Daejeon, South Korea — Livability Score 78/100

Daejeon scores 78/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 1,441,203. Data confidence: Strong (Tier B).

Core livability metrics for Daejeon

MetricScore
Safety & Security93/100
Daily Living Costs79/100
Housing & Rent100/100
Healthcare88/100
Economy & Jobs90/100
Education89/100
Transport82/100

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