Innovation Cities™ Index 2022-2023: Global 500 World’s Most Innovative Cities


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Who are the world'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.
FAQ

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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Indicators

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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All the data is available to compare any set of cities you need. The full data set is at your disposal, just order the specific areas you need. Available as raw Data Points or Indicators.

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Global 500 City Rankings Results for 2022-2023

GLOBAL RANKCITYLOCATION 1LOCATION 2CLASSSCORE (60)PRIOR RANKCHANGE5 YR AVG RANKCityID
1TokyoTokyoJapanNEXUS591-11361
2LondonUnited KingdomNEXUS571195737
3New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesNEXUS563-3901
4ParisÎle-de-FranceFranceNEXUS5510671002
5SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeNEXUS555-51240
6Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesNEXUS5520149740
7BostonMassachusettsUnited StatesNEXUS542-56167
8SeoulSeoulSouth KoreaNEXUS547-1101218
9San Francisco - San JoseCaliforniaUnited StatesNEXUS5312381557
10HoustonTexasUnited StatesNEXUS538-213525
11BerlinGermanyNEXUS52312017142
12ChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesNEXUS529-310264
13StockholmSwedenNEXUS52163221279
14DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNEXUS52291527353
15TorontoOntarioCanadaNEXUS524328191370
16MunichGermanyNEXUS51392326863
17ViennaViennaAustriaNEXUS51225211439
18SydneyNSWAustraliaNEXUS514-14121300
19MadridSpainNEXUS51402131766
20AmsterdamNetherlandsNEXUS512442343
21SeattleWashingtonUnited StatesNEXUS5114-7171215
22Dallas-Fort WorthTexasUnited StatesNEXUS516-1614325
23MelbourneVICAustraliaNEXUS50331021811
24MontréalQuebecCanadaNEXUS50532930853
25AtlantaGeorgiaUnited StatesNEXUS5013-121979
26BarcelonaSpainNEXUS50522632105
27MilanItalyNEXUS50633640825
28BeijingBeijingChinaNEXUS5019-928125
29VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaNEXUS50136107571426
30CopenhagenDenmarkNEXUS50542443302
31MiamiFloridaUnited StatesNEXUS5017-1424822
32Washington DCDistrict of ColumbiaUnited StatesNEXUS4918-14231471
33PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesNEXUS49352311027
34OsloNorwayNEXUS4925-934978
35OsakaOsakaJapanNEXUS4930-5372112
36DublinIrelandNEXUS49925657354
37San DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesNEXUS49458321160
38BrisbaneQLDAustraliaNEXUS4842446186
39HelsinkiFinlandNEXUS4841246497
40Tel AvivIsraelNEXUS489151541337
41HamburgGermanyNEXUS48904955483
42DenverColoradoUnited StatesNEXUS4828-1434334
43PortlandOregonUnited StatesNEXUS4836-7401053
44AustinTexasUnited StatesNEXUS4821-233287
45Las VegasNevadaUnited StatesNEXUS4827-1841713
46ShanghaiShanghaiChinaNEXUS4815-31321227
47DetroitMichiganUnited StatesNEXUS4850358337
48RomeItalyHUB479345581117
49BrusselsBrusselsBelgiumHUB471267779190
50NewarkNew JerseyUnited StatesHUB47752570902
51BaltimoreMarylandUnited StatesHUB475545297
52TaipeiTaiwanTaiwanHUB4723-29451313
53IstanbulTurkeyHUB4732-2145564
54ZürichSwitzerlandHUB477016681526
55PhoenixArizonaUnited StatesHUB4744-11601030
56OaklandCaliforniaUnited StatesHUB4765953944
57OrlandoFloridaUnited StatesHUB4762555972
58Hong KongHong KongChinaHUB4749-948522
59PragueCentral Bohemian RegionCzech RepublicHUB4612566771061
