There are several listings that categorize the “best cities or countries to live in” using different methodological approaches. These approaches incorporate a wide range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, whose relative importance differs based on each of the classifications evaluated.
It examines 140 cities around the world, analyzing more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors in five categories (stability, health, culture and environment, education and infrastructure).
Its goal is to categorize the profile of large cities based on the opinion of visitors, investors and residents. Its result is highly correlated with the world's tourist poles. Thus, among the top 10 would be:
It categorizes the best countries to live and work abroad. The Ibero-American space places a good number of countries in the top 20:
It evaluates 10 categories and 39 subcategories, with an economic, political, social, environmental and cultural context. The top ten positions would go to:

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