Global Urban Competitiveness Ranking 2017-2018

Metropolitan area

Metropolitan area evel

Country/Area

Economic Competitiveness Index

Rank

Sustainable Competitiveness Index

Rank

New York

A+

United States

1.0000

1

1.0000

1

Los Angeles

A

United States

0.9992

2

0.6519

16

Singapore

A

Singapore

0.9708

3

0.7082

5

London

A+

United Kingdom

0.9578

4

0.8756

2

San Francisco

A

United States

0.9408

5

0.6554

14

Shenzhen

B

China

0.9337

6

0.5761

35

Tokyo

A-

Japan

0.9205

7

0.7371

3

San Jose

A

United States

0.9158

8

0.6342

22

Munich

B+

Germany

0.9053

9

0.6402

18

Dallas

A-

United States

0.9026

10

0.5805

32

Houston

A-

United States

0.9000

11

0.6792

8

Hong Kong

A

Hong Kong,China

0.8873

12

0.6581

13

Seoul

A-

Korea, South

0.8478

13

0.7023

7

Shanghai

A-

China

0.8367

14

0.6110

27

Guangzhou

B+

China

0.8346

15

0.5746

36

Miami

B+

United States

0.8162

16

0.5305

53

Chicago

A-

United States

0.8151

17

0.6711

10

Boston

A-

United States

0.8121

18

0.7166

4

Dublin

A-

Ireland

0.8109

19

0.5796

33

Beijing

A-

China

0.8102

20

0.6708

11

Paris

A-

France

0.8060

21

0.6771

9

Frankfurt

A-

Germany

0.7993

22

0.6305

23

Tianjin

B-

China

0.7866

23

0.4735

93

Stockholm

B+

Sweden

0.7862

24

0.6373

21

Philadelphia

B+

United States

0.7837

25

0.6232

24

Seattle

B+

United States

0.7808

26

0.6530

15

Kinki

B-

Japan

0.7699

27

0.5826

31

Suzhou

C+

China

0.7648

28

0.4227

160

Stamford

B

United States

0.7644

29

0.4751

90

Tel Aviv-Yafo

B-

Israel

0.7642

30

0.4018

189

Baltimore

B-

United States

0.7602

31

0.5738

37

Stuttgart

B-

Germany

0.7497

32

0.5482

48

Istanbul

B

Turkey

0.7480

33

0.5850

30

Geneva

B

Switzerland

0.7449

34

0.5496

47

Toronto

B+

Canada

0.7414

35

0.6431

17

Cleveland

B-

United States

0.7366

36

0.4779

85

Atlanta

B+

United States

0.7351

37

0.6397

19

Dusseldorf

B-

Germany

0.7333

38

0.5187

62

Perth

B

Australia

0.7326

39

0.4413

131

Wuhan

C+

China

0.7310

40

0.4535

116

Vienna

B-

Austria

0.7300

41

0.5690

41

San Diego

B

United States

0.7291

42

0.6148

25

Denver

B

United States

0.7272

43

0.4879

76

Nanjing

B-

China

0.7261

44

0.4845

79

Doha

B-

Qatar

0.7261

45

0.4358

140

Detroit

B-

United States

0.7247

46

0.4652

102

Taipei

B-

Taiwan,China

0.7232

47

0.5255

57

Hamburg

B-

Germany

0.7175

48

0.5587

45

Cologne

C+

Germany

0.7151

49

0.4867

77

Zurich

A-

Switzerland

0.7147

50

0.7063

6

Nashville

B-

United States

0.7132

51

0.4085

178

Minneapolis

A-

United States

0.7090

52

0.5346

51

Berlin

C+

Germany

0.7055

53

0.5628

43

Charlotte

B-

United States

0.7048

54

0.5062

67

Moscow

B

Russia

0.7042

55

0.5231

59

Las Vegas

C+

United States

0.6990

56

0.4154

168

Raleigh

C+

United States

0.6973

57

0.5111

66

Abu Dhabi

B+

United Arab Emirates

0.6959

58

0.5198

60

Milwaukee

C+

United States

0.6908

59

0.4083

180

Austin

B-

United States

0.6835

60

0.5736

38

Salt Lake City

C+

United States

0.6816

61

0.5263

56

Chengdu

C+

China

0.6775

62

0.4315

148

Copenhagen

B

Denmark

0.6773

63

0.6016

29

Orlando

C+

United States

0.6772

64

0.4815

82

Sydney

A-

Australia

0.6730

65

0.6071

28

