US EditionKarachi Among World's 'Least Liveable Cities' in Global Index
- Karachi ranked 170th out of 173 cities with a liveability score of 42.7 in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2025 Global Liveability Index.
- This ranking reflects ongoing social inequality, infrastructure challenges, and declining liveability in Pakistani cities reported by the Asian Development Bank in October 2024.
- Karachi has the fourth-highest infrastructure security risk and faces divisions along ethnic and economic lines that concentrate low-income populations in Karachi East.
- The city scored 93.12 out of 100 on a travel risk rating and holds the second-worst travel safety level 3, meaning 'reconsider travel', according to Forbes and the US State Department.
- Karachi's persistently low ranking suggests continued challenges with safety, inequality, and infrastructure that hinder its progress toward improved urban liveability.
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World’s top 10 most and least liveable cities in 2025: Only one Asian city ranks high; Bangladesh and Pakistan among the lowest
Global Liveability Index 2025 Full List: The 2025 liveability rankings expose stark contrasts across the globe. Western Europe dominates, Asia-Pacific makes gains, but cities like Karachi and Dhaka remain near the bottom.
Karachi among world's 'least liveable cities' in global index
Karachi has once again been ranked among the five least liveable cities in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), an affiliate of The Economist. In its latest Global Liveability Index, the metropolis placed 170th out of 173 cities evaluated globally, securing an overall score of 42.7 out of 100, with 100 representing the highest level of liveability. The only Pakistani city to appear in the rankings, Karachi continues to …
Karachi among world’s least liveable cities in global survey – yet again
This photograph shows commuters driving on a busy street in Karachi. — AFP/FileKarachi has once again ranked among the world’s least liveable cities, according to the latest global liveability index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit .In the 2025 edition of the annual survey,...
Karachi ranks among world's least liveable cities yet again: EIU Survey - Profit by Pakistan Today
Karachi has once again ranked among the bottom five in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual Global Liveability Index, placing 170th out of 173 cities surveyed worldwide. The metropolis, Pakistan’s largest city and economic hub, scored just 42.7 out of a possible 100, continuing a trend of poor showings in recent years. Karachi narrowly outperformed […]
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