The best cities to live in the world .. and an Arab country is the worst

Overall rating: 95.1 / 100

Stability: 95

Healthcare: 83.3

Culture and the environment: 98.6

Education: 100

Infrastructure: 100

Vienna, Austria, ranked first as the best place to live in the world. It is the third time in the last 4 years, as it took the lead in 2018 and 2019, but fell to 12th place in 2021.

Here are the rest of the top 10 places to live

Vienna, Austria

Copenhagen, Denmark

Zurich, Switzerland

Calgary, Canada

Vancouver, Canada

Geneva, Switzerland

Frankfurt, Germany

Toronto, Canada

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Osaka, Japan and Melbourne, Australia (tie)

Damascus is the worst place to live in the world

Overall rating: 172

Stability: 20

Healthcare: 29.2

Culture and the environment: 40.5

Education: 33.3

Infrastructure: 32.1

Here are the rest of the 10 worst places to live

Tehran, Iran

Douala, Cameroon

Harare, Zimbabwe

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Port Moresby, PNG

Karachi, Pakistan

Algiers, Algeria

Tripoli, Libya

Lagos, Nigeria

Damascus, Syria

The index stated that Damascus' place on the list is a result of social unrest, terrorism and conflict affecting the Syrian city.

Lagos - Nigeria's cultural capital - made the list because, according to the US State Department, it is known for crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping and maritime crimes.