Karachi Among Top 10 Worst Cities to Live in the World

Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi is considered as one of the least liveable cities in the world with the global ranking of 134 out of 140 on the index of Economic Intelligence Unit.

It is even the worse than cites like Harare of Zimbabwe, Douala of Cameroon and Kiev of Ukraine, which are not such popular as Karachi.

Economic Intelligence Unit measures the liveablity index of the major cities on the basis of stability, infrastructure, education and healthcare, culture and environment.

The concept of liveability is simple as it assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability rating quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual’s lifestyle in any given location, and allows for direct comparison between locations.

Every city is assigned a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and infrastructure. Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable. For qualitative indicators, a rating is awarded based on the judgment of in-house analysts and in-city contributors. For quantitative indicators, a rating is calculated based on the relative performance of a number of external data points.

 

 

For the seventh consecutive year, Melbourne in Australia is the most liveable urban centre of the 140 cities surveyed, closely followed by the Austrian capital, Vienna.

Although the top five cities remain unchanged, the past few years have seen increasing instability across the world, causing volatility in the scores of many cities.

 

 

According to EIU report, the average global stability score has fallen by 2% over the past five years, from 73.4% in 2012 to 71.4% now. Over five years, 95 of the 140 cities surveyed have seen some change in their overall liveability scores. Of these cities, an overwhelming 66 have seen declines in liveability, but there is a silver lining, as this number is actually down from 69 just six months ago.

The ongoing weakening of global stability scores has been made uncomfortably apparent by a number of high-profile incidents that have shown no signs of slowing in recent years. Violent acts of terrorism have been reported in many countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, France, Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US. While not a new phenomenon, the frequency and spread of terrorism have increased noticeably and become even more prominent.

On the flip side, however, cities moving up the ranking are located largely in countries that have enjoyed periods of relative stability after previously reported falls in liveability. These include, for example, Kiev in Ukraine, Tripoli in Libya and Colombo in Sri Lanka.


  • This kind of news are for dicouraging businessman to invest in the city or in country. Be a Pakistani we must say a BIG no to such reports becuase the picture on ground is not true.

    If you will analyse only sweden, canada and australia like countries are mostly top on the list to temptate people to immigrate into their countries and their immigration schemes are serious business for these countries becuase they want ready made people to come to their countries, coutribute in the ecnomy and pay taxes.

    Once an immigrant wore these countries shoes, they came to know problems are everywhere with different kinds of name, issues and constraints and they are trapped as they can relocate back to their homes as the put all investment into the facinating countries where they are treated differently from the natives or have the issues with natives.

    THEREFORE THE REPORT IS CRAP & REJECTED!!!>>>

      • No. But we know that Karachi is far more better after ranger’s operation. Karachi was worse for business in Altaf Hussain period

  • Karachi become worst ever since these Bhuttos and jiala’s are ruling Sindh … Sindh is going through worst night mare since 8 odd years …time to get rid of these peoples party cons

  • Aur Vote du Clowns ko… look at Duabi and other desert cities and look at the dirt filled Karachi….. Don’t blame the politicans …… All people are Karachi are responsible…. if you are right your city will be right…..

    • Although its true but management is important to make people responsible. When we have crupt political systems than how a city’s institutions will have any betterment?

  • Bhutto k saath saath Bhai logo ka bhi haath hai. 50 say land cruiser aur liaquatabad aur azizabad say DHA aur construction company k maalik aisay nahi bantay.

  • Although we can blame politician (the only exceptional city which has the Smallest size Dustbins on main road instead of footpath, also the exceptional people of Karachi/Pakistan :p ) which is true but what about us?
    Who throws garbage on streets/public places?
    Who breaks traffic etc etc..?
    Karachi population is around 3.5 to 4 Corer? (Population of Politicians?)
    So who can bring change first? few Hundreds Politicans or 35-40 Million Resident of Karachi?
    We should not only talk but atleast we can start educating ourself then to our family, friends and neighbours etc

    “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – GHANDI

    • Islam ko kiyon blame kar rahe ho dakkhan, religion ka problem nai hai culture aur education ka issue hai. Is subcontinent ka same issue hai. India, PAK, Bangladesh, yahan gandagi itne ziada hogaye hai ke safaye ke zaroorat hai.


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