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Top 10 Worst Countries to Live

Published by Tope Fakinlede on August 13th, 2023.

Top 10 Worst Countries to Live

Many countries are so beautiful and wonderful to live in. They have stable governments, reasonable prices for consumer goods, plenty of job opportunities, strong social programs, and robust systems for health care, education, and national security. They may even have ample nature spaces, such as national parks, and strong support for the arts and culture. These are general traits of high-income and developed countries, which is usually a nice place to call home.

On the other hand, picture a country whose residents must endure political strife (possibly even violence), rampant inflation, high unemployment, poor health care, substandard education, and uncertain security, with few social programs, let alone support for the arts. This troubled land would be an “undeveloped country,” possibly even one of the [“least developed countries”]((/country-rankings/least-developed-countries), and a much worse place to live. The question is, what is the best way to quickly encapsulate which is which?

Seeking the sub-standard: How to identify the worst countries in which to live

There are several annual metrics designed to measure the quality of day-to-day life in a given country. Some of these metrics concentrate upon a single aspect of a country—for instance, the Hanke Misery Index focuses upon the economy, knowing that a healthy economy is a strong indicator of the quality of the day-to-day life of a country’s residents. Others, such as the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI), compile a wide range of metrics across a half-dozen or more categories for a more overarching, whole-life approach. These different approaches can result in very different lists of the worst countries in the world in which to live.

Top 10 Worst Countries in the World to Live In – Numbeo Quality of Life Index (Mid-2022):

Nigeria — 45.13
Bangladesh — 68.49
Sri Lanka — 68.90
Iran — 69.38
Venezuela — 73.03
Peru — 81.29
Philippines — 81.40
Vietnam — 86.26
Kenya — 90.94
Egypt — 91.19

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