Dhaka has been placed at the bottom of the world’s 140 cities this year in terms of living conditions, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2012 Global Livability Survey.
Last year Dhaka was ranked the second least livable city in the world.
The survey ranked Australia’s Melbourne as the most livable city in the
world. Melbourne outperformed its 139 rivals with a score of 97.5.
The survey that makes assessments of the best
and the worst living conditions was released on Tuesday.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s livability ratings quantify the challenges that might be presented to an individual’s lifestyle in any given location, and allows direct comparison between locations.
Each city was rated over 30 relative qualitative and quantitative factors that cover five broad categories such as stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Each factor scored on the categories of ‘acceptable’, ‘tolerable’, ‘uncomfortable’, ‘undesirable’ or ‘intolerable’. The scores were then compiled and organised to provide a score of 1–100, where 1 is considered ‘intolerable’ and 100 is considered ‘ideal’.
It also measured the diversity and standard of cultural events and the natural environment, education and the standard of infrastructure, including public transport.
The global livability survey is an annual list
compiled by the EIU, initially as a test of whether human resource departments needed to pay a hardship allowance in expatriate relocation packages.
It also originated as a means of testing the world’s best or the worst living conditions.
-With New Age input