60LisbonPortugalHUB4615898101730
61Mexico CityMexico CityMexicoHUB4616110096821
62Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentinaHUB4617110996196
63PerthWAAustraliaHUB467411861020
64KyotoKyotoJapanHUB4664-68700
65BaselSwitzerlandHUB46164991241538
66AthensGreeceHUB4622415810878
67SacramentoCaliforniaUnited StatesHUB4615083851133
68FrankfurtGermanyHUB461245678409
69TampaFloridaUnited StatesHUB4614475891327
70Minneapolis-St PaulMinnesotaUnited StatesHUB4637-33571544
71PittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesHUB4666-5761035
72San AntonioTexasUnited StatesHUB4648-24751155
73RiversideCaliforniaUnited StatesHUB46155821011111
74ShenzhenGuangdongChinaHUB4626-48521230
75Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesHUB469520798
76MoscowMoscowRussiaHUB4534-4249858
77AucklandGreater AucklandNew ZealandHUB451598211181
78BudapestHungaryHUB45971982194
79OportoPortugalHUB45221142134966
80São PauloSão PauloBrazilHUB4513454901204
81NagoyaAichiJapanHUB4576-599877
82DüsseldorfGermanyHUB451567495363
83YokohamaKanagawaJapanHUB45117341231508
84QuébecQuebecCanadaHUB45197113981079
85StuttgartGermanyHUB4513045891285
86ManchesterUnited KingdomHUB4520011494782
87RotterdamNetherlandsHUB45947941123
88LyonRhône-AlpesFranceHUB45227139114757
89WarsawPolandHUB45123341071470
90CharlotteNorth CarolinaUnited StatesHUB4546-4483247
91NashvilleTennesseeUnited StatesHUB4538-5370890
92ClevelandOhioUnited StatesHUB4510715132284
93GothenburgSwedenHUB4510815133453
94Santa Ana-AnaheimCaliforniaUnited StatesHUB4583-11791173
95CincinnatiOhioUnited StatesHUB4511419113275
96Kansas CityKS/MOUnited StatesHUB4547-4979614
97CologneGermanyHUB45236139124290
98GenevaSwitzerlandHUB45199101130437
99Fort LauderdaleFloridaUnited StatesHUB4557-4286403
100GuangzhouGuangdongChinaHUB4551-4985468
101AdelaideSAAustraliaNODE44100-113013
102TallinnEstoniaNODE44113111661323
103EdinburghUnited KingdomNODE44226123129368
104New OrleansLouisianaUnited StatesNODE44104-110900
105MumbaiMaharashtraIndiaNODE44261156136862
106HonoluluHawaiiUnited StatesNODE4480-26100523
107Rio De JaneiroRio De JaneiroBrazilNODE44105-21111109
108BusanSouth KoreaNODE4496-12911553
109HamiltonOntarioCanadaNODE44271162187484
110GlasgowUnited KingdomNODE44257147143446
111St LouisMissouriUnited StatesNODE4468-431041272
112BirminghamWest MidlandsUnited KingdomNODE44231119153152
113MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesNODE44101-12113827
114ProvidenceRhode IslandUnited StatesNODE4472-42931067
115LiverpoolUnited KingdomNODE44264149159732
116LouisvilleKentuckyUnited StatesNODE4481-35132742
117AlbanyNew YorkUnited StatesNODE44165481481627
118ColumbusOhioUnited StatesNODE4413820121296
119MalmöSwedenNODE441289147777
120MemphisTennesseeUnited StatesNODE4413515115813
121Napoli (Naples)ItalyNODE44256135165886
122OttawaOntarioCanadaNODE4420482143983
123NurembergGermanyNODE44296173192943
124Fukuoka Fukuoka PrefectureJapanNODE44106-18125423
125CalgaryAlbertaCanadaNODE4422297131210
126The HagueNetherlandsNODE4413261161537
127Norfolk-Virginia BeachVirginiaUnited StatesNODE4487-40137924
128RochesterNew YorkUnited StatesNODE44169411641115
129Ventura-OxnardCaliforniaUnited StatesNODE44220911691633
130SalzburgSalzburgAustriaNODE43203731711153
131FlorenceItalyNODE43253122189396
132HannoverGermanyNODE4322896166489
133EssenGermanyNODE43234101165386
134HalifaxNova ScotiaCanadaNODE43368234227480
135LeipzigGermanyNODE4320570129718
