Lagos Ranked Fourth Worst City To Live In the World

Lagos State has been ranked the fourth worst City to live in the world, according to the Economic Intelligence’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023 report.

The EIU’s index quantifies the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in 173 cities worldwide.

In the report, Lagos ranked 170 of 173, making it the fourth worst city to live, in the world. Lagos only ranked better than Algiers (171), Tripoli (172) and Damascus (173).

The report, however, said even at the bottom of the rankings, cities such as Lagos (Nigeria) and Algiers (Algeria) have gained ground, with some improvements in their healthcare and education systems.

“Both are in countries that are energy exporters and have to some extent benefited from higher global oil and gas prices.

“Although, corruption continues to be an issue, some additional public funding has been made available for
infrastructure and public services, which have also benefited from the decline in covid cases,” it said.