Lagos, Nigeria’s economic nerve and most populous city, has been ranked the world’s second least liveable city by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Lagos is ranked 171 out of 172 amongst the countries list of liveable cities in the first quarter of 2022. At the bottom of the list are Damascus (Syria) and Tripoli (Libya) who are currently facing terrorism and social unrest, while Lagos, considered as Nigeria’s centre of excellence sits just above them.
The source quoted: “The least liveable cities were Damascus in Syria, Lagos in Nigeria, Tripoli in Libya, Algiers in Algeria and Karachi in Pakistan, which scored 30.7, 32.2, 34.2, 37.0 and 37.5 respectively.
“The EIU further highlighted the top five most liveable cities in the world which are Vienna, Austria scoring 99. 1; Copenhagen, Denmark with 98.0; Zurich, Switzerland with 96.3; Calgary, Canada had 96.3 and Vancouver, Canada with 96.1
“However, most of the cities in the bottom ten have improved their scores compared with last year, as COVID-19 pandemic induced pressures,” EIU stated.
The factors employed in deciding this rationale includes healthcare, crime rates, political stability, infrastructure and access to green space says the EIU, a sister organization to the Economist.
In calculating each rank, over 30 factors are taken into consideration before they are compiled into a weighted score between one and hundred. Lagos scored 20.0, 20.8, 44.9, 25.0 and 46.4 respectively which dragged its score to 32.2 from a total of 100 from the parameters such as stability, healthcare, culture, environment, education and infrastructure,
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