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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 1389 Views
How do you call towns "cities"? Tom - 30/08/2011 08:12:27 PM 660 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 647 Views
Perth has 1.7 million people. Nate - 30/08/2011 08:30:26 PM 806 Views
You kind of inadvertently prove the point... Legolas - 30/08/2011 09:21:18 PM 870 Views
So I see! Nate - 30/08/2011 09:45:27 PM 900 Views
A million people isn't a city? Nate - 30/08/2011 08:28:20 PM 807 Views
Not necessarily. Tom - 30/08/2011 10:49:08 PM 772 Views
You could be right re: population density. Nate - 30/08/2011 11:06:36 PM 717 Views
Re: Not necessarily. Zaphod - 30/08/2011 11:56:20 PM 787 Views
He's spoilt by living in New York Stephen - 31/08/2011 01:26:02 AM 860 Views
That probably is part of it. Tom - 31/08/2011 02:14:41 AM 661 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 664 Views
Have you been to Toronto or Vancouver ? wheelwright - 31/08/2011 04:02:01 PM 683 Views
no but I have the internet and they meet the ethnic description I gave random thoughts - 31/08/2011 05:25:40 PM 786 Views
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you're fairly off with that one. Nate - 31/08/2011 04:52:25 PM 733 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 728 Views
I believe your words ... Nate - 31/08/2011 05:49:26 PM 709 Views
yeah sprinkling was probably an understatement random thoughts - 31/08/2011 07:36:16 PM 925 Views
As a comparison ... Nate - 30/08/2011 08:37:28 PM 836 Views
that can be a little misleading random thoughts - 30/08/2011 09:18:22 PM 766 Views
Point taken. Nate - 30/08/2011 09:49:54 PM 856 Views
Not enough Europe, apparently ironclad - 30/08/2011 08:13:48 PM 732 Views
Re: Europe Nate - 30/08/2011 09:32:17 PM 755 Views
Interesting ironclad - 30/08/2011 09:59:27 PM 892 Views
but everything tries to kill you in Oz Yunalesca - 30/08/2011 08:41:51 PM 690 Views
That's what keeps you fit and healthy. *NM* Nate - 30/08/2011 09:17:32 PM 369 Views
weather is a factor and three Canadian cities made the top ten? random thoughts - 30/08/2011 09:22:32 PM 804 Views
Vancouver at least has a nice climate. Nate - 30/08/2011 09:40:31 PM 930 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 634 Views
For the record, I found Vancouver quite lovely. Joel - 31/08/2011 05:09:37 PM 873 Views
Quality health care in the US, really? Macharius - 31/08/2011 12:27:41 AM 752 Views
seriously... LadyLorraine - 31/08/2011 05:24:47 AM 704 Views
all you are arguing is quality=free random thoughts - 31/08/2011 12:11:30 PM 712 Views
Also, Aeryn - 31/08/2011 12:53:00 PM 783 Views
no it works out that nicely for most people random thoughts - 31/08/2011 01:36:13 PM 736 Views
How can he afford a week in Vail and not afford insurance? nossy - 31/08/2011 04:22:47 PM 739 Views
a lot of the uninsured are that way from choice random thoughts - 31/08/2011 06:41:42 PM 663 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 900 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 511 Views
Nothing in Travis County is run by Republicans. Joel - 31/08/2011 07:46:42 PM 751 Views
Livability obviously doesn't include "Concentration of Venomous Creatures". *NM* TaskmasterJack - 30/08/2011 11:43:43 PM 381 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 817 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 653 Views
How? ironclad - 31/08/2011 08:20:01 AM 639 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 579 Views
Why no Boston? *NM* Ghavrel - 31/08/2011 12:16:28 AM 365 Views
Annoyingness of local sports fans was also taken into consideration. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2011 12:31:21 AM 468 Views
Obviously the study group consists of Yankees fans. Poor, unfortunate souls. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/08/2011 12:46:17 AM 343 Views
A low population density seems to be a key determinant in these rankings Colonel Logain - 31/08/2011 12:51:45 AM 625 Views
There is an obvious mistake Druid - 31/08/2011 03:07:31 AM 964 Views
I was almost killed by a wombat LadyLorraine - 31/08/2011 05:26:28 AM 618 Views
you should print that on a tee shirt and sell it random thoughts - 31/08/2011 09:11:18 PM 637 Views
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