Security Concerns Hit Some of the World’s ‘Most Livable Cities’
Copenhagen beat out Vienna as The Economist’s top pick for 2025, as Western Europe scores dropped with a rise in terrorism threats, riots, crime and anti-Semitic attacks.
Copenhagen emerged as the Economist’s Most Livable City for 2025.
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Copenhagen rose to first place in a global livability ranking, after security concerns nudged down other cities in Western Europe.
Austria’s capital, Vienna, lost its top spot as the world’s most livable city due to recent terrorism scares, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2025 Global Livability Index. A bomb threat ahead of Taylor Swift concerts in 2024 and the uncovering of a planned attack on a city train station earlier this year caused a sharp drop in the city’s stability score, the report said.