The top 2021 of the most comfortable megacities for life
Researchers from The Economist Intelligence Unit presented an annual list of cities in which the most comfortable conditions for living.
140 megacities were assessed according to 5 criteria: “Healthcare”, “Stability”, “Education”, “Culture and environment”, “Infrastructure”.
In 2021, Auckland became the leader, which rose to the first place thanks to a 100% indicator in the Education section.
The rapid closure of the borders allowed New Zealand to maintain the pre-pandemic rhythm of life: theaters, restaurants, cultural attractions, schools continued to operate.
In the second position, Osaka is the leader of the criteria “Stability” and “Health”, but significantly lagging behind in “Culture and the environment”. The top 5 included Adelaide, Wellington, Tokyo.
The pandemic had a big impact on the top, with European cities showing significant declines due to severe social and cultural constraints.
The top five cities least suitable for life were Damascus (Syria), Lagos (Nigeria), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Algeria (Algeria).
Source: tonkosti