136BristolUnited KingdomNODE43269133168187
137TorinoItalyNODE433412042051369
138BucharestRomaniaNODE4320163167193
139IncheonSouth KoreaNODE43168291611550
140AntwerpFlandersBelgiumNODE4326312320154
141Raleigh-DurhamNorth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE43127-141101085
142AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUnited StatesNODE4371-7110927
143CharlestonSouth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE4360-83138246
144Ann ArborMichiganUnited StatesNODE43139-514751
145BangkokBangkokThailandNODE4317227124101
146SapporoHokkaidoJapanNODE43131-151521546
147DresdenGermanyNODE43292145175352
148IndianapolisIndianaUnited StatesNODE4369-79107548
149EdmontonAlbertaCanadaNODE43291142167369
150LucerneSwitzerlandNODE433211712261540
151AllentownPennsylvaniaUnited StatesNODE431661516434
152UtrechtNetherlandsNODE43213611801416
153Salt Lake CityUtahUnited StatesNODE4367-861021149
154BelfastUnited KingdomNODE43258104184129
155BernSwitzerlandNODE43215601871539
156HartfordConnecticutUnited StatesNODE4321660184493
157JacksonvilleFloridaUnited StatesNODE43103-54136580
158MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceNODE43313155184794
159BuffaloNew YorkUnited StatesNODE431634152197
160TulsaOklahomaUnited StatesNODE4379-811531394
161NiceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceNODE43308147196907
162DohaQatarNODE43409247287344
163Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurMalaysiaNODE4322360142689
164St PetersburgSt PetersburgRussiaNODE42121-431221271
165CanberraACTAustraliaNODE4285-80141219
166WellingtonWellingtonNew ZealandNODE4298-681211473
167DortmundGermanyNODE4225992185349
168DuisburgGermanyNODE4223870185357
169ReykjavikIcelandNODE42157-122131099
170BoulderColoradoUnited StatesNODE4256-114110168
171BilbaoSpainNODE4225584179149
172NottinghamUnited KingdomNODE4226795199933
173SheffieldUnited KingdomNODE42270972161229
174RichmondVirginiaUnited StatesNODE4278-961211105
175AnchorageAlaskaUnited StatesNODE4289-8619947
176KnoxvilleTennesseeUnited StatesNODE42115-61180662
177Colorado SpringsColoradoUnited StatesNODE42140-37169293
178VeniceItalyNODE423401622701433
179DelhiDelhiIndiaNODE42344165212332
180BonnGermanyNODE4227595207164
181HiroshimaHiroshima Prefecture,JapanNODE42179-2219514
182BremenGermanyNODE4223250195181
183Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyNODE423001172061558
184KarlsruheGermanyNODE4224056173619
185WinnipegManitobaCanadaNODE423051202231483
186AachenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermanyNODE423091232001
187EindhovenNetherlandsNODE4220922168370
188SofiaBulgariaNODE423101222521247
189CardiffUnited KingdomNODE42314125220226
190Newcastle-upon-TyneUnited KingdomNODE4227787198903
191Grand RapidsMichiganUnited StatesNODE42143-48176457
192ToulouseMidi-PyrénéesFranceNODE423371452061376
193LeedsUnited KingdomNODE42312119201715
194ValenciaSpainNODE4219841781421
195GreensboroNorth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE42111-84182461
196Oklahoma CityOklahomaUnited StatesNODE4273-123159955
197BordeauxAquitaineFranceNODE42342145250165
198OmahaNebraskaUnited StatesNODE4286-112177961
199LuxembourgLuxembourgNODE42167-321931548
200NantesPays de la LoireFranceNODE42311111224884
201BangaloreKarnatakaIndiaNODE4229493193100
202SyracuseNew YorkUnited StatesNODE42218162111302
203Corpus ChristiTexasUnited StatesNODE42141-62196307
204El PasoTexasUnited StatesNODE42153-51168373
205DaytonOhioUnited StatesNODE42142-63210330
