Delhi 118th among most liveable cities

New Delhi, September 4 

The Capital has dropped by six places to rank 118th on a list of the world’s most liveable cities due to increase in cases of petty crimes and poor air quality, an annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) showed on Wednesday. 

While New Delhi registered the biggest decline in Asia, Mumbai also fell two places since last year to rank 119th on the list topped by Vienna (Austria) for the second consecutive year. 

The study said that Asian cities overall have scored slightly below the global average while three Asian cities — Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (135th), Pakistan’s Karachi (136th) and Bangladesh’s Dhaka (138th) — are among the ten least liveable globally. 

The EIU said decline in Delhi’s rank was mainly because of downgrades to its culture and environment score as well as fall in the stability score owing to rising crime rates. — PTI

Drop in ranking

The Economist Intelligence Unit said decline in the Capital’s rank was mainly because of downgrades to its culture and environment score as well as fall in the stability score owing to rising crime rates.