For the seventh consecutive year, Melbourne ranks as the most liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Report 2017, released in August.

With an overall score of 97.5 out of 100, Melbourne narrowly edged out the other high-ranking cities, with Vienna in second place (97.4), Vancouver in third place (97.3), Toronto in fourth place (97.2), and Calgary, Canada, and Adelaide, Australia, tied for fifth place with overall scores of 96.6. The remaining cities in the top 10 are Perth, Australia (95.9); Auckland (95.7); Helsinki, Finland (95.6); and Hamburg, Germany (95.0).

The report assesses 140 cities based on the liveability factors of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

As one might imagine, the report indicates growing instability (related to terrorism, geopolitical tension, social unrest and civil war) around the globe is causing volatility in the stability sc