Richmond

C+

United States

0.6704

66

0.4558

112

Dubai

B+

United Arab Emirates

0.6701

67

0.4982

71

Wuxi

C-

China

0.6697

68

0.3553

268

Birmingham

B-

United Kingdom

0.6694

69

0.5170

63

Brussels

B

Belgium

0.6657

70

0.5311

52

Changsha

C

China

0.6657

71

0.4125

173

Hannover

C

Germany

0.6655

72

0.4668

100

Vancouver

B-

Canada

0.6616

73

0.5709

40

Hangzhou

C+

China

0.6601

74

0.4655

101

Essen

C

Germany

0.6598

75

0.4688

98

Columbus

B-

United States

0.6597

76

0.4752

89

Riyadh

B-

Saudi Arabia

0.6589

77

0.3924

202

Baton Rouge

C+

United States

0.6586

78

0.4083

179

Louisville

C+

United States

0.6585

79

0.3804

224

Barcelona

B-

Spain

0.6580

80

0.5714

39

Calgary

B-

Canada

0.6557

81

0.5444

49

Ulsan

C

Korea, South

0.6527

82

0.4525

117

Oslo

A-

Norway

0.6513

83

0.6138

26

Manchester

C+

United Kingdom

0.6471

84

0.5762

34

Qingdao

C+

China

0.6462

85

0.4202

164

Chongqing

C+

China

0.6461

86

0.4545

114

Dortmund

C+

Germany

0.6454

87

0.4673

99

Chukyo

C+

Japan

0.6451

88

0.5051

69

Kuala Lumpur

B-

Malaysia

0.6351

89

0.4773

86

Amsterdam

B+

Netherlands

0.6346

90

0.6378

20

Foshan

C

China

0.6319

91

0.3805

221

Antwerp

C+

Belgium

0.6285

92

0.4118

174

Washington

A-

United States

0.6257

93

0.6606

12

Oklahoma City

C+

United States

0.6228

94

0.3890

209

Sendai

C

Japan

0.6186

95

0.4514

118

Melbourne

B

Australia

0.6182

96

0.5376

50

Virginia Beach

C

United States

0.6165

97

0.3850

214

Phoenix

C+

United States

0.6160

98

0.4453

127

Zhengzhou

C

China

0.6151

99

0.3824

217

Tampa

C+

United States

0.6149

100

0.4220

161

Ningbo

C

China

0.6144

101

0.3625

258

Changzhou

C

China

0.6125

102

0.3450

289

Jedda

C

Saudi Arabia

0.6075

103

0.3359

303

Hamilton

B-

Canada

0.6066

104

0.4906

75

Hiroshima

C-

Japan

0.6065

105

0.3991

192

Jakarta

B-

Indonesia

0.6055

106

0.4370

138

Montreal

B-

Canada

0.6048

107

0.5546

46

Indianapolis

B-

United States

0.6038

108

0.4266

156

Macao

B-

Macao,China

0.6029

109

0.3962

196

Gold Coast

C

Australia

0.6025

110

0.3782

230

Bristol

C+

United Kingdom

0.6003

111

0.5243

58

San Antonio

C+

United States

0.5985

112

0.4344

141

Cincinnati

B-

United States

0.5962

113

0.4859

78

Kansas City

C+

United States

0.5955

114

0.4087

177

Kaosiung

C

Taiwan,China

0.5951

115

0.4001

191

Haifa

C

Israel

0.5945

116

0.4235

159

Hague, The

C+

Netherlands

0.5936

117

0.4456

125

Birmingham

C+

United States

0.5932

118

0.4411

132

Madrid

B-

Spain

0.5904

119

0.5663

42

Rome

C+

Italy

0.5896

120

0.4793

84

Pittsburgh

C+

United States

0.5896

121

0.5288

55

Provo-Orem

C

United States

0.5893

122

0.3253

321

Hartford

C

United States

0.5891

123

0.4027

185

Dongguan

C

China

0.5885

124

0.4257

157

Dalian

C-

China

0.5876

125

0.3908

204

Nantong

C-

China

0.5874

126

0.3583

264

Ottawa

C+

Canada

0.5838

127

0.5137

65

Rotterdam

C+

Netherlands

0.5820

128

0.4619

105

Mexico City

B-

Mexico

0.5793

129

0.4126

172

Dresden

C

Germany

0.5786

130

0.4631

104

Buenos Aires

C+

Argentina

0.5770

131

0.4031

184

Bangkok

C+

Thailand

0.5740

132

0.5060

68

Charleston

C

United States

0.5727

