YEREVAN, AUGUST 20, ARMENPRESS. Melbourne, Australia has again been crowned the world’s most liveable city for the fourth year in a row, with Vienna, Austria coming in second overall.

Melbourne outperformed 139 cities to top the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey and achieved a perfect score in healthcare, education, sport and infrastructure, informs “Armenpress”.

Eight of the top ten most liveable cities are in Australia or Canada.

In the annual poll, the magazine’s Intelligence Unit ranked Vancouver as the third most livable city in the world; followed by Toronto at number four, and Calgary tied for fifth place with Adelaide, Australia.

The Economist ranks the cities on 30 factors across various categories, including stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.

Rounding out the top 10 were Sydney, Australia, Helsinki, Finland, Perth, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.

The report noted the world’s most livable cities were often mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with low population density.