The capital of Ukraine is in the bottom ten of the world’s most liveable cities, being 131st out of 140 cities in Global Liveability Ranking 2016 of UK's The Economist magazine.

According to the rating, Kyiv has 44.1 scores with 100 considered ideal. The liveability rating is provided both as an overall score and as a score for five categories.

The Economist said that when ratings fall below 50% most aspects of living are severely restricted.

Ukraine got 75 scores in the education category. Stability was assessed at 20, healthcare at 54.2, culture and environment at 48.6 and infrastructure at 42.9.

Kyiv is the second in the list of ten cities with the worst - the biggest declines in liveability scores over five years. Liveability for Kyiv decreased by 25.1% in 2016 compared to 2011.

The capital of Syria – Damask is 140th this year and liveability decreased there by 26.1% (the score is 30.2).

The positions from 132nd to 139th belong to Douala (the capital of Cameroon, score 44), Harare (Zimbabwe, 42.6), Karachi (Pakistan, 40.9), Algiers (Algeria, 40.9), Port Moresby (PNG, 38.9), Dhaka (Bangladesh, 38.7), Lagos (Nigeria, 36) and Tripoli (Libya, 35.9).

Melbourne in Australia remains the most liveable of the 140 cities surveyed (score 97.5).

The Economist said that the major part of the world’s least liveable cities remain the subject of high-profile armed conflicts, while a number of other countries continue to battle insurgent groups. The weight of stability of the total score is the largest among other categories of the liveability ranking.