Political and social protests, the threat of terrorism and many other factors that make many cities uninhabitable.
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a ranking of cities of the world in terms of habitability. According to the report the level of fitness for life ten cities in Western Europe have decreased due to terrorist attacks, particularly in Paris and Brussels.
So where on Earth to live bad?
Each of the 140 cities that participated in the study received a score from 0 to 100. The city was assessed on parameters such as stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, but the cost of living was not taken into account. Below is the list of 9 cities that received the lowest number of points, and respectively recognized, as the worst to live in.
9. Douala, Cameroon
Not surprisingly, among the cities with the lowest number of points so a lot of African cities. The city scored low points on categories such as health, education, infrastructure, culture and ecology. Nevertheless, the city received a pretty good score according to the level of stability.
And Douala is the most expensive city in Africa. One of the major problems hindering economic development of Douala is considered corruption. Another problem is the provision of a fast-growing city with food.
Is the city of Douala Western part of Cameroon. In General, if you want it to be bad, then you are welcome to Douala.
8. Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare — one of the worst places to live. He received the smallest number of points in the category “Healthcare” is one of the worst cities in terms of infrastructure development and does not stop social unrest. However, it is worth noting that over the past five years the standard of living in the city has improved significantly.
The country’s largest city, population — 1 600 000 inhabitants. The regime of Robert Mugabe and the economic crisis of the late 1990s had disastrous consequences for the economy and infrastructure of the city. High unemployment and crime. With the exception of a few blocks in the city centre garbage removal, and road repairs are not carried out, destroyed the centralized systems of water and electricity, sewage system is not working.
I think inflation 15% is a lot? Or 50%? In 2000-e years the country underwent a severe economic crisis that reached its peak in 2008, when government debt had reached 131 percent of GDP, inflation was 231 000 000 %!
But even here you can find a bright positive.
7. Algiers, Algeria
This city along with Pakistani Karachi was on the 6th place with same number of points — of 40.9. All categories — stability, infrastructure, health and education — the city scored very low points.
The capital and largest city of Algeria. The name of the city comes from “al-Jazair”, which translated from Arabic means “the island”
6. Karachi, Pakistan
A port city in southern Pakistan, the country’s largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. It is the main financial, banking, industrial and commercial center of Pakistan. Here are the major corporations of the country. A population of over 13 million people.
The city received very low scores for level of stability and the level of culture and the environment. However, in the category “Education” the city has received an average score. Thus, it saved him from getting in the top 5 worst cities to live.
Karachi is also the lowest ratings in the level of livability of cities in the world.
5. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
We are slowly but surely moving to the bottom. Welcome to Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. The city is inhabited mainly by ethnic Papuans and the Melanesians, speaking, depending on the belonging to a certain tribe, more than 700 languages and dialects.
Here is a very low level of stability: only 30 out of 100 points, as there is no end to the political and social protests. The level of health care is also one of the lowest in the world. Then no one can help you.
Although there is beautiful.
4. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The population of the Metropolitan area is 16.6 million people.
Terrorist attacks were the reason why the capital of Bangladesh occupies the lowest place in the ranking. In addition, Dhaka has the lowest score according to the level of development of infrastructure among 140 cities participated in the study.
All aboard!
3. Lagos, Nigeria
A port city in the South-West of Nigeria, the largest city in the country with a population of over 13 million. The city is situated on Islands and on the coast of the Gulf of Benin (part of the Gulf of Guinea) of the Atlantic ocean.
This city received the lowest score for stability. This is due to the fact that the terrorist group Boko Haram regularly organizes terrorist attacks that claim the lives of many people.
2. Tripoli, Libya
The capital of Libya, located on the shore of the Mediterranean sea. In August 2011, the city became a theatre of war between rebels and troops of Muammar Gaddafi. And if you simply “dust”, organized by the United States in Libya against Gaddafi, in particular.
The escalation of the armed conflict in Libya has seriously undermined the standard of living in this city.
1. Damascus, Syria
The capital and second largest (after the Aleppo city in Syria. Another US project touched on Syria and Damascus is firmly in the worst place to live in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Civil war…
This city remains in the midst of armed conflict, so the level of stability here is extremely low.
And this conflict was the reason that in other spheres of life, the city does not succeed, as General instability applies to all indicators, including education and health, as well as the level of infrastructure.
