Environmental Comfort Leaderboard

Discover the world's most livable places by human-centered environmental comfort

Total Places
100
Best Score
9.5
Average
8.2
Components
5
Component Scoring (0–10)
Air Quality
Climate
Rainfall
Sunlight
Disaster Risk
#1

Belo Horizonte

Brazil

9.5HECI
Component Scores
8.1
Air Quality
9.3
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#2

Honolulu

United States

9.4HECI
Component Scores
8.9
Air Quality
8.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#3

Curitiba

Brazil

9.4HECI
Component Scores
8.1
Air Quality
8.8
Climate
9.9
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#4

Guadalajara

Mexico

9.4HECI
Component Scores
7.0
Air Quality
9.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#5

Nairobi

Kenya

9.3HECI
Component Scores
6.8
Air Quality
9.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#6

Perth

Australia

9.3HECI
Component Scores
9.1
Air Quality
8.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.3
Disaster Risk
#7

Malaga

Spain

9.2HECI
Component Scores
8.5
Air Quality
7.7
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#8

Montevideo

Uruguay

9.2HECI
Component Scores
8.4
Air Quality
7.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#9

Buenos Aires

Argentina

9.2HECI
Component Scores
8.2
Air Quality
7.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#10

Sydney

Australia

9.2HECI
Component Scores
7.7
Air Quality
8.2
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#11

Kigali

Rwanda

9.1HECI
Component Scores
5.7
Air Quality
10.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#12

Melbourne

Australia

9.1HECI
Component Scores
8.6
Air Quality
7.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#13

Lisbon

Portugal

9.1HECI
Component Scores
7.5
Air Quality
8.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#14

Nice

France

9.1HECI
Component Scores
8.5
Air Quality
6.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#15

São Paulo

Brazil

9.1HECI
Component Scores
6.2
Air Quality
9.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#16

Auckland

New Zealand

9.0HECI
Component Scores
9.1
Air Quality
7.9
Climate
8.5
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#17

Wellington

New Zealand

9.0HECI
Component Scores
9.2
Air Quality
6.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#18

Valencia

Spain

9.0HECI
Component Scores
8.1
Air Quality
7.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#19

Bordeaux

France

8.9HECI
Component Scores
8.1
Air Quality
6.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#20

Cape Town

South Africa

8.9HECI
Component Scores
6.4
Air Quality
8.5
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#21

Pretoria

South Africa

8.9HECI
Component Scores
6.1
Air Quality
8.5
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#22

Mexico City

Mexico

8.9HECI
Component Scores
5.7
Air Quality
9.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#23

Medellín

Colombia

8.9HECI
Component Scores
6.8
Air Quality
10.0
Climate
8.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.6
Disaster Risk
#24

Arequipa

Peru

8.9HECI
Component Scores
6.8
Air Quality
7.7
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#25

Caracas

Venezuela

8.9HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
9.3
Climate
7.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#26

Barcelona

Spain

8.8HECI
Component Scores
7.2
Air Quality
7.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#27

Rome

Italy

8.8HECI
Component Scores
7.4
Air Quality
6.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#28

San Francisco

United States

8.8HECI
Component Scores
7.2
Air Quality
6.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#29

Madrid

Spain

8.7HECI
Component Scores
7.8
Air Quality
6.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#30

Florence

Italy

8.7HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
6.3
Climate
9.8
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#31

Dublin

Ireland

8.7HECI
Component Scores
8.8
Air Quality
5.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
9.7
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#32

London

United Kingdom

8.7HECI
Component Scores
7.8
Air Quality
5.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#33

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

8.7HECI
Component Scores
6.4
Air Quality
7.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#34

Victoria

Canada

8.7HECI
Component Scores
8.6
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#35

Geneva

Switzerland

8.7HECI
Component Scores
8.0
Air Quality
5.4
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#36

Paris

France

8.6HECI
Component Scores
7.4
Air Quality
5.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#37

Bogotá

Colombia

8.6HECI
Component Scores
6.5
Air Quality
7.6
Climate
9.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#38

Johannesburg

South Africa

8.6HECI
Component Scores
5.4
Air Quality
7.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#39

Porto

Portugal

8.6HECI
Component Scores
7.3
Air Quality
7.7
Climate
8.6
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.5
Disaster Risk
#40

Stockholm

Sweden

8.6HECI
Component Scores
9.2
Air Quality
3.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#41

Cuenca

Ecuador

8.6HECI
Component Scores
9.0
Air Quality
7.6
Climate
6.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#42

Amsterdam

Netherlands

8.6HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
5.2
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#43

Berlin

Germany

8.6HECI
Component Scores
7.9
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#44

Kobenhavn

Denmark

8.6HECI
Component Scores
8.6
Air Quality
4.5
Climate
9.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#45

Brussels

Belgium

8.5HECI
Component Scores
7.4
Air Quality
5.4
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#46

Hamburg

Germany

8.5HECI
Component Scores
7.7
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#47

Oslo

Norway

8.5HECI
Component Scores
8.7
Air Quality
3.8
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#48

Luanda

Angola

8.5HECI
Component Scores
6.6
Air Quality
5.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#49

Zurich

Switzerland

8.5HECI
Component Scores
7.7
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#50

Casablanca

Morocco

8.5HECI
Component Scores
6.9
Air Quality
8.5
Climate
6.9
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#51

Helsinki

Finland

8.5HECI
Component Scores
9.2
Air Quality
3.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#52

New York

United States of America

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.1
Air Quality
5.0
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#53

Chicago

United States of America

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
4.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#54

Monterrey

Mexico

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.0
Air Quality
6.9
Climate
8.2
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#55

