City Stats | livability

The livability index marks the success of spatial planning. The higher the index number, the more comfortable people live in a city and the more integrated the spatial planning is. There are at least seven principles of a livable city, ranging from environmental quality to the availability of public facilities and social facilities. The Jakarta Property Institute chose Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai to compare their livability levels. All three are metropolitan cities as well as economic centers. Check out the full story!

1. Jakarta is a highly polluted city, a far cry from Kuala Lumpur

Source: iqair

2. In 2017, Mumbai was the most congested city in the world. While in 2019, Mumbai has dropped in rank but is not much different from Jakarta

Source: tomtom

3. Kuala Lumpur is the safest city compared to Jakarta and Mumbai

Source: Safe Cities Index by The Economist

4. Based on environmental conditions, Jakarta has dropped in the rankings but Mumbai is also not better than Jakarta

Source: Global Power City Index by Mori Memorial Foundation

5. Kuala Lumpur's accessibility is excellent, Jakarta and Mumbai are still far behind

Source: Global Power City Index by Mori Memorial Foundation

6. Mumbai has the lowest cultural interaction facilities, but Jakarta is not much better than Mumbai

Source: Global Power City Index by Mori Memorial Foundation