Lagos has been ranked third among the 10 least liveable cities in the world. This was contained in the 2018 Global Liveability Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit and World Bank. The report, which rated Lagos 138th of the 140 cities on earth, said it based the report on 5 parameters. It cited the criteria to be political and social stability, education, culture, environment, infrastructure and access to healthcare. In the report obtained by The Guardian yesterday, Lagos was rated 37.5% and 33.3% in healthcare and education. It said Lagos recorded 53.5% in culture and environment and 46.4% in infrastructure. According to the report, the only cities, which were scored lower than Lagos on the ranking, were Syria and Bangladesh, while Vienna, the Austrian capital, was ranked the most liveable city in the world. The report also noted that unavailability of adequate infrastructure and conflicts, among others were responsible for many of the lowest scores, adding that st
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