Copenhagen overtaken: Vienna loses title of the most livable city!

Copenhagen overtaken: Vienna loses title of the most livable city!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna has lost one of his proud titles and is no longer the most livable city in the world. With an impressive score of 98 points, Copenhagen has catapulted itself to the top of the Global LiveAffality Index , while Vienna now shares second place with 97.1 points Zurich.

In the evaluation, which includes categories such as health care, culture, environment, education, infrastructure and stability, among other things, it can be seen that Vienna had to accept considerable deductions in the stability category. The points fell to 95 after two thwarted terrorist attacks in the city influenced the security situation last year. A planned attack on a concert by Taylor Swift is perceived as particularly worrying. These circumstances have led to the perception of Vienna as a secure place of residence, which also emphasizes the Ministry of the Interior: The risk of attack is "currently abstractly high, but not acutely threatening", which put pressure on the city in the security assessment.

Copenhagen in the upswing

Copenhagen not only shines with an excellent overall result, but has even reached the top grade of 100 points in the areas of stability, education and infrastructure. The Danish capital was praised for its investments in security measures, including increased police presence and surveillance cameras, which are considered a prime example of other European cities. These are all factors that help Copenhagen to be able to swim at the top in an international comparison, while Vienna feels the consequences of the risk of terrorism, as Br.de

Although some Viennese are not too sad about the "downgrade", since they find an increasing number of tourists and Airbnb apartments problematic, the question remains how Vienna will react to these challenges in the future. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) relativized the loss of the top position and said that it was "no shame" to share the front places with other cities. He is convinced that Vienna remains an attractive city. The time also notes that Vienna has been listing the list for three years and now in a very competitive environment with cities such as Melfourne, Geneva, Sydney, Osaka, Auckland, Adelaid and Vancouver is.

The top 10 of the most livable cities

The ranking of the most livable cities shows an exciting mix of different nations and cultures. Here is the current top 10:

On the other side of the ranking, cities such as Tripolis and Damascus are found, which are far from 40.1 and 30.7 points and reflect the challenges of life in strongly endangered regions.

A total of 173 cities were rated, with only three of them have more than six million inhabitants. Even the most populous Tokyo only reached the 13th place and shows how important aspects such as quality of life and security are for people.