San José is the 6th best city to live in Latin America

With a score of 73.6 out of 100, it surpasses other cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá and Mexico City

Saint Joseph is among the best cities to live in Latin America, according to the Global Livability Index 2024 published by The Economist in June.

The ranking evaluates 173 cities from around the world in five categories:

1. Stability: This category measures security in the city through indicators of minor and violent crime, as well as threats of terrorism, military conflicts or civil unrest.

2. Health: Evaluates the availability and quality of private and public health care, access to over-the-counter medications, and other general health indicators.

3. Culture and Environment: Considers the climate, levels of corruption, social or religious restrictions, censorship, and the availability of cultural and sports activities, food and consumer goods.

4. Education: Analyzes the availability and quality of private education, as well as general indicators of public education.

5. Infrastructure: Includes the quality of the road network, public transport, international connections, availability of quality housing, energy, water and telecommunications supply.

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Based on these indicators, the liveability of each city is calculated on a scale from 0 to 100, with 100 being the score with the most favorable conditions for living.

With an average of 73,6 Our capital obtained sixth place, above other cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago lead the rankingbeing the only ones that exceeded 80 points.

San Juan and Lima complete the top 5 of the best cities to live in Latin America.

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At the other extreme, three Mexican cities appear among the last places on the list with less than 62 points and Caracas in last place with 44 points.

Worldwide, the best cities to live in are Vienna (Austria) with 98.4 points; Copenhagen (Denmark) with 98; Zurich (Switzerland) with 97.1; Melbourne (Australia) with 97; and Calgary (Canada) with 96.8.

The most livable cities in Latin America

1 Buenos Aires 82.8

2
Montevideo
81,2

3
Santiago
80,8

4 Saint John 78.8

5
Lima
74,2

6 San José 73.6

7 Rio de Janeiro 70.2

8 Sao Paulo 69.3

9 Assumption 66.4

10
Quito
63,6

11
Manaus
62,5

12 Bogota 61.2

13 Querétaro 61.2

14 Mexico City 60.9

15 Guatemala City 56.5

16 Aguascalientes 56.5

17
Caracas
44,9