The Economist has published a ranking of city comfort: Kyiv is in 165th place among 173

Analytical division of the publication The Economist published an annual list of world cities by level of living comfort. The capital of Ukraine — Kyiv — took 165th place out of 173. Compilers of the rating evaluated cities according to five indicators, including stability. One of the key reasons for this rating remains full-scale war, which negatively affects the security situation, the state of infrastructure and access to basic services.

Within the framework of the study, 173 cities of the world were analyzed according to five categories: health care system, culture and state of the environment, education, infrastructure and level of stability. Despite a slight improvement or maintenance of indicators in most areas, Kyiv’s overall score decreased due to the deterioration of the security situation and political stability.

At the same time, Vienna, which has topped the list of the most livable cities for three years in a row, lost its lead this year due to two foiled terrorist attacks — at a Taylor Swift concert and at a train station. This affected the assessment of the city according to the criterion of stability, which takes into account the risks of armed conflicts, riots and terrorist threats.

Now Vienna shares the second place in the rating with Zurich, and the first place was taken by Copenhagen, where the stability indicator was as high as possible. The top five also included Melbourne and Geneva.

Cities with relatively small populations usually get the highest scores. Only three cities in the top 20 have more than 6 million inhabitants. London and New York, which face high levels of crime, terrorist threats and transport problems, ranked 54th and 69th respectively. The world’s largest city, Tokyo, is ranked 13th.