{"id":102247,"date":"2023-11-27T21:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-rated-city-with-worst-road-traffic-in-the-world-see-top-10"},"modified":"2023-11-28T00:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:09:04","slug":"lagos-rated-city-with-worst-road-traffic-in-the-world-see-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-rated-city-with-worst-road-traffic-in-the-world-see-top-10","title":{"rendered":"Lagos rated city with worst road traffic in the world [See top 10]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lagos State has been ranked as the city with the worst road traffic in the world.<\/p>\n

This is according to Global Traffic Congestion Rankings 2023 by Traffic Index.<\/p>\n

Latvian city, Riga, came second on the list, followed by Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran.<\/p>\n

In fourth place is Mexico City in Mexico, with Indian city Mumbai in fifth while Krakow in Poland occupied the sixth spot.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of top 10 cities with the worst road traffic in the world.<\/p>\n

1. Lagos (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

2. Riga (Latvia)<\/p>\n

3. Tehran (Iran)<\/p>\n

4. Mexico City (Mexico)<\/p>\n

5. Mumbai (India)<\/p>\n

6. Krakow (Poland)<\/p>\n

7. Istanbul (Turkey)<\/p>\n

8. Lima (Peru)<\/p>\n

9. Cairo (Egypt)<\/p>\n

10. Bucuresti (Romania)<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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