Algiers, Tripoli among world’s least livable cities, The Economist

Algiers and Tripoli were rooted at the bottom of a table as the third and second least livable cities in the world, on par with war-torn Damascus which has kept the notoriety of being the worst city to live in since 2013, the Economist said.

 

Kyiv, at the heart of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, outperformed both Maghreban cities ranking 165, compared with Algiers 171 and Tripoli 172, The Economist said in its Global Livability Index 2024.

 

Nigeria’s Lagos made up the rest of the bottom four in the 2022 Global Livability Index.

 

The index rates 173 cities across five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

 

Vienna took the top spot once again in 2024, earning the title of the most livable city in the world for a third consecutive year, followed by Copenhagen and Zurich.