The world's least stressful city is Berlin, while the world's most stressful city is Manila in the Philippines. This is according to a recent study.
The study reveals the world's most and least stressful cities of 2017, based on factors including traffic levels, public transport, percentage of green spaces, financial status of citizens including debt levels, physical and mental health, and the hours of sunlight the city gets per year.
The study was launched by UK-based dry-cleaning and laundry service Zipjet, was conducted by studying 500 locations based on data relating to 17 categories covering infrastructure, pollution levels, finance and citizens' wellbeing.
The world's least stressful cities are:
1. Stuttgart, Germany
2. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
3. Hanover, Germany
4. Bern, Switzerland
5. Munich, Germany
6. Bordeaux, France
7. Edinburgh, UK
8. Sydney, Australia
9. (tie) Graz, Austria and Hamburg, Germany
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The world's most stressful cities are:
1. Baghdad, Iraq
2. Kabul, Afghanistan
3. Lagos, Nigeria
4. Dakar, Senegal
5. Cairo, Egypt
6. Tehran, Iran
7. Dhaka, Bangladesh
8. Karachi, Pakistan
9. New Delhi, India
10. Manila, Philippines
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, Lagos state, was ranked as second least liveable city in the world. This is a drop from its previous position of 3rd least liveable city, in 2016.
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In an annual report by The Economist, Lagos was ranked only higher that Damascus, the Syrian capital. For the seventh year running, the Australian city of Melbourne was ranked as the world’s most liveable city.
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Thursday, 21 September 2017