CNN Go has published a lit of the most livable cities in the world (along with the 1o worst). The top 10 are mainly in Canada or Australia (except for two in Europe and one in New Zealand, but none in the U.S); the 10 worst are mainly in Africa or the middle-east. Makes one wonder, why is that?
The world’s top liveable cities:
1. Melbourne, Australia
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Vancouver, Canada
4. Toronto, Canada
5. Calgary, Canada
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Perth, Australia
9. Adelaide, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
And the worst cities on the planet:
131: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
132: Tehran, Iran
133: Douala, Cameroon
134: Karachi, Pakistan
135: Tripoli, Libya
136: Algiers, Algeria
137: Lagos, Nigeria
138: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
139: Dhaka, Bangladesh
140: Harare, Zimbabwe
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