Lagos is one of the world's worst cities to live in - Report

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August 18, 2017 12:59 PM

Lagos comes after war-torn Damascus, the capital of Syria, in the EIU’s 2017 Global Liveability Report.

People crowd a street in Lagos ahead of Christmas on December 23, 2016.

Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos is the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

“Continued threat from groups such as Boko Haram act as a constraint to improving stability in Nigeria’s largest city. The city scored lowest of all countries analyzed in terms of stability, at just 10 points,” the report read.

Other cities named among the world’s worst are Kiev (Ukraine), Douala (Cameroon), Harare (Zimbabwe), Karachi (Pakistan), Algiers (Algeria), Port Moresby (Papa New Guinea), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Tripoli (Libya).

The report features 140 major cities, with Melbourne, Australia being ranked as the best city to live in the world.

Other cities which are among the best to live in, according to the report, are Vienna (Austria), Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary (all in Canada), Adelaide and Perth (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), Helsinki (Finland) and Hamburg (Germany).

EIU ranks the countries according to stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

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Lagos has featured on the bottom end of the EIU’s liveability list since 2013, and has also been named by Forbes as one of the world’s worst cities to live in.

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