City Rankings

  • CAI: 10
  • CCC: 53
  • CLI: 32
  • ICI: 49
  • SCI: 45
  • WBC: 58

CAI

Global 150 Cities Attractiveness Index

A ranking combining various qualitative factors to assess the overall attractiveness of global cities.

Source: AIRINC Associates for International Research, Inc. (https://www.air-inc.com/global-150/#global-150-index)

CCC

International Cities Construction Costs 2021

An index showing the relative costs of construction covering twenty building functions for 100 global cities.

Source Arcadis (https://media.arcadis.com/-/media/project/arcadiscom/com/perspectives/global/2021/international-constructions-costs-2021/arcadis-international-construction-cost-index-2021.pdf)

CLI

City Lifestyle Index

Ranking of 150 of the top global cities according to the inherent social and lifestyle benefits they offer.

AIRINC Associates for International Research, Inc.  (https://www.air-inc.com/global-150/#global-150-index)

ICI

Top 100 Innovation Cities™ Index 2021

A ranking of the top 100 innovate global cities based on cutting-edge scientific city-level data techniques.

Source: 2thinknow (https://www.innovation-cities.com/city-rankings-2021/)

SCI

Smart City Index 2021

A ranking of the perceptions of 120 residents in each of 118 global cities on issues related to structures and available technology applications.

Source: IMD – International Institute for Management Development (https://www.imd.org/globalassets/wcc/docs/smart_city/smartcityindex2021.pdf)

Further Information

Britannica Cities & Towns Portal – Britannica information on the city.

IMD Smart City Profile – Details in the IMD Smart City Index.

SDG City Progress – Track city progress on achieving the SDGs.

Wikipedia Info on Cities – Wikipedia information on the citiy.