MOST AND LEAST LIVABLE COUNTRIES.

Most Livable Countries

The Human Development Index (HDI), published annually by the UN, ranks nations according to their citizens' quality of life rather than strictly by a nation's traditional economic figures. The criteria for calculating rankings include life expectancy, adult literacy, school enrollment, educational attainment, and adjusted real income.

Rank - Country

1. Norway

2. Iceland

3. Australia

4. Ireland

5. Sweden

6. Canada

7. Japan

8. United States

9. Switzerland

10. Netherlands


Least Livable Countries

Rank - Country

1. Niger

2. Sierra Leone

3. Mali

4. Burkina Faso

5. Guinea-Bissau

6. Central African Republic

7. Chad

8. Ethiopia

9. Burundi

10. Mozambique

This list was compiled and published in 2006 by Transparency International.

See! Nigeria is not on the list of 'Least livable countries'. Hopefully, oneday, we'll be on the list of 'Most livable countries'.

It's so sad to realise that all the least livable countries in the world are in Africa