• Home
  • The Global Liveability Index 2025

An EIU report

The Global Liveability Index 2025

EIU’s Liveability Index assesses which locations around the world offer the best and worst living conditions. This year’s average index score remains at 76.1 out of 100—unchanged from last year. Although geopolitical conflict and civil unrest continue to weigh on stability scores, gains in education, healthcare and infrastructure across several emerging cities have helped offset the decline.

Find out which European city has taken the top spot—ending Vienna’s three-year run as the most liveable—and benchmark urban performance metrics to support strategic planning. 

Download free summary

This year’s report explores:

Icon of a globe behind a magnifying glass enclosed in a circleWhich cities have the best and worst living conditions around the world
Icon of a globe in the palm of someone's hand enclosed in a circleHow geopolitical tensions are affecting stability across regions
market access iconThe biggest risers and fallers in the global rankings

EIU’s Global Liveability Index hub

Geopolitical and economic shocks are threatening living conditions globally. As instability intensifies, traditionally attractive cities are seeing their scores decline, while emerging cities are improving in education and infrastructure.

This content hub offers in-depth analysis, expert commentary and data-led insights on global liveability, examining the drivers shaping quality of life, investment appeal and sustainable growth.

Learn more

EIU’s Global Liveability Index
Find out which European city has taken top spot

This year’s average score remains unchanged from last year, at 76.1 out of 100. However, this year’s results reflect a continued decline in global stability, driven by intensifying geopolitical conflict and civil unrest.

Read now

How EIU measures liveability

Indicators

EIU’s liveability index ranks cities based on more than 30 indicators across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Ratings

Each indicator is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable. The ratings are then weighted to provide a score from 1 to 100.

Ranking

The liveability rating of a city is given both as an overall score and as a score for each category. An overall position in the ranking of 173 cities is also provided.

Explore our liveability products

Download the report

Fill in the form below to receive your free report:

Previous editions

A virtual event by EIU

EIU’s experts discuss the findings and ranking shifts of the The Global Liveability Index 2025 report.

Watch recording