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Who are G20's most innovative cities?
Based on the 16th annual Innovation Cities™ Index city rankings process by 2THINKNOW. Original quantitative method, based on 162 indicators (including consideration of 1000+ data point inputs) per city. Est. 2007.
Why This Ranking?
Breadth of indicators covers areas of innovation that 500 cities are focused on. Such as: digital, liveability, smart, economic development, mobility (transport), tourism and trade, place branding, start-ups, sustainability. The city ranking has over a decade of results, making analysis possible. Detailed data is also available to order.
Breadth of indicators covers areas of innovation that 500 cities are focused on. Such as: digital, liveability, smart, economic development, mobility (transport), tourism and trade, place branding, start-ups, sustainability. The city ranking has over a decade of results, making analysis possible. Detailed data is also available to order.
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Based on 162 standard Indicators with underlying Data Points from 2THINKNOW's awesome City Benchmarking Data set. Making it easy to compare cities.
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These city rankings measure pre-conditions for innovation. Results are available globally (500 cities or top 100), or by region/nation.
The 162 Indicators cover key areas for city innovation such as: digital transformation, technology, startups, economic development, sustainability, liveability, mobility and other areas. Above average scores across many indicators result in a higher rank. Thus, making cities that rank high, more well-balanced. You can order city data at any level.
Indicators map to key government departments or industries.
The Innovation Cities™ Index was established in 2007. We seek to definitively answer the question - 'which are the world's most innovative cities '?
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Based on 162 standard Indicators with underlying Data Points from 2THINKNOW's awesome City Benchmarking Data set. Making it easy to compare cities.
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You can request benchmark reports &, analysis on any area of your city. This can include data-sets, plans, recommendations. Anything to add detail.
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G20 World City Rankings Results for 2022-2023
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| REGION RANK | CITY | LOCATION | CLASS | SCORE (60) | PRIOR REGION RANK | REGION CHANGE | GLOBAL RANK | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan | NEXUS | 59 | 1 | - | 1 | 1361 |
| 2 | London | United Kingdom | NEXUS | 57 | 10 | +8 | 2 | 737 |
| 3 | New York | United States | NEXUS | 56 | 3 | - | 3 | 901 |
| 4 | Paris | France | NEXUS | 55 | 9 | +5 | 4 | 1002 |
| 5 | Los Angeles | United States | NEXUS | 55 | 18 | +13 | 6 | 740 |
| 6 | Boston | United States | NEXUS | 54 | 2 | - 4 | 7 | 167 |
| 7 | Seoul | South Korea | NEXUS | 54 | 6 | - 1 | 8 | 1218 |
| 8 | San Francisco - San Jose | United States | NEXUS | 53 | 11 | +3 | 9 | 1557 |
| 9 | Houston | United States | NEXUS | 53 | 7 | - 2 | 10 | 525 |
| 10 | Berlin | Germany | NEXUS | 52 | 24 | +14 | 11 | 142 |
