Most Innovative Cities in the World 2022-2023


What are the most innovative cities in the world?

Most current results for the most innovative cities in the world.

From the 16th annual Innovation Cities™ Index city rankings process by 2ThinkNow. Commenced 2007. Access a broad range of 162 indicators (considering 1000+ data point inputs) based on broad-based innovation.

The most cited reference anywhere, reliable and authentic on the topic of the most innovative cities in the world.

Most innovative cities in the world 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

The Most innovative cities in the world

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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.

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