133

0.3837

216

Helsinki

B-

Finland

0.5693

134

0.5608

44

Incheon

C

Korea, South

0.5693

135

0.4974

72

Leipzig

C

Germany

0.5688

136

0.4501

122

Hefei

C

China

0.5686

137

0.4026

187

Providence

C+

United States

0.5674

138

0.4751

91

Sapporo

C+

Japan

0.5673

139

0.4715

96

Glasgow

C+

United Kingdom

0.5665

140

0.4972

73

Xiamen

C

China

0.5660

141

0.4692

97

Brisbane

C

Australia

0.5660

142

0.5192

61

Milan

B-

Italy

0.5657

143

0.4970

74

Allentown

C

United States

0.5649

144

0.3526

273

Lille

C-

France

0.5626

145

0.3902

206

Worcester

C+

United States

0.5623

146

0.4336

145

Colorado Springs

C

United States

0.5606

147

0.3458

286

West Yorkshire

C

United Kingdom

0.5590

148

0.4285

152

Riverside-San Bernardino

C

United States

0.5584

149

0.3707

240

Jinan

C

China

0.5570

150

0.3949

197

Grand Rapids

C

United States

0.5570

151

0.3768

232

Gothenburg

C+

Sweden

0.5559

152

0.4750

92

San Jose

C

Costa Rica

0.5554

153

0.3093

347

Liverpool

C+

United Kingdom

0.5538

154

0.4570

109

Zhenjiang

C-

China

0.5518

155

0.3234

323

Quanzhou

C-

China

0.5513

156

0.3383

298

New Haven

C

United States

0.5455

157

0.5018

70

Xi'an

C

China

0.5454

158

0.4043

182

Shenyang

C

China

0.5442

159

0.3876

211

Dayton

C

United States

0.5431

160

0.3891

208

Edmonton

C

Canada

0.5429

161

0.4808

83

Fuzhou(Fj)

C-

China

0.5420

162

0.3706

242

Changwon

C-

Korea, South

0.5415

163

0.4252

158

Lyon

C+

France

0.5413

164

0.4838

80

Fort Myers

C

United States

0.5399

165

0.3261

319

Yantai

C-

China

0.5391

166

0.3628

257

Knoxville

C

United States

0.5388

167

0.4214

162

Samut Prakan

C-

Thailand

0.5386

168

0.3632

255

Fukuoka

C

Japan

0.5373

169

0.4368

139

Honolulu

C+

United States

0.5371

170

0.3494

277

Columbia

C

United States

0.5371

171

0.4303

149

Zhongshan

C-

China

0.5371

172

0.3881

210

Santiago

C+

Chile

0.5364

173

0.3665

245

Mecca

C-

Saudi Arabia

0.5363

174

0.2905

408

Medina

C-

Saudi Arabia

0.5352

175

0.3274

315

Busan

C-

Korea, South

0.5336

176

0.4570

110

Yangzhou

C-

China

0.5327

177

0.3176

331

Akron

C

United States

0.5291

178

0.3805

223

Delhi

C+

India

0.5282

179

0.3817

218

Adelaide

C

Australia

0.5253

180

0.4573

108

Gebze

C

Turkey

0.5241

181

0.3863

213

Auckland

C+

New Zealand

0.5239

182

0.5168

64

Lima

C+

Peru

0.5233

183

0.3457

288

Ogden

C-

United States

0.5232

184

0.3643

250

Bogota

C+

Colombia

0.5214

185

0.3630

256

Jerusalem

C-

Israel

0.5201

186

0.4115

175

Xuzhou

C-

China

0.5201

187

0.3300

311

Bucharest

C

Romania

0.5199

188

0.4151

169

Zhuhai

C-

China

0.5186

189

0.3534

272

Buffalo

C

United States

0.5181

190

0.3985

193

Marseille

C

France

0.5179

191

0.4209

163

Nottingham

C-

United Kingdom

0.5168

192

0.4562

111

Omaha

C+

United States

0.5158

193

0.3799

225

Shaoxing

C-

China

0.5157

194

0.2953

384

Leicester

C

United Kingdom

0.5156

195

0.4341

143

Daegu

C

Korea, South

0.5155

196

0.4504

121

Montevideo

C

Uruguay

0.5140

197

0.3447

290

Dongying

C-

China

0.5132

198

0.2717

514

Taizhou(Js)

C-

China

0.5128

199

0.2991

373

Panama City

C

Panama

0.5114

200

0.3728

236