Quality of Life Index: Nigeria Ranks Among the Lowest
As revealed by the latest Quality of Living Index by Global Citizen Solutions. Nigeria is nowhere among the top countries that provide their citizens with the best standard of living.
According to the report, Nigeria is placed in 135th position out of 199 countries, with an overall score of 54.1. This ranking suggests that Nigeria may not be appealing to people considering relocating, possibly due to challenges like climate change, limited economic opportunities, and issues such as persecution or widespread human rights violations.
The country was evaluated based on factors like access to basic amenities, infrastructure, cost of living, personal and political freedom, environmental quality, and attitudes toward foreigners. It highlights Nigeria’s harsh economic conditions and ongoing cost of living crisis.
Nigeria scored poorly in terms of the population’s standard of living and progress toward the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The country was rated “partially free” in protecting personal freedoms, scored very low on environmental quality, but received high marks for acceptance of migrants.
With an overall score of 54.1, Nigeria ranked behind several African countries, including Namibia (87th), South Africa (88th), Tunisia (90th), Ghana (91st), Seychelles (101st), Morocco (103rd), Senegal (106th), Botswana (107th), Algeria (108th), and Côte d’Ivoire (115th).
Nigeria ranked higher than countries like the Maldives, Libya, China, Brunei, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Gabon in overall quality of living standards.
On the other hand, European countries dominated the top spots, with Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, and Spain securing the top five positions on the list.
The report explained: “The Quality of Living Index looks at the overall quality of life a country offers. For the Quality of Living dimension, the goal set was to assess how good life is in the country as a permanent/primary place of residence for expats, retirees, and anyone seeking desirable living conditions abroad.
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“The set of orientation questions was: What is the overall level of human development/general population quality of life? How happy is the country’s population? How good is healthcare? How affordable is good healthcare? How safe is living in the country? How good is education? How good is it as a travel hub? What is the level of freedom experienced by the country’s population?
It added, “Several thematic areas were prioritised, and research was undertaken to identify reliable data sources with comprehensive country coverage.”
The index is based on six key factors: SDG progress (30%), cost of living (20%), freedom in the world (20%), happiness score (10%), environmental performance (10%), and migrant acceptance (10%).
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