| 11 | Chicago | United States | NEXUS | 52 | 8 | - 3 | 12 | 264 |
| 12 | Toronto | Canada | NEXUS | 52 | 34 | +22 | 15 | 1370 |
| 13 | Munich | Germany | NEXUS | 51 | 32 | +19 | 16 | 863 |
| 14 | Sydney | Australia | NEXUS | 51 | 4 | - 10 | 18 | 1300 |
| 15 | Seattle | United States | NEXUS | 51 | 13 | - 2 | 21 | 1215 |
| 16 | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | NEXUS | 51 | 5 | - 11 | 22 | 325 |
| 17 | Melbourne | Australia | NEXUS | 50 | 26 | +9 | 23 | 811 |
| 18 | Montréal | Canada | NEXUS | 50 | 43 | +25 | 24 | 853 |
| 19 | Atlanta | United States | NEXUS | 50 | 12 | - 7 | 25 | 79 |
| 20 | Milan | Italy | NEXUS | 50 | 52 | +32 | 27 | 825 |
| 21 | Beijing | China | NEXUS | 50 | 17 | - 4 | 28 | 125 |
| 22 | Vancouver | Canada | NEXUS | 50 | 110 | +88 | 29 | 1426 |
| 23 | Miami | United States | NEXUS | 50 | 15 | - 8 | 31 | 822 |
| 24 | Washington DC | United States | NEXUS | 49 | 16 | - 8 | 32 | 1471 |
| 25 | Philadelphia | United States | NEXUS | 49 | 28 | +3 | 33 | 1027 |
| 26 | Osaka | Japan | NEXUS | 49 | 23 | - 3 | 35 | 2112 |
| 27 | San Diego | United States | NEXUS | 49 | 36 | +9 | 37 | 1160 |
| 28 | Brisbane | Australia | NEXUS | 48 | 33 | +5 | 38 | 186 |
| 29 | Hamburg | Germany | NEXUS | 48 | 78 | +49 | 41 | 483 |
| 30 | Denver | United States | NEXUS | 48 | 22 | - 8 | 42 | 334 |
| 31 | Portland | United States | NEXUS | 48 | 29 | - 2 | 43 | 1053 |
| 32 | Austin | United States | NEXUS | 48 | 19 | - 13 | 44 | 87 |
| 33 | Las Vegas | United States | NEXUS | 48 | 21 | - 12 | 45 | 713 |
| 34 | Shanghai | China | NEXUS | 48 | 14 | - 20 | 46 | 1227 |
| 35 | Detroit | United States | NEXUS | 48 | 41 | +6 | 47 | 337 |
| 36 | Rome | Italy | HUB | 47 | 79 | +43 | 48 | 1117 |
| 37 | Newark | United States | HUB | 47 | 63 | +26 | 50 | 902 |
| 38 | Baltimore | United States | HUB | 47 | 44 | +6 | 51 | 97 |
| 39 | Istanbul | Turkey | HUB | 47 | 25 | - 14 | 53 | 564 |
| 40 | Phoenix | United States | HUB | 47 | 35 | - 5 | 55 | 1030 |
| 41 | Oakland | United States | HUB | 47 | 54 | +13 | 56 | 944 |
| 42 | Orlando | United States | HUB | 47 | 51 | +9 | 57 | 972 |
| 43 | Hong Kong | China | HUB | 47 | 40 | - 3 | 58 | 522 |
| 44 | Mexico City | Mexico | HUB | 46 | 132 | +88 | 61 | 821 |
| 45 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | HUB | 46 | 140 | +95 | 62 | 196 |
| 46 | Perth | Australia | HUB | 46 | 62 | +16 | 63 | 1020 |
| 47 | Kyoto | Japan | HUB | 46 | 53 | +6 | 64 | 700 |
| 48 | Sacramento | United States | HUB | 46 | 124 | +76 | 67 | 1133 |
| 49 | Frankfurt | Germany | HUB | 46 | 102 | +53 | 68 | 409 |
| 50 | Tampa | United States | HUB | 46 | 118 | +68 | 69 | 1327 |
| 51 | Minneapolis-St Paul | United States | HUB | 46 | 30 | - 21 | 70 | 1544 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | United States | HUB | 46 | 55 | +3 | 71 | 1035 |
| 53 | San Antonio | United States | HUB | 46 | 39 | - 14 | 72 | 1155 |
| 54 | Riverside | United States | HUB | 46 | 129 | +75 | 73 | 1111 |
| 55 | Shenzhen | China | HUB | 46 | 20 | - 35 | 74 | 1230 |
| 56 | Moscow | Russia | HUB | 45 | 27 | - 29 | 76 | 858 |
| 57 | São Paulo | Brazil | HUB | 45 | 108 | +51 | 80 | 1204 |
| 58 | Nagoya | Japan | HUB | 45 | 64 | +6 | 81 | 877 |
| 59 | Düsseldorf | Germany | HUB | 45 | 130 | +71 | 82 | 363 |
