Innovation Cities™ Index 2019 : Global


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This city rankings includes tech, smart, startups and other aspects of a good city to live, work and play based on economic opportunity for innovators. The Innovation Cities™ Indexes measure each cities potential as an innovation economy at the current time, since 2007.

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162 City Indicators

Based on 162 standard indicators with underlying Data Points from 2thinknow's awesome City Benchmarking Data set - all available to order for single cities or sets of cities. If you want more background information, order the Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report (info, order)

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GLOBAL RANKCHANGECITYGEOGRAPHYSTATE/PROVINCEGROUPINGSCORECLASSCITY IDREGION
13New YorkUnited StatesNew YorkUSA59NEXUS901AMERICAS
2-1TokyoJapanTokyoJAPAN58NEXUS1361ASIA
3-1LondonUnited KingdomUK57NEXUS737EUROPE
41Los AngelesUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA56NEXUS740AMERICAS
51SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeASIA55NEXUS1240ASIA
63ParisFranceÎle-de-FranceEUROPE55NEXUS1002EUROPE
74ChicagoUnited StatesIllinoisUSA55NEXUS264AMERICAS
8-1BostonUnited StatesMassachusettsUSA55NEXUS167AMERICAS
9-6San Francisco - San JoseUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA55NEXUS1557AMERICAS
10-2TorontoCanadaOntarioCANADA54NEXUS1370AMERICAS
115MelbourneAustraliaVICANZ54NEXUS811ASIA
122BerlinGermanyEUROPE53NEXUS142EUROPE
130Dallas-Fort WorthUnited StatesTexasUSA53NEXUS325AMERICAS
14-2SeoulSouth KoreaSeoulASIA53NEXUS1218ASIA
15-5SydneyAustraliaNSWANZ53NEXUS1300ASIA
16-1SeattleUnited StatesWashingtonUSA53NEXUS1215AMERICAS
170HoustonUnited StatesTexasUSA52NEXUS525AMERICAS
182AtlantaUnited StatesGeorgiaUSA52NEXUS79AMERICAS
195Washington DCUnited StatesDistrict of ColumbiaUSA52NEXUS1471AMERICAS
206MiamiUnited StatesFloridaUSA51NEXUS822AMERICAS
219BarcelonaSpainEUROPE50NEXUS105EUROPE
220MontréalCanadaQuebecCANADA50NEXUS853AMERICAS
230San DiegoUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA50NEXUS1160AMERICAS
248PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUSA50NEXUS1027AMERICAS
25-6ViennaAustriaViennaEUROPE50NEXUS1439EUROPE
2611BeijingChinaBeijingCHINA50NEXUS125ASIA
27-6MunichGermanyEUROPE49NEXUS863EUROPE
2810MadridSpainEUROPE49NEXUS766EUROPE
2911MilanItalyEUROPE49NEXUS825EUROPE
30-12AmsterdamNetherlandsEUROPE49NEXUS43EUROPE
312DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesMID-EAST49NEXUS353EMERGING
32-4StockholmSwedenEUROPE49NEXUS1279EUROPE
332ShanghaiChinaShanghaiCHINA49NEXUS1227ASIA
34-5AustinUnited StatesTexasUSA49NEXUS87AMERICAS
35-4DenverUnited StatesColoradoUSA49NEXUS334AMERICAS
36-11VancouverCanadaBritish ColumbiaCANADA48NEXUS1426AMERICAS
378OsakaJapanOsakaJAPAN48NEXUS2112ASIA
3810MoscowRussiaMoscowRUSSIA48NEXUS858EUROPE
