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Interesting ironclad Send a noteboard - 30/08/2011 09:59:27 PM
I don't know enough about European cities to say why they might have ranked them outside of the top ten. The scores for the top ten were all pretty close though, so there could be plenty of cities outside of the top ten that score quite high as well. Unfortunately they want you to pay to see the whole list.

Because I love lists, here is a list from Monocle magazine's 2010 World's Most Livable Cities index, which appears to be much more inclined to like Europe. It aims to rank by quality of life, and some things that it takes into account that aren't specifically mentioned by the Economist ranking are quality of architecture, international connectivity, tolerance, and access to nature.

1. Munich, Germany

2. Copenhagen, Denmark

3. Zurich, Switzerland

4. Tokyo, Japan

5. Helsinki, Finland

6. Stockholm, Sweden

7. Paris, France

8. Vienna, Austria

9. Melbourne, Australia

10. Madrid, Spain

11. Berlin, Germany

12. Sydney, Australia

13. Honolulu, United States

14. Fukuoka, Japan

15. Geneva, Switzerland

16. Vancouver, Canada

17. Barcelona, Spain

18. Oslo, Norway

19. Montreal, Canada

20. Auckland, New Zealand

21. Singapore, Singapore

22. Portland, United States

23. Kyoto, Japan

24. Hamburg, Germany

25. Lisbon, Portugal


Most of the usual suspects from above show up and still it's a lot more spread all over the world. The cities from this list that I'be been to deserve to be on it, as far as I can tell. Then again, there are thousands of cities I haven't been to and that might deserve a spot :P
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The world's top ten and worst ten most livable cities Nate - 30/08/2011 07:06:50 PM 1520 Views
How do you call towns "cities"? Tom - 30/08/2011 08:12:27 PM 790 Views
I thought you were going to mention Perth. The rest are clearly cities, if you ask me. Legolas - 30/08/2011 08:23:33 PM 757 Views
Perth has 1.7 million people. Nate - 30/08/2011 08:30:26 PM 919 Views
You kind of inadvertently prove the point... Legolas - 30/08/2011 09:21:18 PM 989 Views
So I see! Nate - 30/08/2011 09:45:27 PM 1006 Views
A million people isn't a city? Nate - 30/08/2011 08:28:20 PM 918 Views
Not necessarily. Tom - 30/08/2011 10:49:08 PM 887 Views
You could be right re: population density. Nate - 30/08/2011 11:06:36 PM 826 Views
Re: Not necessarily. Zaphod - 30/08/2011 11:56:20 PM 903 Views
He's spoilt by living in New York Stephen - 31/08/2011 01:26:02 AM 972 Views
That probably is part of it. Tom - 31/08/2011 02:14:41 AM 775 Views
to meet their definition of best it also seems to help if you have mostly white random thoughts - 31/08/2011 01:52:11 PM 780 Views
Have you been to Toronto or Vancouver ? wheelwright - 31/08/2011 04:02:01 PM 794 Views
no but I have the internet and they meet the ethnic description I gave random thoughts - 31/08/2011 05:25:40 PM 889 Views
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you're fairly off with that one. Nate - 31/08/2011 04:52:25 PM 844 Views
OK you did see where I included Asians didn't you and I would call less than 2% significant random thoughts - 31/08/2011 05:31:45 PM 839 Views
I believe your words ... Nate - 31/08/2011 05:49:26 PM 826 Views
yeah sprinkling was probably an understatement random thoughts - 31/08/2011 07:36:16 PM 1042 Views
As a comparison ... Nate - 30/08/2011 08:37:28 PM 948 Views
that can be a little misleading random thoughts - 30/08/2011 09:18:22 PM 880 Views
Point taken. Nate - 30/08/2011 09:49:54 PM 963 Views
Not enough Europe, apparently ironclad - 30/08/2011 08:13:48 PM 839 Views
Re: Europe Nate - 30/08/2011 09:32:17 PM 864 Views
Interesting ironclad - 30/08/2011 09:59:27 PM 1001 Views
but everything tries to kill you in Oz Yunalesca - 30/08/2011 08:41:51 PM 792 Views
That's what keeps you fit and healthy. *NM* Nate - 30/08/2011 09:17:32 PM 417 Views
weather is a factor and three Canadian cities made the top ten? random thoughts - 30/08/2011 09:22:32 PM 922 Views
Vancouver at least has a nice climate. Nate - 30/08/2011 09:40:31 PM 1042 Views
yeah there are not vey many US cities I would want to raise kids in random thoughts - 30/08/2011 11:16:52 PM 748 Views
For the record, I found Vancouver quite lovely. Joel - 31/08/2011 05:09:37 PM 989 Views
Quality health care in the US, really? Macharius - 31/08/2011 12:27:41 AM 881 Views
seriously... LadyLorraine - 31/08/2011 05:24:47 AM 804 Views
all you are arguing is quality=free random thoughts - 31/08/2011 12:11:30 PM 816 Views
Also, Aeryn - 31/08/2011 12:53:00 PM 879 Views
no it works out that nicely for most people random thoughts - 31/08/2011 01:36:13 PM 851 Views
How can he afford a week in Vail and not afford insurance? nossy - 31/08/2011 04:22:47 PM 847 Views
a lot of the uninsured are that way from choice random thoughts - 31/08/2011 06:41:42 PM 769 Views
Getting care, getting timely care, getting quality care and paying for it are all different things. Joel - 31/08/2011 03:39:30 PM 1025 Views
tha tis becuase the hospital is run by republicans and they were out to get you *NM* random thoughts - 31/08/2011 07:37:47 PM 561 Views
Nothing in Travis County is run by Republicans. Joel - 31/08/2011 07:46:42 PM 867 Views
Livability obviously doesn't include "Concentration of Venomous Creatures". *NM* TaskmasterJack - 30/08/2011 11:43:43 PM 431 Views
or perhaps Australian cities rank so high because they're so much better than the alternative Zaphod - 30/08/2011 11:58:47 PM 938 Views
Actually, the reason our cities are so liveable is because they're built to keep said creatures out Colonel Logain - 31/08/2011 12:59:01 AM 760 Views
How? ironclad - 31/08/2011 08:20:01 AM 754 Views
I can't risk putting the answer on a public forum, the venomous creatures may find out Colonel Logain - 01/09/2011 07:26:52 AM 702 Views
Why no Boston? *NM* Ghavrel - 31/08/2011 12:16:28 AM 413 Views
Annoyingness of local sports fans was also taken into consideration. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2011 12:31:21 AM 522 Views
Obviously the study group consists of Yankees fans. Poor, unfortunate souls. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/08/2011 12:46:17 AM 395 Views
A low population density seems to be a key determinant in these rankings Colonel Logain - 31/08/2011 12:51:45 AM 743 Views
There is an obvious mistake Druid - 31/08/2011 03:07:31 AM 1066 Views
I was almost killed by a wombat LadyLorraine - 31/08/2011 05:26:28 AM 722 Views
you should print that on a tee shirt and sell it random thoughts - 31/08/2011 09:11:18 PM 749 Views
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