| 60 | Yokohama | Japan | HUB | 45 | 97 | +37 | 83 | 1508 |
| 61 | Québec | Canada | HUB | 45 | 163 | +102 | 84 | 1079 |
| 62 | Stuttgart | Germany | HUB | 45 | 105 | +43 | 85 | 1285 |
| 63 | Manchester | United Kingdom | HUB | 45 | 164 | +101 | 86 | 782 |
| 64 | Lyon | France | HUB | 45 | 180 | +116 | 88 | 757 |
| 65 | Charlotte | United States | HUB | 45 | 37 | - 28 | 90 | 247 |
| 66 | Nashville | United States | HUB | 45 | 31 | - 35 | 91 | 890 |
| 67 | Cleveland | United States | HUB | 45 | 89 | +22 | 92 | 284 |
| 68 | Santa Ana-Anaheim | United States | HUB | 45 | 71 | +3 | 94 | 1173 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | United States | HUB | 45 | 94 | +25 | 95 | 275 |
| 70 | Kansas City | United States | HUB | 45 | 38 | - 32 | 96 | 614 |
| 71 | Cologne | Germany | HUB | 45 | 188 | +117 | 97 | 290 |
| 72 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | HUB | 45 | 46 | - 26 | 99 | 403 |
| 73 | Guangzhou | China | HUB | 45 | 42 | - 31 | 100 | 468 |
| 74 | Adelaide | Australia | NODE | 44 | 82 | +8 | 101 | 13 |
| 75 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | NODE | 44 | 179 | +104 | 103 | 368 |
| 76 | New Orleans | United States | NODE | 44 | 86 | +10 | 104 | 900 |
| 77 | Mumbai | India | NODE | 44 | 208 | +131 | 105 | 862 |
| 78 | Honolulu | United States | NODE | 44 | 68 | - 10 | 106 | 523 |
| 79 | Rio De Janeiro | Brazil | NODE | 44 | 87 | +8 | 107 | 1109 |
| 80 | Busan | South Korea | NODE | 44 | 80 | - | 108 | 1553 |
| 81 | Hamilton | Canada | NODE | 44 | 215 | +134 | 109 | 484 |
| 82 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | NODE | 44 | 205 | +123 | 110 | 446 |
| 83 | St Louis | United States | NODE | 44 | 57 | - 26 | 111 | 1272 |
| 84 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | NODE | 44 | 183 | +99 | 112 | 152 |
| 85 | Milwaukee | United States | NODE | 44 | 83 | - 2 | 113 | 827 |
| 86 | Providence | United States | NODE | 44 | 60 | - 26 | 114 | 1067 |
| 87 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | NODE | 44 | 209 | +122 | 115 | 732 |
| 88 | Louisville | United States | NODE | 44 | 69 | - 19 | 116 | 742 |
| 89 | Albany | United States | NODE | 44 | 135 | +46 | 117 | 1627 |
| 90 | Columbus | United States | NODE | 44 | 112 | +22 | 118 | 296 |
| 91 | Memphis | United States | NODE | 44 | 109 | +18 | 120 | 813 |
| 92 | Napoli (Naples) | Italy | NODE | 44 | 204 | +112 | 121 | 886 |
| 93 | Ottawa | Canada | NODE | 44 | 166 | +73 | 122 | 983 |
| 94 | Nuremberg | Germany | NODE | 44 | 234 | +140 | 123 | 943 |
| 95 | Fukuoka | Japan | NODE | 44 | 88 | - 7 | 124 | 423 |
| 96 | Calgary | Canada | NODE | 44 | 178 | +82 | 125 | 210 |
| 97 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach | United States | NODE | 44 | 75 | - 22 | 127 | 924 |
| 98 | Rochester | United States | NODE | 44 | 138 | +40 | 128 | 1115 |
| 99 | Ventura-Oxnard | United States | NODE | 44 | 177 | +78 | 129 | 1633 |
| 100 | Florence | Italy | NODE | 43 | 202 | +102 | 131 | 396 |
| 101 | Hannover | Germany | NODE | 43 | 181 | +80 | 132 | 489 |
| 102 | Essen | Germany | NODE | 43 | 186 | +84 | 133 | 386 |
| 103 | Halifax | Canada | NODE | 43 | 284 | +181 | 134 | 480 |
| 104 | Leipzig | Germany | NODE | 43 | 167 | +63 | 135 | 718 |
| 105 | Bristol | United Kingdom | NODE | 43 | 213 | +108 | 136 | 187 |
