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Calgary drops to 18th among most liveable cities in the world
Research shows that Calgary is no longer in the top five liveable cities in the world, after falling several spots down in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit's Liveability Index Report for 2025.
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In 2024, Calgary ranked fifth as one of the most liveable cities in the world.
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One year later, their ranking dropped to 18th — the second lowest score among the four Canadian cities listed on the report.
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According to key findings by the EIU, Calgary saw the biggest fall down the rankings.
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The EIU, the research and analysis branch of the Economist Group, released the report on Monday, which ranked 173 cities around the world on their stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
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All of the Canadian cities on the list experienced a decline in their scores for health care due to strains in Canada's national health service that intensified.
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Toronto also fell a few spots, moving from 12th in 2024 to 16th in 2025.
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Vancouver is the only Canadian city in the top 10 at the 10th spot, with Montreal listed as the lowest-ranking Canadian city at 19th.
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This year, Copenhagen was named the most liveable city for 2025 after securing perfect scores in stability, education and infrastructure.
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Vienna moved down to second in the wake of a bomb threat that targeted a Taylor Swift Concert in the summer of 2024 and a planned attack on a city train station in 2025, which decreased their stability score.
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Damascus, Syria still ranks at the bottom at 173rd place. Despite a regime change in 2024, Syria's capital city is still deeply affected by years of civil war that showed no improvement in liveability.
