgary is the perfect city for people to make a living to help solve global challenges." The city of
is working on a rethinking of downtown , and more recently Gehl Studio and Stantec Calgary are transforming the pedestrian hub Stephen Avenue into a more vibrant area. According to the living expenses survey of
EIU , living expenses are not taken into consideration.
Survey Results
Overall, the COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed in many places, resulting in higher scores than last year, but the global average score remains. It is below the front of the pandemic. level.
In particular, this year, the EIU wrote in its findings that Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced Ukrainian Kyiv to be removed from the list.
The war also affected the lower ranks of Russia's Moscow and St. Petersburg due to "increased instability, censorship, imposition of western sanctions, and the withdrawal of business from the country". Gave.
Damascus in Syria, Tripoli, Libya and Lagos in Nigeria are at the bottom "because of social unrest, terrorism and conflict".
Western European and Canadian cities occupy most of the top ten. However, Japan's Osaka tied Australia's Melbourne with in 10th place.