| 106 | Torino | Italy | NODE | 43 | 265 | +159 | 137 | 1369 |
| 107 | Incheon | South Korea | NODE | 43 | 137 | +30 | 139 | 1550 |
| 108 | Raleigh-Durham | United States | NODE | 43 | 103 | - 5 | 141 | 1085 |
| 109 | Albuquerque | United States | NODE | 43 | 59 | - 50 | 142 | 27 |
| 110 | Charleston | United States | NODE | 43 | 49 | - 61 | 143 | 246 |
| 111 | Ann Arbor | United States | NODE | 43 | 113 | +2 | 144 | 51 |
| 112 | Sapporo | Japan | NODE | 43 | 106 | - 6 | 146 | 1546 |
| 113 | Dresden | Germany | NODE | 43 | 232 | +119 | 147 | 352 |
| 114 | Indianapolis | United States | NODE | 43 | 58 | - 56 | 148 | 548 |
| 115 | Edmonton | Canada | NODE | 43 | 231 | +116 | 149 | 369 |
| 116 | Allentown | United States | NODE | 43 | 136 | +20 | 151 | 34 |
| 117 | Salt Lake City | United States | NODE | 43 | 56 | - 61 | 153 | 1149 |
| 118 | Belfast | United Kingdom | NODE | 43 | 206 | +88 | 154 | 129 |
| 119 | Hartford | United States | NODE | 43 | 173 | +54 | 156 | 493 |
| 120 | Jacksonville | United States | NODE | 43 | 85 | - 35 | 157 | 580 |
| 121 | Marseille | France | NODE | 43 | 246 | +125 | 158 | 794 |
| 122 | Buffalo | United States | NODE | 43 | 134 | +12 | 159 | 197 |
| 123 | Tulsa | United States | NODE | 43 | 67 | - 56 | 160 | 1394 |
| 124 | Nice | France | NODE | 43 | 242 | +118 | 161 | 907 |
| 125 | St Petersburg | Russia | NODE | 42 | 101 | - 24 | 164 | 1271 |
| 126 | Canberra | Australia | NODE | 42 | 73 | - 53 | 165 | 219 |
| 127 | Dortmund | Germany | NODE | 42 | 207 | +80 | 167 | 349 |
| 128 | Duisburg | Germany | NODE | 42 | 189 | +61 | 168 | 357 |
| 129 | Boulder | United States | NODE | 42 | 45 | - 84 | 170 | 168 |
| 130 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | NODE | 42 | 211 | +81 | 172 | 933 |
| 131 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | NODE | 42 | 214 | +83 | 173 | 1229 |
| 132 | Richmond | United States | NODE | 42 | 66 | - 66 | 174 | 1105 |
| 133 | Anchorage | United States | NODE | 42 | 77 | - 56 | 175 | 47 |
| 134 | Knoxville | United States | NODE | 42 | 95 | - 39 | 176 | 662 |
| 135 | Colorado Springs | United States | NODE | 42 | 114 | - 21 | 177 | 293 |
| 136 | Venice | Italy | NODE | 42 | 264 | +128 | 178 | 1433 |
| 137 | Delhi | India | NODE | 42 | 268 | +131 | 179 | 332 |
| 138 | Bonn | Germany | NODE | 42 | 217 | +79 | 180 | 164 |
| 139 | Hiroshima | Japan | NODE | 42 | 147 | +8 | 181 | 514 |
| 140 | Bremen | Germany | NODE | 42 | 184 | +44 | 182 | 181 |
| 141 | Mannheim-Heidelberg | Germany | NODE | 42 | 236 | +95 | 183 | 1558 |
| 142 | Karlsruhe | Germany | NODE | 42 | 190 | +48 | 184 | 619 |
| 143 | Winnipeg | Canada | NODE | 42 | 239 | +96 | 185 | 1483 |
| 144 | Aachen | Germany | NODE | 42 | 243 | +99 | 186 | 1 |
| 145 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | NODE | 42 | 247 | +102 | 189 | 226 |
| 146 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | United Kingdom | NODE | 42 | 218 | +72 | 190 | 903 |
| 147 | Grand Rapids | United States | NODE | 42 | 117 | - 30 | 191 | 457 |
| 148 | Toulouse | France | NODE | 42 | 262 | +114 | 192 | 1376 |
| 149 | Leeds | United Kingdom | NODE | 42 | 245 | +96 | 193 | 715 |
| 150 | Greensboro | United States | NODE | 42 | 92 | - 58 | 195 | 461 |
