Climate comfort drags livability score to 64.6

Sub-metric scores 60 points despite a climate risk reading of 97.9.

Singapore recorded livability and health pillar scores of 64.6 out of 100 in Rumavi's 2026 Global Relocation Index, the lowest of the country's four pillar scores, held back by a climate comfort reading of 60.

Climate risk scored 97.9, one of the highest readings in the pillar and one of the strongest scores in the city-state's overall profile.

Digital infrastructure scored 97, also ranking amongst the pillar's strongest metrics, whilst green space scored 83.

Healthcare quality followed with 72 points, ahead of air quality at 64 and healthcare access cost at 62.

The livability and health pillar ranked below the safety and stability pillar (80.2), the settling and opportunity pillar (80.2), and the financial and tax pillar (71.6).

The index, published on 1 July 2026, ranked Singapore second globally overall, behind Estonia with 72.8 points.

Its methodology states that 16 of its 24 metrics draw on named institutional data sources.

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