Global Liveability has improved for the first time in a decade! This year's Global Liveability Ranking scores lifestyle changes in 140 cities worldwide. Some cities, however, have seen notable declines due to continued threat from global terrorism.

Analysts at The Economist's Intelligence Unit released this year's edition of their Global Liveability Report, which ranks 140 cities across the world based on their quality of life across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

For the seventh year in a row, Melbourne has been named the world's most liveable city, in a new list which is dominated by Australia and Canada.

The report points to an ongoing trend over the past few years in which several US cities have seen declines in their scores due to growing civil unrest, which is related to the number of police-related deaths of black Americans, and the divisive policies of US President Donald Trump.

Sydney has also fallen from 7th place to 11th this year, missing the top 10 list due to the growing concerns of terror threats.

Frequent terror attacks in the UK and France, along with the migration crisis and Brexit have similarly lowered the stability score across Europe and UK. Defying the trend are two European cities, Amsterdam and Reykjavik, which registered improvements due to growing popularity among tourists and falling crime rates.