| 151 | Oklahoma City | United States | NODE | 42 | 61 | - 90 | 196 | 955 |
| 152 | Bordeaux | France | NODE | 42 | 266 | +114 | 197 | 165 |
| 153 | Omaha | United States | NODE | 42 | 74 | - 79 | 198 | 961 |
| 154 | Nantes | France | NODE | 42 | 244 | +90 | 200 | 884 |
| 155 | Bangalore | India | NODE | 42 | 233 | +78 | 201 | 100 |
| 156 | Syracuse | United States | NODE | 42 | 175 | +19 | 202 | 1302 |
| 157 | Corpus Christi | United States | NODE | 42 | 115 | - 42 | 203 | 307 |
| 158 | El Paso | United States | NODE | 42 | 127 | - 31 | 204 | 373 |
| 159 | Dayton | United States | NODE | 42 | 116 | - 43 | 205 | 330 |
| 160 | Tucson | United States | NODE | 42 | 91 | - 69 | 206 | 1391 |
| 161 | Savannah | United States | NODE | 42 | 65 | - 96 | 207 | 1211 |
| 162 | Boise | United States | NODE | 42 | 104 | - 58 | 208 | 161 |
| 163 | Daegu | South Korea | NODE | 41 | 133 | - 30 | 211 | 1552 |
| 164 | Gold Coast | Australia | NODE | 41 | 131 | - 33 | 212 | 1533 |
| 165 | Lexington | United States | NODE | 41 | 48 | - 117 | 216 | 722 |
| 166 | Chattanooga | United States | NODE | 41 | 76 | - 90 | 217 | 249 |
| 167 | Kagoshima | Japan | NODE | 41 | 169 | +2 | 218 | 600 |
| 168 | Wuppertal | Germany | NODE | 41 | 249 | +81 | 219 | 1489 |
| 169 | Portland | United States | NODE | 41 | 96 | - 73 | 220 | 2104 |
| 170 | Madison | United States | NODE | 41 | 122 | - 48 | 222 | 765 |
| 171 | Birmingham | United States | NODE | 41 | 90 | - 81 | 223 | 151 |
| 172 | Toledo | United States | NODE | 41 | 120 | - 52 | 224 | 1362 |
| 173 | Akron | United States | NODE | 41 | 121 | - 52 | 225 | 23 |
| 174 | Montpellier | France | NODE | 41 | 293 | +119 | 226 | 852 |
| 175 | Winston-Salem | United States | NODE | 41 | 100 | - 75 | 227 | 1484 |
| 176 | Greenville | United States | NODE | 41 | 148 | - 28 | 228 | 1628 |
| 177 | Strasbourg | France | NODE | 41 | 279 | +102 | 229 | 1284 |
| 178 | Green Bay | United States | NODE | 41 | 143 | - 35 | 230 | 460 |
| 179 | Manchester | United States | NODE | 41 | 139 | - 40 | 232 | 781 |
| 180 | Baton Rouge | United States | NODE | 41 | 111 | - 69 | 233 | 119 |
| 181 | Lille | France | NODE | 41 | 273 | +92 | 235 | 724 |
| 182 | Des Moines | United States | NODE | 41 | 47 | - 135 | 236 | 336 |
| 183 | Bologna | Italy | NODE | 41 | 295 | +112 | 237 | 162 |
| 184 | Springfield | United States | NODE | 41 | 50 | - 134 | 238 | 1266 |
| 185 | Lancaster | United States | NODE | 41 | 195 | +10 | 239 | 1629 |
| 186 | Wichita | United States | NODE | 41 | 119 | - 67 | 240 | 1479 |
| 187 | Little Rock | United States | NODE | 41 | 70 | - 117 | 241 | 731 |
| 188 | Columbia | United States | NODE | 41 | 93 | - 95 | 242 | 294 |
| 189 | Reno | United States | NODE | 41 | 123 | - 66 | 243 | 1097 |
| 190 | Fresno | United States | NODE | 41 | 224 | +34 | 244 | 413 |
| 191 | Stockton | United States | NODE | 41 | 258 | +67 | 245 | 1281 |
| 192 | Jakarta | Indonesia | NODE | 41 | 210 | +18 | 246 | 582 |
| 193 | Kitchener | Canada | NODE | 41 | 272 | +79 | 247 | 659 |
| 194 | Padova | Italy | NODE | 40 | 269 | +75 | 249 | 991 |
| 195 | Verona | Italy | NODE | 40 | 281 | +86 | 250 | 1435 |
| 196 | Nagasaki | Japan | NODE | 40 | 162 | - 34 | 252 | 876 |
| 197 | Bochum | Germany | NODE | 40 | 240 | +43 | 253 | 159 |
| 198 | Newcastle | Australia | NODE | 40 | 171 | - 27 | 254 | 1531 |
