Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Liveability Index: Dhaka ranked 7th least liveable city

Dhaka was named the seventh least liveable city in the world for the second consecutive year in the Global Liveability Index for 2023

New York, Singapore most expensive cities in the world

New York and Singapore are jointly the world's most expensive cities after inflation soared this year, an annual survey showed today.

EIU Democracy Index 2019: Bangladesh moves 8 notches up

Bangladesh advances eight notches on the latest Democracy Index 2019 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group.

EIU liveability index: Dhaka improves a little, now ranks 3rd worst

Dhaka has been ranked as the third worst liveable city in the world, while war-torn Damascus in Syria ranked the worst.

Dhaka betters, just a little

Dhaka stands as the fifth least safe city on the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Safe Cities Index (SCI) as “the city fared poorly on digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security indicators”.

EIU Survey: Dhaka ranked second least liveable city

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey.

Why is Dhaka the second least liveable city?

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been ranked the second least liveable city in the world while Damascus ranked the worst, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey. Civil war and terrorism resulted in cities like Damascus ranking poorly and unavailability of adequate infrastructure is responsible for the low score in Dhaka.

Dhaka moves 10 notches down in cost of living index

Dhaka moves down by 10 places to rank 72nd in the list of the most expensive cities across the world according to the Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 index report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

EIU Democracy Index: Bangladesh slips to 92th position

Bangladesh has gone eight notches down in the EIU Democracy Index-2017 with its score on the state of democracy dropping compared to 2016.

August 19, 2015
August 19, 2015

Dhaka 2nd least liveable city in the world

Dhaka is ranked the second most unlivable city in the world, an improvement from last year’s title of ‘The most unlivable city in the world’.

March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015

Singapore remains world's most expensive city

Singapore has retained its position as the world's most expensive city, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

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