Melbourne is most liveable city for last 5-years – no Indian city in top 10

The city of Melbourne in Australia continues to remain the most liveable city in the world for the 5th year in a row – the ranking is given by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) which assigns the Global Livability Index.
The EIU annual rankings focus on living conditions in 140 cities across the globe and marks are allotted based on certain parameters that cover five broad categories like stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and infrastructure.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 19 August 2015.

Melbourne scored perfect 100 in healthcare, education, and infrastructure and within the culture and environment basket. It also scored a perfect 100 on sport. These highlight that the Victorian Government is committed to continued investment in these priority areas.
The rankings began in 2002 and Melbourne has remained in the top five cities continuously – and, for last 5-years, it has been in the top spot.
Other rankings are – Vienna (2), Vancouver (3), Toronto (4), Adelaide and Calgary (5) At the other end of the spectrum are the last 5 - Tripoli (136), Lagos (137), Port Moresby (138), Dhaka (139) and Damascus (140).
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