| 199 | Geelong | Australia | NODE | 40 | 251 | +52 | 255 | 1530 |
| 200 | Montgomery | United States | NODE | 40 | 98 | - 102 | 257 | 851 |
| 201 | Coventry | United Kingdom | NODE | 40 | 274 | +73 | 259 | 310 |
| 202 | Tallahassee | United States | NODE | 40 | 81 | - 121 | 260 | 1322 |
| 203 | Jackson | United States | NODE | 40 | 99 | - 104 | 262 | 579 |
| 204 | Charlottesville | United States | NODE | 40 | 153 | - 51 | 263 | 1543 |
| 205 | Roanoke | United States | NODE | 40 | 158 | - 47 | 264 | 1632 |
| 206 | Spokane | United States | NODE | 40 | 141 | - 65 | 266 | 1264 |
| 207 | Lincoln | United States | NODE | 40 | 126 | - 81 | 267 | 727 |
| 208 | Bakersfield | United States | NODE | 40 | 226 | +18 | 268 | 94 |
| 209 | Modesto | United States | NODE | 40 | 254 | +45 | 269 | 840 |
| 210 | Ankara | Turkey | NODE | 40 | 149 | - 61 | 270 | 50 |
| 211 | Augusta | United States | NODE | 40 | 72 | - 139 | 271 | 83 |
| 212 | Kiel | Germany | NODE | 40 | 212 | - | 274 | 643 |
| 213 | London | Canada | NODE | 40 | 248 | +35 | 275 | 736 |
| 214 | Bridgeport | United States | NODE | 40 | 198 | - 16 | 276 | 184 |
| 215 | Daejeon | South Korea | NODE | 39 | 142 | - 73 | 279 | 1613 |
| 216 | Hobart | Australia | NODE | 39 | 203 | - 13 | 280 | 518 |
| 217 | Modena | Italy | NODE | 39 | 278 | +61 | 281 | 839 |
| 218 | Cape Town | South Africa | NODE | 39 | 261 | +43 | 282 | 223 |
| 219 | Kawasaki | Japan | NODE | 39 | 165 | - 54 | 283 | 632 |
| 220 | Ulsan | South Korea | NODE | 39 | 107 | - 113 | 284 | 1551 |
| 221 | Suwon | South Korea | NODE | 39 | 187 | - 34 | 286 | 1614 |
| 222 | Bath & NE Somerset | United Kingdom | NODE | 39 | 283 | +61 | 288 | 118 |
| 223 | Trieste | Italy | NODE | 39 | 286 | +63 | 289 | 1383 |
| 224 | Izmir | Turkey | NODE | 39 | 156 | - 68 | 291 | 574 |
| 225 | Hyderabad | India | NODE | 39 | 301 | +76 | 292 | 531 |
| 226 | Chennai | India | NODE | 39 | 297 | +71 | 293 | 255 |
| 227 | Antalya | Turkey | NODE | 39 | 267 | +40 | 295 | 1993 |
| 228 | Moncton | Canada | NODE | 39 | 235 | +7 | 296 | 846 |
| 229 | Fredericton - St John | Canada | NODE | 39 | 252 | +23 | 297 | 1556 |
| 230 | Southampton | United Kingdom | NODE | 39 | 271 | +41 | 298 | 1260 |
| 231 | Cedar Rapids | United States | NODE | 39 | 84 | - 147 | 299 | 241 |
| 232 | Kingston-Upon-Hull | United Kingdom | NODE | 39 | 289 | +57 | 300 | 649 |
| 233 | Grenoble | France | NODE | 39 | 277 | +44 | 303 | 463 |
| 234 | Rochester | United States | NODE | 39 | 160 | - 74 | 304 | 1114 |
| 235 | Springfield | United States | NODE | 39 | 152 | - 83 | 305 | 1267 |
| 236 | Wuhan | China | NODE | 39 | 276 | +40 | 306 | 1488 |
| 237 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | NODE | 39 | 306 | +69 | 307 | 584 |
| 238 | Wilmington | United States | NODE | 38 | 168 | - 70 | 308 | 2105 |
| 239 | Pune | India | NODE | 38 | 318 | +79 | 313 | 1076 |
| 240 | Johannesburg | South Africa | NODE | 38 | 287 | +47 | 314 | 591 |
| 241 | Sioux Falls | United States | NODE | 38 | 157 | - 84 | 318 | 1241 |
| 242 | Bozeman | United States | NODE | 38 | 128 | - 114 | 320 | 171 |
| 243 | Springfield | United States | NODE | 38 | 222 | - 21 | 321 | 1265 |
| 244 | Nanjing | China | NODE | 38 | 150 | - 94 | 322 | 883 |