206TucsonArizonaUnited StatesNODE42110-961631391
207SavannahGeorgiaUnited StatesNODE4277-1301701211
208BoiseIdahoUnited StatesNODE42129-79181161
209SharjahUnited Arab EmiratesNODE42241322811228
210ChristchurchSouth islandNew ZealandNODE41122-88185273
211DaeguNorth GyeongsangSouth KoreaNODE41162-491831552
212Gold CoastQLDAustraliaNODE41160-521961533
213GrazStyriaAustriaNODE4126249234459
214LinzUpper AustriaAustriaNODE41315101265728
215KatowicePolandNODE4127863274626
216LexingtonKentuckyUnited StatesNODE4159-157192722
217ChattanoogaTennesseeUnited StatesNODE4188-129201249
218KagoshimaJapanNODE41210-8264600
219WuppertalGermanyNODE41317982681489
220PortlandMaineUnited StatesNODE41116-1042002104
221Wroc?awLower SilesianPolandNODE4123092611908
222MadisonWisconsinUnited StatesNODE41148-74173765
223BirminghamAlabamaUnited StatesNODE41109-114184151
224ToledoOhioUnited StatesNODE41146-781891362
225AkronOhioUnited StatesNODE41147-7819923
226MontpellierLanguedoc-RoussillonFranceNODE41384158283852
227Winston-SalemNorth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE41120-1072071484
228GreenvilleSouth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE41180-482461628
229StrasbourgAlsaceFranceNODE413621332551284
230Green BayWisconsinUnited StatesNODE41175-55219460
231OdenseDenmarkNODE4131887266948
232ManchesterNew HampshireUnited StatesNODE41170-62214781
233Baton RougeLouisianaUnited StatesNODE41137-96198119
234MálagaSpainNODE4130167271776
235LilleNord-Pas-de-CalaisFranceNODE41354119274724
236Des MoinesIowaUnited StatesNODE4158-178143336
237BolognaItalyNODE41388151276162
238SpringfieldMassachusettsUnited StatesNODE4161-1771841266
239LancasterPennsylvaniaUnited StatesNODE4124672601629
240WichitaKansasUnited StatesNODE41145-952321479
241Little RockArkansasUnited StatesNODE4182-159187731
242ColumbiaSouth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE41112-130185294
243RenoNevadaUnited StatesNODE41149-942191097
244FresnoCaliforniaUnited StatesNODE4128440233413
245StocktonCaliforniaUnited StatesNODE41329842751281
246JakartaJakartaIndonesiaNODE4126519202582
247KitchenerOntarioCanadaNODE41353106277659
248GdanskPolandNODE4027426264434
249PadovaItalyNODE4034697304991
250VeronaItalyNODE403651153071435
251BogotáCundinamarca DepartmentColombiaNODE4029342223160
252NagasakiNagasakiJapanNODE40196-56235876
253BochumGermanyNODE4030653242159
254NewcastleNSWAustraliaNODE40212-422671531
255GeelongVICAustraliaNODE40322673041530
256RigaLatviaNODE40225-312671106
257MontgomeryAlabamaUnited StatesNODE40118-139225851
258KrakówPolandNODE402668271682
259CoventryUnited KingdomNODE4035596261310
260TallahasseeFloridaUnited StatesNODE4099-1611611322
261SevilleSpainNODE40295342711224
262JacksonMississippiUnited StatesNODE40119-143221579
263CharlottesvilleVirginiaUnited StatesNODE40185-782411543
264RoanokeNorth CarolinaUnited StatesNODE40192-722711632
265GentEast FlandersBelgiumNODE4034580289439
266SpokaneWashingtonUnited StatesNODE40173-932281264
267LincolnNebraskaUnited StatesNODE40152-115236727
268BakersfieldCaliforniaUnited StatesNODE402861826094
269ModestoCaliforniaUnited StatesNODE4032556273840
270AnkaraAnkaraTurkeyNODE40181-8924050
271AugustaGeorgiaUnited StatesNODE4084-18722183
272ThessalonikiGreeceNODE403831112901549
273CairoCairoEgyptNODE40208-65277208
274KielGermanyNODE40268-6257643
275LondonOntarioCanadaNODE4031641273736
276BridgeportConnecticutUnited StatesNODE40249-27244184
277ZagrebCroatiaNODE403821053391515
