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VANCOUVER IS “BEST PLACE TO LIVE” London, England (CNN) – Vancouver is the world’s most desirable place to live, according to a new survey, while Papua New Guinea’s Port Moresby is at the other end of the scale. 

The Canadian city, nestled on the Pacific coast, was one of 4 locations in that country to rank at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s livability survey, which looked at conditions in 127 cities. 

The other top ranking Canadian cities were Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. 

Australia also fared well in the survey by the London-based group, with Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney scoring high marks along with Vienna, Austria and Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland. 

The EIU study assessed nearly 40 indicators in five broad categories - stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. 

“In the current global political climate, it is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with a lower perceived threat of terrorism,” said John Copestake, editor of the report. 

Joining Port Moresby at the bottom of the list were Algiers, Algeria, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Karachi, Pakistan, and Lagos, Nigeria, also ranked poorly. The report said 10 cities – all in Asia, Africa or the Middle East – had aspects of daily life that “present challenges.” 

By contrast, the EIU said 63 cities fell into the top livability bracket. 

The report said that Canada, “with low crime rate, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed infrastructure” is the most livable destination in the world. 

Although higher crime rates and a greater threat of terror puts U.S. cities below those of Canada, U.S. cities are still among the world’s most livable.” Cleveland and Pittsburg had the highest American scores.