| 245 | Rennes | France | NODE | 38 | 280 | +35 | 323 | 1096 |
| 246 | Saint-Étienne | France | NODE | 38 | 304 | +58 | 324 | 1137 |
| 247 | Reims | France | NODE | 38 | 300 | +53 | 325 | 1094 |
| 248 | Monterrey | Mexico | NODE | 38 | 288 | +40 | 326 | 848 |
| 249 | Rouen | France | NODE | 38 | 302 | +53 | 327 | 1596 |
| 250 | Chongqing | China | NODE | 38 | 144 | - 106 | 328 | 272 |
| 251 | Suzhou | China | NODE | 38 | 146 | - 105 | 329 | 1297 |
| 252 | Hangzhou | China | NODE | 38 | 155 | - 97 | 332 | 488 |
| 253 | Tianjin | China | NODE | 38 | 145 | - 108 | 333 | 1349 |
| 254 | Fuji | Japan | NODE | 37 | 170 | - 84 | 335 | 416 |
| 255 | Parma | Italy | NODE | 37 | 298 | +43 | 336 | 1003 |
| 256 | Cordoba | Argentina | NODE | 37 | 315 | +59 | 338 | 304 |
| 257 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | NODE | 37 | 220 | - 37 | 339 | 135 |
| 258 | Wollongong | Australia | NODE | 37 | 185 | - 73 | 340 | 1555 |
| 259 | Burlington | United States | NODE | 37 | 192 | - 67 | 341 | 2100 |
| 260 | Dijon | France | NODE | 37 | 296 | +36 | 344 | 1581 |
| 261 | Le Havre | France | NODE | 37 | 290 | +29 | 345 | 714 |
| 262 | Ahmedabad | India | NODE | 37 | 317 | +55 | 346 | 17 |
| 263 | Ningbo | China | NODE | 37 | 125 | - 138 | 347 | 1683 |
| 264 | Kolkata | India | NODE | 37 | 316 | +52 | 348 | 670 |
| 265 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | NODE | 37 | 285 | +20 | 350 | 1112 |
| 266 | Curitiba | Brazil | NODE | 36 | 237 | - 29 | 355 | 318 |
| 267 | Bendigo | Australia | NODE | 36 | 303 | +36 | 356 | 1529 |
| 268 | Ballarat | Australia | NODE | 36 | 299 | +31 | 357 | 1528 |
| 269 | Fargo | United States | NODE | 36 | 154 | - 115 | 358 | 2103 |
| 270 | Cheyenne | United States | NODE | 36 | 229 | - 41 | 359 | 2102 |
| 271 | Billings | United States | NODE | 36 | 216 | - 55 | 360 | 150 |
| 272 | Limoges | France | NODE | 36 | 309 | +37 | 361 | 1584 |
| 273 | Bursa, Turkey | Turkey | NODE | 36 | 238 | - 35 | 362 | 1618 |
| 274 | Yangzhou | China | NODE | 36 | 219 | - 55 | 363 | 1750 |
| 275 | Dongguan | China | NODE | 36 | 182 | - 93 | 364 | 347 |
| 276 | Brasilia | Brazil | NODE | 36 | 200 | - 76 | 365 | 174 |
| 277 | Metz | France | NODE | 36 | 314 | +37 | 366 | 1585 |
| 278 | Dalian | China | NODE | 36 | 197 | - 81 | 368 | 324 |
| 279 | Xiamen | China | NODE | 36 | 159 | - 120 | 369 | 1493 |
| 280 | Shenyang | China | NODE | 36 | 201 | - 79 | 370 | 1554 |
| 281 | Chengdu | China | NODE | 36 | 151 | - 130 | 371 | 254 |
| 282 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | NODE | 35 | 241 | - 41 | 373 | 1054 |
| 283 | Adana | Turkey | NODE | 35 | 263 | - 20 | 376 | 1619 |
| 284 | Guadalajara | Mexico | NODE | 35 | 291 | +7 | 377 | 466 |
| 285 | Puebla | Mexico | NODE | 35 | 325 | +40 | 378 | 1071 |
| 286 | Recife | Brazil | NODE | 35 | 270 | - 16 | 379 | 1091 |
| 287 | Salvador | Brazil | NODE | 35 | 250 | - 37 | 382 | 1152 |
| 288 | Cannes | France | NODE | 35 | 321 | +33 | 383 | 1535 |
| 289 | Fuzhou | China | NODE | 35 | 176 | - 113 | 385 | 1693 |
| 290 | Wuxi | China | NODE | 35 | 161 | - 129 | 387 | 1490 |
| 291 | Wenzhou | China | NODE | 35 | 174 | - 117 | 388 | 1676 |
| 292 | Jinan | China | NODE | 35 | 257 | - 35 | 389 | 1677 |
| 293 | Durban | South Africa | NODE | 35 | 322 | +29 | 390 | 361 |