278HaifaIsraelNODE4037193316479
279DaejeonChungnamSouth KoreaNODE39174-1052181613
280HobartTASAustraliaNODE39254-26272518
281ModenaItalyNODE3936180321839
282Cape TownWestern CapeSouth AfricaNODE3933452293223
283KawasakiJapanNODE39202-81272632
284UlsanSouth KoreaNODE39133-1512361551
285KaohsiungTaiwanTaiwanNODE39186-992721610
286SuwonGyeonggi-doSouth KoreaNODE39235-512931614
287BrnoSouth Moravian RegionCzech RepublicNODE3937588329188
288Bath & NE SomersetUnited KingdomNODE3936779319118
289TriesteItalyNODE39370813361383
290LiègeLiègeBelgiumNODE3936373295723
291IzmirIzmirTurkeyNODE39189-102267574
292HyderabadAndhra PradeshIndiaNODE39395103331531
293ChennaiTamil NaduIndiaNODE3939097290255
294MedellinAntioquiaColombiaNODE3933339227809
295AntalyaTurkeyNODE39343483441993
296MonctonNew BrunswickCanadaNODE392971316846
297Fredericton - St JohnNew BrunswickCanadaNODE39323263081556
298SouthamptonUnited KingdomNODE39352542751260
299Cedar RapidsIowaUnited StatesNODE39102-197242241
300Kingston-Upon-HullUnited KingdomNODE3937474307649
301GranadaSpainNODE3935655342455
302LeuvenFlemish BrabantBelgiumNODE39400983291620
303GrenobleRhône-AlpesFranceNODE3936057298463
304RochesterMinnesotaUnited StatesNODE39194-1102701114
305SpringfieldMissouriUnited StatesNODE39184-1212681267
306WuhanHubeiChinaNODE39358523021488
307JeddahSaudi ArabiaNODE3940295350584
308WilmingtonDelawareUnited StatesNODE38207-1012682105
309TainanTaiwanTaiwanNODE38190-1193001312
310PamplonaSpainNODE38302-8322997
311GijónSpainNODE38298-13330443
312JerusalemIsraelNODE3838775289588
313PuneMaharashtraIndiaNODE384361233591076
314JohannesburgGautengSouth AfricaNODE3837258354591
315ManilaManilaPhilippinesNODE383194290783
316LimaPeruNODE3839175326725
317QueenstownOtagoNew ZealandNODE38260-573311541
318Sioux FallsSouth DakotaUnited StatesNODE38191-1273021241
319VilniusLithuaniaNODE38335163141445
320BozemanMontanaUnited StatesNODE38154-166286171
321SpringfieldIllinoisUnited StatesNODE38282-393061265
322NanjingJiangsuChinaNODE38182-140254883
323RennesBrittanyFranceNODE38364412941096
324Saint-ÉtienneRhône-AlpesFranceNODE38399753481137
325ReimsChampagne-ArdenneFranceNODE38394693431094
326MonterreyNuevo LeónMexicoNODE3837347302848
327RouenHaute-Normandie FranceNODE38396693631596
328ChongqingChongqingChinaNODE38176-152256272
329SuzhouJiangsuChinaNODE38178-1512431297
330SantiagoChileNODE38206-1242051186
331Kuwait CityKuwaitNODE3835120316698
332HangzhouZhejiangChinaNODE38188-144275488
333TianjinTianjinChinaNODE38177-1562521349
334KievUkraineNODE3735925360645
335FujiJapanNODE37211-124330416
336ParmaItalyNODE37392563481003
337BratislavaSlovakiaNODE373381349176
338CordobaCórdoba ProvinceArgentinaNODE3743092387304
339Belo HorizonteMinas GeraisBrazilNODE37280-59325135
340WollongongNSWAustraliaNODE37233-1072861555
341BurlingtonVermontUnited StatesNODE37243-983152100
342TaichungTaiwanTaiwanNODE37237-1053302086
343LjubljanaSloveniaNODE37299-44314734
344DijonBourgogne FranceNODE37389453451581
345Le HavreHaute-NormandieFranceNODE3737631362714
346AhmedabadGujaratIndiaNODE374348837117
347NingboZhejiangChinaNODE37151-1962611683
348KolkataWest BengalIndiaNODE3743183378670
349ColomboSri LankaNODE37349-335292
350RiyadhSaudi ArabiaNODE37369193431112
351TimisoaraRomaniaNODE36336-153781352
352BelgradeSerbiaNODE36332-20331132
353AlexandriaAlexandria GovernorateEgyptNODE36272-8135829
354San Jose, Costa RicaSan JoseCosta RicaNODE36397433941162
355CuritibaParanáBrazilNODE36303-52317318