Toronto

Canada

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.8
Air Quality
4.3
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#56

Istanbul

Turkey

8.4HECI
Component Scores
6.1
Air Quality
6.3
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#57

Athens

Greece

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.2
Air Quality
6.8
Climate
8.3
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#58

Vienna

Austria

8.4HECI
Component Scores
7.5
Air Quality
5.0
Climate
9.5
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#59

Milan

Italy

8.2HECI
Component Scores
5.7
Air Quality
5.8
Climate
9.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#60

Bucharest

Romania

8.2HECI
Component Scores
6.3
Air Quality
5.1
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#61

Warsaw

Poland

8.2HECI
Component Scores
6.3
Air Quality
4.6
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#62

Prague

Czechia

8.2HECI
Component Scores
7.5
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
8.4
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#63

St. Petersburg

Russia

8.1HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
3.5
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
9.6
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#64

San Diego

United States

8.1HECI
Component Scores
6.5
Air Quality
8.5
Climate
6.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
8.9
Disaster Risk
#65

Budapest

Hungary

8.1HECI
Component Scores
6.9
Air Quality
5.1
Climate
8.8
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#66

Osaka

Japan

8.1HECI
Component Scores
6.4
Air Quality
4.5
Climate
9.4
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#67

Marrakech

Morocco

7.9HECI
Component Scores
7.7
Air Quality
7.3
Climate
4.5
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#68

Seoul

South Korea

7.9HECI
Component Scores
5.6
Air Quality
4.2
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.5
Disaster Risk
#69

Lagos

Nigeria

7.9HECI
Component Scores
6.0
Air Quality
3.4
Climate
9.9
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#70

Moscow

Russia

7.8HECI
Component Scores
5.8
Air Quality
3.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
9.5
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#71

Shanghai

China

7.8HECI
Component Scores
4.2
Air Quality
4.7
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#72

Tel Aviv

Israel

7.8HECI
Component Scores
6.8
Air Quality
7.2
Climate
4.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#73

Karachi

Pakistan

7.7HECI
Component Scores
5.9
Air Quality
4.3
Climate
8.4
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#74

Lima

Peru

7.7HECI
Component Scores
6.8
Air Quality
9.4
Climate
2.4
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#75

Santiago

Chile

7.6HECI
Component Scores
4.9
Air Quality
8.0
Climate
5.9
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.5
Disaster Risk
#76

Lahore

Pakistan

7.6HECI
Component Scores
3.2
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#77

Kinshasa

Congo (Kinshasa)

7.6HECI
Component Scores
5.5
Air Quality
4.7
Climate
8.2
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.5
Disaster Risk
#78

Vancouver

Canada

7.6HECI
Component Scores
7.1
Air Quality
5.2
Climate
5.6
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#79

Dhaka

Bangladesh

7.6HECI
Component Scores
4.2
Air Quality
4.4
Climate
9.2
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#80

Hong Kong

Hong Kong S.A.R.

7.6HECI
Component Scores
5.1
Air Quality
5.7
Climate
6.9
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#81

New Delhi

India

7.5HECI
Component Scores
2.7
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#82

Tokyo

Japan

7.5HECI
Component Scores
5.8
Air Quality
4.7
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
6.9
Disaster Risk
#83

Los Angeles

United States

7.5HECI
Component Scores
6.0
Air Quality
8.3
Climate
6.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
7.1
Disaster Risk
#84

Beijing

China

7.4HECI
Component Scores
2.8
Air Quality
4.2
Climate
10.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#85

Quito

Ecuador

7.4HECI
Component Scores
7.6
Air Quality
6.6
Climate
2.8
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#86

Bangkok

Thailand

7.1HECI
Component Scores
5.9
Air Quality
2.2
Climate
7.5
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#87

Mumbai

India

6.9HECI
Component Scores
4.9
Air Quality
4.1
Climate
5.7
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.8
Disaster Risk
#88

Taipei

Taiwan

6.9HECI
Component Scores
6.0
Air Quality
5.7
Climate
3.1
Rainfall
9.8
Sunlight
9.9
Disaster Risk
#89

Tehran

Iran

6.8HECI
Component Scores
5.8
Air Quality
5.3
Climate
3.1
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#90

Baghdad

Iraq

6.7HECI
Component Scores
6.0
Air Quality
4.9
Climate
2.4
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#91

Cairo

Egypt

6.6HECI
Component Scores
6.0
Air Quality
6.9
Climate
0.2
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#92

Khartoum

Sudan

6.6HECI
Component Scores
5.7
Air Quality
5.0
Climate
2.2
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#93

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

6.4HECI
Component Scores
4.7
Air Quality
3.0
Climate
4.3
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#94

Jakarta

Indonesia

6.2HECI
Component Scores
3.7
Air Quality
2.8
Climate
5.3
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
9.4
Disaster Risk
#95

Muscat

Oman

6.2HECI
Component Scores
5.9
Air Quality
4.0
Climate
1.1
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#96

Manila

Philippines

6.1HECI
Component Scores
6.4
Air Quality
2.5
Climate
1.5
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#97

Singapore

Singapore

6.0HECI
Component Scores
6.6
Air Quality
3.4
Climate
0.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#98

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

5.8HECI
Component Scores
4.5
Air Quality
4.4
Climate
0.3
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#99

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

5.8HECI
Component Scores
1.7
Air Quality
5.3
Climate
2.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk
#100

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

5.6HECI
Component Scores
5.3
Air Quality
2.7
Climate
0.0
Rainfall
10.0
Sunlight
10.0
Disaster Risk