Hong Kong jumps 11 spots to No 50 in global liveability ranking, Singapore at 26th
- City makes largest jump among 173 cities in ranking, thanks to stability and healthcare improvements
Hong Kong has climbed 11 spots to No 50 in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) global liveability list, making the largest jump among all the surveyed cities but remaining well below 26th-ranked regional rival Singapore.
The report by the UK-based research and analysis group ranked 173 cities based on 30 factors in five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
Hong Kong’s massive jump, which brought its score up by 2.1 points to 90.2, was based on stability and healthcare improvements, the firm said.
Singapore had an index score of 92.9 after moving up eight positions, which the EIU attributed to education and healthcare improvements.
The city state first beat Hong Kong in the 2017 EIU global survey, before the latter climbed to the 35th spot a year later. Hong Kong’s ranking dropped in the subsequent years amid the 2019 anti-government protests and the Covid-19 pandemic.