392PortlandUnited StatesOregonUSA48NEXUS1053AMERICAS
4011Las VegasUnited StatesNevadaUSA48NEXUS713AMERICAS
413Tel AvivIsraelMID-EAST47NEXUS1337EMERGING
42-6OsloNorwayEUROPE47NEXUS978EUROPE
4310IstanbulTurkeyMID-EAST47NEXUS564EUROPE
4416TaipeiTaiwanTaiwanCHINA47NEXUS1313ASIA
452RomeItalyEUROPE47NEXUS1117EUROPE
46-4HamburgGermanyEUROPE46NEXUS483EUROPE
47-8CopenhagenDenmarkEUROPE46NEXUS302EUROPE
486BrisbaneAustraliaQLDANZ46NEXUS186ASIA
49-6OaklandUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA46NEXUS944AMERICAS
500OrlandoUnited StatesFloridaUSA46NEXUS972AMERICAS
511BaltimoreUnited StatesMarylandUSA46NEXUS97AMERICAS
52-3DublinIrelandEUROPE46NEXUS354EUROPE
532ShenzhenChinaGuangdongCHINA46NEXUS1230ASIA
544QuébecCanadaQuebecCANADA46NEXUS1079AMERICAS
5525DetroitUnited StatesMichiganUSA46NEXUS337AMERICAS
56-29Hong KongChinaHong KongCHINA46NEXUS522ASIA
57-23ManchesterUnited KingdomUK46NEXUS782EUROPE
58-12HelsinkiFinlandEUROPE46NEXUS497EUROPE
592Minneapolis-St PaulUnited StatesMinnesotaUSA46NEXUS1544AMERICAS
6021PhoenixUnited StatesArizonaUSA46NEXUS1030AMERICAS
612PragueCzech RepublicCentral Bohemian RegionEUROPE45HUB1061EUROPE
6223ZürichSwitzerlandEUROPE45HUB1526EUROPE
63-7FrankfurtGermanyEUROPE45HUB409EUROPE
64-5SacramentoUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA45HUB1133AMERICAS
6511BrusselsBelgiumBrusselsEUROPE45HUB190EUROPE
6618NashvilleUnited StatesTennesseeUSA45HUB890AMERICAS
6712São PauloBrazilSão PauloLATIN AMERICA45HUB1204AMERICAS
6819NewarkUnited StatesNew JerseyUSA45HUB902AMERICAS
6913Buenos AiresArgentinaBuenos AiresLATIN AMERICA45HUB196AMERICAS
7038San AntonioUnited StatesTexasUSA45HUB1155AMERICAS
7135BangkokThailandBangkokASIA45HUB101ASIA
72-5Santa Ana-AnaheimUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA45HUB1173AMERICAS
73-2TampaUnited StatesFloridaUSA45HUB1327AMERICAS
7439GuangzhouChinaGuangdongCHINA45HUB468ASIA
75-6Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesMID-EAST44HUB8EMERGING
76-10LyonFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPE44HUB757EUROPE
77-12DüsseldorfGermanyEUROPE44HUB363EUROPE
78-16AthensGreeceEUROPE44HUB78EUROPE
79-5BudapestHungaryEUROPE44HUB194EUROPE
80-16KyotoJapanKyotoJAPAN44HUB700ASIA
8118Kuala LumpurMalaysiaKuala LumpurASIA44HUB689ASIA
82-25StuttgartGermanyEUROPE44HUB1285EUROPE
8328RotterdamNetherlandsEUROPE44HUB1123EUROPE
8419Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesFloridaUSA44HUB403AMERICAS
857MumbaiIndiaMaharashtraINDIA44HUB862ASIA
8623CharlotteUnited StatesNorth CarolinaUSA44HUB247AMERICAS
87-14Mexico CityMexicoMexico CityLATIN AMERICA44HUB821AMERICAS
880RiversideUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA44HUB1111AMERICAS
89-3CalgaryCanadaAlbertaCANADA44HUB210AMERICAS
90-15PittsburghUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUSA44HUB1035AMERICAS
91-23BusanSouth KoreaASIA43HUB1553ASIA
92-20CologneGermanyEUROPE43HUB290EUROPE