| 294 | Kunming | China | NODE | 35 | 223 | - 71 | 391 | 1682 |
| 295 | Quanzhou | China | NODE | 35 | 196 | - 99 | 392 | 1675 |
| 296 | Nanning | China | NODE | 35 | 191 | - 105 | 393 | 1690 |
| 297 | Nantong | China | NODE | 35 | 193 | - 104 | 394 | 1689 |
| 298 | Macau | China | NODE | 35 | 227 | - 71 | 395 | 760 |
| 299 | Qingdao | China | NODE | 35 | 199 | - 100 | 398 | 1078 |
| 300 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | UPSTART | 34 | 294 | - 6 | 399 | 1506 |
| 301 | Pretoria | South Africa | UPSTART | 34 | 329 | +28 | 402 | 1065 |
| 302 | Xi'an | China | UPSTART | 34 | 172 | - 130 | 404 | 1494 |
| 303 | Foshan | China | UPSTART | 34 | 230 | - 73 | 406 | 406 |
| 304 | Taiyuan | China | UPSTART | 34 | 194 | - 110 | 407 | 1680 |
| 305 | Harbin | China | UPSTART | 34 | 225 | - 80 | 408 | 492 |
| 306 | Zhengzhou | China | UPSTART | 34 | 260 | - 46 | 409 | 1611 |
| 307 | Kazan | Russia | UPSTART | 33 | 282 | - 25 | 411 | 633 |
| 308 | Novosibirsk | Russia | UPSTART | 33 | 308 | - | 412 | 940 |
| 309 | Rostov-na-Donu | Russia | UPSTART | 33 | 312 | +3 | 414 | 1121 |
| 310 | Jaipur | India | UPSTART | 33 | 333 | +23 | 416 | 581 |
| 311 | Surat | India | UPSTART | 33 | 334 | +23 | 419 | 1294 |
| 312 | Nanchang | China | UPSTART | 33 | 221 | - 91 | 420 | 1678 |
| 313 | Fortaleza | Brazil | UPSTART | 33 | 292 | - 21 | 423 | 405 |
| 314 | Kaliningrad | Russia | UPSTART | 32 | 307 | - 7 | 429 | 603 |
| 315 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | UPSTART | 32 | 311 | - 4 | 430 | 920 |
| 316 | Krasnoyarsk | Russia | UPSTART | 32 | 319 | +3 | 431 | 685 |
| 317 | Samara | Russia | UPSTART | 32 | 310 | - 7 | 432 | 1154 |
| 318 | Perm | Russia | UPSTART | 32 | 324 | +6 | 433 | 1019 |
| 319 | San Juan | Argentina | UPSTART | 32 | 332 | +13 | 436 | 2108 |
| 320 | Zhongshan | China | UPSTART | 32 | 228 | - 92 | 437 | 2073 |
| 321 | Lucknow | India | UPSTART | 32 | 336 | +15 | 438 | 749 |
| 322 | Hefei | China | UPSTART | 32 | 256 | - 66 | 440 | 1685 |
| 323 | Changchun, Jilin | China | UPSTART | 32 | 255 | - 68 | 441 | 1608 |
| 324 | Zhuhai | China | UPSTART | 32 | 253 | - 71 | 442 | 1524 |
| 325 | Yantai-Weihai | China | UPSTART | 32 | 259 | - 66 | 443 | 1609 |
| 326 | Omsk | Russia | UPSTART | 31 | 320 | - 6 | 445 | 963 |
| 327 | Vladivostok | Russia | UPSTART | 31 | 313 | - 14 | 447 | 1457 |
| 328 | Volgograd | Russia | UPSTART | 31 | 305 | - 23 | 448 | 1459 |
| 329 | Bandung | Indonesia | UPSTART | 31 | 335 | +6 | 450 | 1612 |
| 330 | Madurai | India | UPSTART | 30 | 338 | +8 | 454 | 1545 |
| 331 | Shantou | China | UPSTART | 30 | 275 | - 56 | 461 | 1674 |
| 332 | Saratov | Russia | UPSTART | 29 | 323 | - 9 | 463 | 1208 |
| 333 | Tomsk | Russia | UPSTART | 29 | 326 | - 7 | 465 | 1366 |
| 334 | Orenburg | Russia | UPSTART | 29 | 327 | - 7 | 466 | 971 |
| 335 | Kanpur | India | UPSTART | 29 | 337 | +2 | 470 | 613 |
| 336 | Tolyatti | Russia | UPSTART | 28 | 330 | - 6 | 476 | 1365 |
| 337 | Barnaul | Russia | UPSTART | 28 | 331 | - 6 | 478 | 109 |
| 338 | Izhevsk | Russia | 27 | 328 | - 10 | 486 | 573 |
Region Definition
Definition of list: All G20 country-member cities selected from the 500 cities. Countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK, USA,
About G20
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