Dhaka improves ranking to become 7th least liveable city in the world: EIU
News Desk, bdnews24.com
Published: 23 Jun 2022 11:44 AM BdST Updated: 23 Jun 2022 01:24 PM BdST
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A view of Gulshan-1 intersection in Dhaka on Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 after the coronavirus lockdown was lifted. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Dhaka ranks as the seventh least liveable city in the world this year, moving up three spots from its 2021 ranking, according to an annual report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The Bangladesh capital improved its position, as Karachi, Algiers and Tripoli moved down. The change was largely due to the lifting of pandemic restrictions, the EIU said.
Dhaka scored 39.2 out of 100 and ranked 166th out of 172 cities on the Global Liveability Index for 2022, published on Thursday. Its score in the 2021 ranking was 33.5.
The EIU index takes five major factors into consideration – stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
Damascus in war-torn Syria remained the worst-ranked city.
Even among the bottom ten cities, Dhaka fared the worst on infrastructure, scoring only 26.8.
The EIU rankings were shaken up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the 2020 index being scrapped and fluctuations in the 2021 rankings as lockdowns and social distancing measures affected scores for culture, education and healthcare shifted in cities across the world.
However, the 2022 version of the index saw scores normalise as pandemic restrictions were lifted.
Vienna, which had spilled to 12th place in the 2021 rankings as its museums and restaurants closed, regained the top spot. Copenhagen ranked second, while Zurich and Calgary tied for third and Vancouver rounded out the top five.
The top end of the rankings was largely dominated by cities in western Europe and Canada.
The biggest changes since last year’s rankings were powered by the changing coronavirus situation.
Auckland, which had taken the top spot last year, tumbled by 33 places. Wellington and Adelaide, two other cities in New Zealand, fell 46 places and 27 places, respectively.
Cities in Germany, the UK and France, which had slipped in last year’s ranking, improved.
Frankfurt climbed 32 places to seventh, while Hamburg moved up 31 places to 16th.
The survey for Kyiv was cut short due to Russia’s invasion, the EIU noted.
Meanwhile, the Russian capital of Moscow saw its liveability fall by 15 places while St Petersburg slipped by 13 due to increased censorship amid the conflict and additional restrictions on culture and environment due to Western sanctions.
Thirty-three new cities were added to the index this year, including 11 in China.
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