In the survey that was made public yesterday, Lagos placed 138th out of the 140 cities ranked in the latest liveability survey, just above war-ravaged Tripoli and Damascus.
In the document, the liveability survey looked at which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions reviewing stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
An EIU spokesman said: “Of the poorer-scoring cities, 13 continue to occupy the verybottom tier of liveability, where ratings fall below 50% and most aspects of living are severely restricted. Continued threats from groups like Boko Haram acts as a constraintto improving stability in Lagos.”
Escalations in hostilities in Libya prompted a sharp decline in liveability in Tripoli, according to the report, while Damascus, although seeing a stabilisation in its decline remained rooted to the bottom.
The top five best countries to live in according to the report, remained unchanged from last year and include Melbourne, Australia; Vienna, Austria; Vancouver, Canada; Toronto, Canada and Calgary, Canada.Of the five categories, Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure but scored lowest in stability.
Three other African cities joined Lagos at thebottom rung of the liveable cities, with Douala, Cameroun; Harare, Zimbabwe and Algiers, Algeria ranking 132nd, 133rd and 134th respectively.
While no African city made it to the top 10 most liveable cities, five were in the 10 least liveable cities.
This ranking of Lagos among the least liveable cities of the world comes amidst a massive revenue drive and huge infrastructure investment by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.Lagos has consistently ranked in the 10 least liveable cities since 2011, ranking 137thout of 140 in that year.
It ranked 138th in 2012 and then remained at 137th until this year.
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