356BendigoVICAustraliaNODE36398423741529
357BallaratVICAustraliaNODE36393363731528
358FargoNorth DakotaUnited StatesNODE36187-1713022103
359CheyenneWyomingUnited StatesNODE36289-703662102
360BillingsMontanaUnited StatesNODE36273-87348150
361LimogesLimousinFranceNODE36417563751584
362Bursa, TurkeyBursaTurkeyNODE36304-583651618
363YangzhouJiangsuChinaNODE36279-843501750
364DongguanGuangdongChinaNODE36229-135312347
365BrasiliaBrasiliaBrazilNODE36251-114327174
366MetzLorraineFranceNODE36429633861585
367ManamaBahrainNODE3643366409779
368DalianLiaoningChinaNODE36248-120317324
369XiamenFujianChinaNODE36193-1762891493
370ShenyangLiaoning ChinaNODE36252-1183351554
371ChengduSichuanChinaNODE36183-188280254
372KosiceSlovakiaNODE3538614391678
373Porto AlegreRio Grande do SulBrazilNODE35307-663551054
374Ho Chi Minh CitySouth VietnamVietnamNODE35239-135316517
375DubrovnikCroatiaNODE3541136398355
376AdanaMersin AdanaTurkeyNODE35339-373751619
377GuadalajaraJaliscoMexicoNODE353803360466
378PueblaPueblaMexicoNODE35451733991071
379RecifePernambucoBrazilNODE35350-293731091
380Guatemala CityGuatemalaGuatemalaNODE35348-32397472
381KarachiPakistanNODE35347-34371616
382SalvadorBrazilNODE35320-623601152
383CannesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceNODE35441583921535
384Panama CityPanama CanalPanamaNODE3545369407998
385FuzhouFujianChinaNODE35219-1663221693
386AmmanJordanNODE354243841041
387WuxiJiangsuChinaNODE35195-1923151490
388WenzhouZhejiangChinaNODE35217-1713221676
389JinanShandongChinaNODE35328-613711677
390DurbanKwaZulu-NatalSouth AfricaNODE3544353415361
391KunmingYunnanChinaNODE35283-1083531682
392QuanzhouFujianChinaNODE35247-1453401675
393NanningGuangxiChinaNODE35242-1513431690
394NantongJiangsuChinaNODE35244-1503471689
395MacauMacauChinaNODE35287-108343760
396AjmanUnited Arab EmiratesNODE354182242919
397MuscatOmanNODE3541518411868
398QingdaoShandongChinaNODE35250-1483311078
399YekaterinburgSverdlovsk OblastRussiaUPSTART34385-144011506
400Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainUPSTART34435354261178
401MontevideoUruguayUPSTART3441211399850
402PretoriaSouth AfricaUPSTART34461594381065
403HanoiHanoiVietnamUPSTART34276-127364490
404Xi'anShaanxiChinaUPSTART34214-1903281494
405ValparaísoValparaísoChileUPSTART34426214181425
406FoshanGuangdongChinaUPSTART34290-116363406
407TaiyuanShanxiChinaUPSTART34245-1623531680
408HarbinHeilongjiangChinaUPSTART34285-123363492
409ZhengzhouHenanChinaUPSTART34331-783791611
410Al-AinUnited Arab EmiratesUPSTART34379-3142124
411KazanTatarstanRussiaUPSTART33366-45386633
412NovosibirskNovosibirsk OblastRussiaUPSTART33406-6410940
413ChisinauMoldovaUPSTART33410-34261621
414Rostov-na-DonuRostov-na-DonuRussiaUPSTART33425114211121
415MinskBelarusUPSTART33405-104331527
416JaipurRajasthanIndiaUPSTART3347357422581
417BeirutLebanonUPSTART3345841416126
418NairobiKenyaUPSTART33414-4430880
419SuratGujaratIndiaUPSTART33475564391294
420NanchangJiangxiChinaUPSTART33281-1393641678
421San SalvadorSan Salvador departmentEl SalvadorUPSTART33416-54361168
422QuitoPichinchaEcuadorUPSTART33420-24211081
423FortalezaCearáBrazilUPSTART33381-42402405
424LahorePakistanUPSTART33403-21422707
425Petaling JayaSelangorMalaysiaUPSTART33467424161615
426GuimaraesNortePortugalUPSTART3243264412081
427SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaUPSTART32422-54361206
428TbilisiTbilisiGeorgiaUPSTART32377-514081617
429KaliningradKaliningrad OblastRussiaUPSTART32404-25424603
430Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodRussiaUPSTART32423-7424920
431KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk KraiRussiaUPSTART324376437685
432SamaraSamara OblastRussiaUPSTART32421-114301154
433PermPerm KraiRussiaUPSTART32450174411019
434TehranIranUPSTART32445114211335
435BakuAzerbaijanUPSTART32457224311616
436San JuanArgentinaUPSTART32471354602108
437ZhongshanGuangdongChinaUPSTART32288-1493842073
438LucknowUttar PradeshIndiaUPSTART3248749451749
439Santo Domingo, DRDominican RepublicUPSTART32427-124371191
440HefeiAnhuiChinaUPSTART32327-1133951685
441Changchun, JilinJilinChinaUPSTART32326-1153871608
442ZhuhaiGuangdongChinaUPSTART32324-1183741524
443Yantai-WeihaiShandongChinaUPSTART32330-1134001609
444CasablancaMoroccoUPSTART324473435235
445OmskOmsk OblastRussiaUPSTART31439-6444963
446SkopjeMacedoniaUPSTART31419-274291243
447VladivostokPrimorsky KraiRussiaUPSTART31428-194401457
448VolgogradVolgograd OblastRussiaUPSTART31401-474321459
449CaliValle del CaucaColombiaUPSTART3146314448211
450BandungWest JavaIndonesiaUPSTART31478284541612
451GuayaquilGuayasEcuadorUPSTART31446-5458473
452KingstonJamaicaUPSTART30444-8458648
453AstanaKazakhstanUPSTART30442-1145674
454MaduraiTamil NaduIndiaUPSTART30498444681545
455AlmatyKazakhstanUPSTART30413-4242135
456TiranaAlbaniaUPSTART3046484561353
457Phnom Penh, CamPhnom PenhCambodiaUPSTART30408-494491028
458NassauBahamasUPSTART30482244742106
459DhakaDhaka DivisionBangladeshUPSTART30449-10450338
460RabatMoroccoUPSTART30476164691082
461ShantouGuangdongChinaUPSTART30357-1044201674
462AsuncionParaguayUPSTART294832147876
463SaratovSaratov OblastRussiaUPSTART29448-154581208
464KharkovKharkiv OblastUkraineUPSTART2947410466639
465TomskTomsk OblastRussiaUPSTART29452-134601366
466OrenburgOrenburg OblastRussiaUPSTART29454-12467971
467CartagenaColombiaUPSTART2948518471231
468CaracasVenezuelaUPSTART29440-28447224
469OdessaOdessa OblastUkraineUPSTART29462-7461949
470KanpurUttar PradeshIndiaUPSTART2949525469613
471TunisTunisiaUPSTART29466-54751395
472LvivLviv OblastUkraineUPSTART294808473756
473UlaanbaatarMongoliaUPSTART29378-954481407
474YangonYangon RegionBurmaUPSTART29407-674311501
475ChittagongChittagongBangladeshUPSTART29456-194541607
476TolyattiSamara OblastRussiaUPSTART28465-114731365
477Port LouisMauritiusUPSTART28470-74801547
478BarnaulAltai KraiRussiaUPSTART28469-9473109
479DonetskDonetsk OblastUkraineUPSTART2849415487346
480HavanaHavanaCubaUPSTART28459-21477494
481TegucigalpaHondurasUPSTART28477-44821334
482LagosNigeriaUPSTART28468-14475706
483DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovsk OblastUkraine0274885482343
484DakarSenegal0274928491323
485BishkekKyrgyzstan027460-25476153
486IzhevskUdmurt RepublicRussia027455-31472573
487La PazLa Paz DepartmentBolivia02749912485702
488Dar es SalaamTanzania027438-50478329
489Addis AbabaAddis AbabaEthiopia027481-848912
490AlgiersAlgeria027479-1147931
491SevastopolSevastopolUkraine026486-54891222
492Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago026472-204832107
493DushanbeTajikistan025484-9493362
494SimferopolCrimeaUkraine025493-14931237
495Port HarcourtNigeria025489-64951050
496LuandaAngola025490-6494744
497ZaporozhyeZaporizhia OblastUkraine024496-14921518
498DoualaCameroon Littoral RegionCameroon023497-1497350
499KinshasaKinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo022491-8497650
500KhartoumSudan021500-500640

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