The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – one of the agencies under The Economist of London – has listed Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, as the 4th worst city to live in the world.
Austrian capital Vienna,, and Denmark’s Copenhagen retain their respictive positions as first and second most livable cities in the world in EIU’s 2023 Global Livability Report, due to their “unsurpassed combination of stability, good infrastructure, strong education and healthcare services, and plenty of culture and entertainment”.
Melbourne and Sydney, cities in Australia, and Vancouver in Canada, came in at third, fourth and fifth places respectively on top of the ranking.
Lagos was the second worst livable city in 2022, but has now moved two spots up in EIU’s 2023 Global Livability Report.
It was ranked above Algiers, the capital of Algeria; Tripoli, Libya’s capital; and Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria.
The EIU said the economic capital of Nigeria moved two spots up due to improvements in healthcare and education. It was however stated that corruption is still a problem.