<P> The 2015 Monocle Survey determined the world's most liveable city was Tokyo (a total of three Japanese cities were on the list); followed by Vienna and Berlin (a total of three German cities were on the list). The two most populous Australian cities were in the top 5, while no cities in South America, South Asia, or Africa made the list . </P> <P> The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking, which ranks 140 cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of their stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure . </P> <P> Melbourne, Australia, has been ranked by the EIU as the world's most liveable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017 . Between 2004 and 2010, Vancouver, Canada, was ranked the EIU's most liveable city, with Melbourne sharing first place in the inaugural 2002 report . Vancouver has ranked third since 2015, while Vienna, Austria, has ranked second . </P> <P> The Syrian capital, Damascus, was ranked the least liveable city of the 140 assessed in 2016 . </P>

Economist intelligence unit's ranking of the most livable cities