Nigeria’s capital city, Lagos has been named the world’s second worst city to live in by The Economist.
In its Global Liveability Report for 2017 (paywall), only the war-torn Syrian city of Damascus ranks below Nigeria’s commercial capital.
Top of the pile was Melbourne in Australia.
Lagos was one of five African cities in the bottom 10. The others were Libya’s capital Tripoli, the Algerian capital Algiers, Harare in Zimbabwe, and Cameroon’s biggest city Douala.
The rankings are calculated based on five factors: Stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
But one African city bucks the trend.
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Abidjan, the biggest city of Ivory Coast, was recognised as one of the top five most-improved cities since the last survey in 2012.
In this year’s Global Liveability Ranking, which scores lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide, global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade.
Some cities have seen notable declines, however, due to the continued threat from global terrorism.
Download the free summary report for selected highlights from the full report and to find out which cities have emerged as this year’s most and least liveable.
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