Innovation Cities™ Index 2022-2023: EU EEA SW – Most Innovative Cities


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Who are EU EEA SW'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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My City

You can request benchmark reports &amp, analysis on any area of your city. This can include data-sets, plans, recommendations. Anything to add detail.
Data on Cities

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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Ranking Resources: Overview | Media Resources | More Methodology | FAQ

EU EEA SW World City Rankings Results for 2022-2023

Instructions for Use: Yes, the top-level Innovation Cities™ Index results are always free to track and monitor. You can publish this list, please attribute it correctly - see 'Reproducing this list' below the table. Just, register for email updates here.

Data Detail: The data is available for purchase at Indicator level. Used by govt, cities, finance, insurance, consultants and businesses. We also will work with you on analysis, training workshops and reports based on insights from 500 cities of data.

REGION RANKCITYLOCATIONCLASSSCORE (60)PRIOR REGION RANKREGION CHANGEGLOBAL RANKCityID
1ParisFranceNEXUS551-41002
2BerlinGermanyNEXUS526+411142
3StockholmSwedenNEXUS522- 1131279
4MunichGermanyNEXUS517+316863
5ViennaAustriaNEXUS513- 2171439
6MadridSpainNEXUS518+219766
7AmsterdamNetherlandsNEXUS514- 32043
8BarcelonaSpainNEXUS5010+226105
9MilanItalyNEXUS5012+327825
10CopenhagenDenmarkNEXUS5011+130302
11OsloNorwayNEXUS495- 634978
12DublinIrelandNEXUS4915+336354
13HelsinkiFinlandNEXUS489- 439497
14HamburgGermanyNEXUS4814-41483
15RomeItalyHUB4716+1481117
16BrusselsBelgiumHUB4724+849190
17ZürichSwitzerlandHUB4713- 4541526
18PragueCzech RepublicHUB4623+5591061
19LisbonPortugalHUB4630+1160730
20BaselSwitzerlandHUB4631+11651538
21AthensGreeceHUB4642+216678
22FrankfurtGermanyHUB4622-68409
23BudapestHungaryHUB4518- 578194
24OportoPortugalHUB4541+1779966
25DüsseldorfGermanyHUB4528+382363
26StuttgartGermanyHUB4526-851285
27RotterdamNetherlandsHUB4517- 10871123
28LyonFranceHUB4544+1688757
29WarsawPolandHUB4521- 8891470
30GothenburgSwedenHUB4519- 1193453
31CologneGermanyHUB4549+1897290
32GenevaSwitzerlandHUB4534+298437
33TallinnEstoniaNODE4420- 131021323
34MalmöSwedenNODE4425- 9119777
35Napoli (Naples)ItalyNODE4454+19121886
36NurembergGermanyNODE4465+29123943
37The HagueNetherlandsNODE4427- 101261537
38SalzburgAustriaNODE4336- 21301153
39FlorenceItalyNODE4352+13131396
40HannoverGermanyNODE4345+5132489
41EssenGermanyNODE4348+7133386
42LeipzigGermanyNODE4337- 5135718
43TorinoItalyNODE4386+431371369
44BucharestRomaniaNODE4335- 9138193
45AntwerpBelgiumNODE4357+1214054
46DresdenGermanyNODE4363+17147352
47LucerneSwitzerlandNODE4380+331501540
48UtrechtNetherlandsNODE4339- 91521416
49BernSwitzerlandNODE4340- 91551539
50MarseilleFranceNODE4376+26158794
51NiceFranceNODE4372+21161907
52DortmundGermanyNODE4255+3167349
53DuisburgGermanyNODE4250- 3168357
54ReykjavikIcelandNODE4229- 251691099
55BilbaoSpainNODE4253- 2171149
56VeniceItalyNODE4285+291781433
57BonnGermanyNODE4261+4180164
58BremenGermanyNODE4247- 11182181
59Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyNODE4268+91831558
60KarlsruheGermanyNODE4251- 9184619
61AachenGermanyNODE4273+121861
62EindhovenNetherlandsNODE4238- 24187370
63SofiaBulgariaNODE4274+111881247
64ToulouseFranceNODE4283+191921376
65ValenciaSpainNODE4233- 321941421
66BordeauxFranceNODE4287+21197165
67LuxembourgLuxembourgNODE4232- 351991548
68NantesFranceNODE4275+7200884
69GrazAustriaNODE4156- 13213459
70LinzAustriaNODE4177+7214728
71KatowicePolandNODE4162- 9215626
72WuppertalGermanyNODE4178+62191489
73Wroc?awPolandNODE4146- 272211908
74MontpellierFranceNODE41103+29226852
75StrasbourgFranceNODE4194+192291284
76OdenseDenmarkNODE4179+3231948
77MálagaSpainNODE4169- 8234776
78LilleFranceNODE4190+12235724
79BolognaItalyNODE41105+26237162
80GdanskPolandNODE4060- 20248434
81PadovaItalyNODE4089+8249991
82VeronaItalyNODE4097+152501435
83BochumGermanyNODE4071- 12253159
84RigaLatviaNODE4043- 412561106
85KrakówPolandNODE4058- 27258682
86SevilleSpainNODE4064- 222611224
87GentBelgiumNODE4088+1265439
88ThessalonikiGreeceNODE40102+142721549
89KielGermanyNODE4059- 30274643
90ZagrebCroatiaNODE40101+112771515
91ModenaItalyNODE3993+2281839
92BrnoCzech RepublicNODE3999+7287188
93TriesteItalyNODE3998+52891383
94LiègeBelgiumNODE3995+1290723
95GranadaSpainNODE3991- 4301455
96LeuvenBelgiumNODE39111+153021620
97GrenobleFranceNODE3992- 5303463
98PamplonaSpainNODE3870- 28310997
99GijónSpainNODE3866- 33311443
100VilniusLithuaniaNODE3881- 193191445
101RennesFranceNODE3896- 53231096
102Saint-ÉtienneFranceNODE38110+83241137
103ReimsFranceNODE38108+53251094
104RouenFranceNODE38109+53271596
105ParmaItalyNODE37107+23361003
106BratislavaSlovakiaNODE3784- 22337176
107LjubljanaSloveniaNODE3767- 40343734
108DijonFranceNODE37106- 23441581
109Le HavreFranceNODE37100- 9345714
110TimisoaraRomaniaNODE3682- 283511352
111LimogesFranceNODE36113+23611584
112MetzFranceNODE36114+23661585
113KosiceSlovakiaNODE35104- 9372678
114DubrovnikCroatiaNODE35112- 2375355
115CannesFranceNODE35117+23831535
116Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainUPSTART34116-4001178
117GuimaraesPortugalUPSTART32115- 24262081
Region Definition

Definition of list: All EU,EEA,SW country-member cities selected from the 500 cities. Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein.

About EU-EEA-SW

Countries in the EU and EEA are part of a single market that allows free movement for their citizens. Switzerland has an agreement that extends the single market to include it, though it is not part of the EEA.

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