Mumbai, Delhi far behind in Economist global liveability survey
13 Feb 2010
The Economic Intelligence Unit has placed Indian cities Mumbai and New Delhi 117th and 113th in its global liveability survey scoring 56.5 per cent and 58.6 per cent, respectively.
The top spot was grabbed by Canadian city of Vancouver with a score of 98 per cent, which bodes well for its job as host of the Winter Olympics this year.
Surprisingly, Karachi is 135 with a score of 40.95 with Dhaka 138 with 38.97 per cent.
The ongoing social and economic crisis in Zimbabwe ensures that Harare is still the worst of the 140 cities surveyed.
The global liveability survey considers 30 indicators across five broad categories of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
The survey gives an overall rating of 0-100, where 1 is intolerable and 100 is ideal.
Jon Copestake, editor of the report, said: "Vancouver scores well across all categories in the survey and the forthcoming Winter Games contribute to a strong score in the cultural and sporting events category. Johannesburg has had well-documented crime problems, but performs better in other categories, with the highest overall liveability rating in Sub-Saharan Africa."