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30 most livable cities in the world

Last updated on: July 5, 2012 12:14 IST
A view of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.

There are many cities in the world that have good infrastructure, schools or healthcare, but only few score high in all areas.

Let's take a look at 30 cities that have been ranked the best when it comes to livability, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

Hong Kong

Stability: 95.0 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 85.9 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 1

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A cyclist makes his way over a snow covered bridge in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

Stability: 80.0 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 91.7 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 2

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Japanese guests react as 'Jaws' emerges out of the water in a ride attraction at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.

Osaka

Stability: 90.0 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 93.5 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 3

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A view of the Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.

Paris

Stability: 85.0 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 4

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An aerial view of Sydney's Opera House and Circular Quay in the city's central business district.

Sydney

Stability: 90.0 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 100 per cent

Global rank: 5

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Pedestrians walk down the main shopping street in Stockholm's Gamla Stan or Old Town district.

Stockholm

Stability: 95.0 per cent

Healthcare: 95.8 per cent

Culture and environment: 91.2 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 6

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An aerial view of the Charlottenburg Palace is seen during a touring flight over Berlin.

Berlin

Stability: 85.0 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 91.7 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 7

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A reporter leans over the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the 'EdgeWalk' on the CN Tower in Toronto.

Toronto

Stability: 100 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 8

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A view of Munich.

Munich

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 91.7 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 9

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Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.

Tokyo

Stability: 90 per cent

Healthcare: 100 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 10

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Rome's ancient Colosseum is seen from a helicopter.

Rome

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 11

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Workers sit in gondolas as they perform tests on the new cable car link across the River Thames in London.

London

Stability: 70 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 97.2 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 12

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People sit in front of a banner announcing Goya exhibition in Madrid.

Madrid

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 13

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People paddle boat on the Tidal Basin with the Jefferson Memorial in the background in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 14

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A man runs along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

Chicago

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 15

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The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York.

New York

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 16

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A view of the downtown area is pictured in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 94.4 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 17

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The Golden Gate Bridge rises above tightly packed homes in the Richmond District in San Francisco.

San Francisco

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 94.4 per cent

Culture and environment: 94.4 per cent

Education: 83.3 per cent

Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent

Global rank: 18

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Children cross a footbridge on the Esplanade on an unusually warm fall day in Boston.

Boston

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 96.4 per cent

Global rank: 19

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A woman reads a book beside a bronze statue in front of Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts in central Seoul.

Seoul

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 83.3 per cent

Culture and environment: 85.6 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 89.3 per cent

Global rank: 20

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Commuters during morning rush hour drive into Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 21

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A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore.

Singapore

Stability: 95 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 76.6 per cent

Education: 83.3 per cent

Infrastructure: 100 per cent

Global rank: 22

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A view of Miami.

Miami

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 91.7 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 92.9 per cent

Global rank: 23

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The Margaret Bridge in Budapest.

Budapest

Stability: 85 per cent

Healthcare: 91.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 90 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 83.9 per cent

Global rank: 24

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Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station.

Lisbon

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 95.1 per cent

Education: 91.7 per cent

Infrastructure: 80.4 per cent

Global rank: 25

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Overview of Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue.

Buenos Aires

Stability: 70 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 85.9 per cent

Education: 100 per cent

Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent

Global rank: 26

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A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.

Moscow

Stability: 65 per cent

Healthcare: 79.2 per cent

Culture and environment: 81.5 per cent

Education: 91.7 per cent

Infrastructure: 83.9 per cent

Global rank: 27

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People walk in Dvortsovaya Square (Palace Square) in central St Petersburg.

St Petersburg

Stability: 65 per cent

Healthcare: 87.5 per cent

Culture and environment: 81.5 per cent

Education: 83.3 per cent

Infrastructure: 80.4 per cent

Global rank: 28

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Tourists visit the temple of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens.

Athens

Stability: 75 per cent

Healthcare: 83.3 per cent

Culture and environment: 83.1 per cent

Education: 75 per cent

Infrastructure: 75 per cent

Global rank: 29

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Two women walk through a building that resembles a Roman Coliseum at the Florentia Village in Wuqing, located on the outskirts of the city of Tianjin, China.

Beijing

Stability: 80 per cent

Healthcare: 66.7 per cent

Culture and environment: 72.2 per cent

Education: 83.3 per cent

Infrastructure: 85.7 per cent

Global rank: 30