93-16Raleigh-DurhamUnited StatesNorth CarolinaUSA43HUB1085AMERICAS
94-16Kansas CityUnited StatesKS/MOUSA43HUB614AMERICAS
95-5LisbonPortugalEUROPE43HUB730EUROPE
96-5ProvidenceUnited StatesRhode IslandUSA43HUB1067AMERICAS
9713The HagueNetherlandsEUROPE43HUB1537EUROPE
98-9EdinburghUnited KingdomUK43HUB368EUROPE
9938St LouisUnited StatesMissouriUSA43HUB1272AMERICAS
10012HonoluluUnited StatesHawaiiUSA43HUB523AMERICAS
1014PerthAustraliaWAANZ43HUB1020ASIA
1025IndianapolisUnited StatesIndianaUSA43HUB548AMERICAS
103-20Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUtahUSA43HUB1149AMERICAS
10421EdmontonCanadaAlbertaCANADA43HUB369AMERICAS
105-35LeipzigGermanyEUROPE42HUB718EUROPE
10611GenevaSwitzerlandEUROPE42HUB437EUROPE
107-10MemphisUnited StatesTennesseeUSA42HUB813AMERICAS
108-13GlasgowUnited KingdomUK42HUB446EUROPE
109-16St PetersburgRussiaSt PetersburgRUSSIA42HUB1271EUROPE
110-14AucklandNew ZealandGreater AucklandANZ42HUB81ASIA
1118New OrleansUnited StatesLouisianaUSA42HUB900AMERICAS
1124ColumbusUnited StatesOhioUSA42HUB296AMERICAS
113-12BoulderUnited StatesColoradoUSA42HUB168AMERICAS
114-12WarsawPolandEUROPE42HUB1470EUROPE
1153Rio De JaneiroBrazilRio De JaneiroLATIN AMERICA42HUB1109AMERICAS
1165MilwaukeeUnited StatesWisconsinUSA42HUB827AMERICAS
1173NagoyaJapanAichiJAPAN42HUB877ASIA
1186CincinnatiUnited StatesOhioUSA42HUB275AMERICAS
11958JakartaIndonesiaJakartaASIA42HUB582ASIA
120-20WellingtonNew ZealandWellingtonANZ42HUB1473ASIA
1215OttawaCanadaOntarioCANADA42HUB983AMERICAS
12240JacksonvilleUnited StatesFloridaUSA42HUB580AMERICAS
12323BirminghamUnited KingdomWest MidlandsUK42HUB152EUROPE
12471ValenciaSpainEUROPE42HUB1421EUROPE
12581LouisvilleUnited StatesKentuckyUSA42HUB742AMERICAS
1263LiverpoolUnited KingdomUK42HUB732EUROPE
12772DelhiIndiaDelhiINDIA42HUB332ASIA
12828BuffaloUnited StatesNew YorkUSA42HUB197AMERICAS
1292DresdenGermanyEUROPE41HUB352EUROPE
130-36AlbuquerqueUnited StatesNew MexicoUSA41HUB27AMERICAS
131-27OportoPortugalEUROPE41HUB966EUROPE
132-34RichmondUnited StatesVirginiaUSA41HUB1105AMERICAS
133-3MarseilleFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPE41HUB794EUROPE
134-1BaselSwitzerlandEUROPE41HUB1538EUROPE
1357Des MoinesUnited StatesIowaUSA41HUB336AMERICAS
13613SantiagoChileLATIN AMERICA41HUB1186AMERICAS
1373EindhovenNetherlandsEUROPE41HUB370EUROPE
1383MedellinColombiaAntioquiaLATIN AMERICA41HUB809AMERICAS
1390BangaloreIndiaKarnatakaINDIA41HUB100ASIA
14015ToulouseFranceMidi-PyrénéesEUROPE41HUB1376EUROPE
1416BilbaoSpainEUROPE41HUB149EUROPE
142-15FukuokaJapanFukuoka PrefectureJAPAN41HUB423ASIA
1435EssenGermanyEUROPE40HUB386EUROPE
144-21BristolUnited KingdomUK41HUB187EUROPE
145-23KarlsruheGermanyEUROPE41HUB619EUROPE
146-10Napoli (Naples)ItalyEUROPE41HUB886EUROPE
147-4YokohamaJapanKanagawaJAPAN41HUB1508ASIA
14813AlbanyUnited StatesNew YorkUSA41HUB1627AMERICAS
1491LeedsUnited KingdomUK41HUB715EUROPE
15016El PasoUnited StatesTexasUSA41HUB373AMERICAS
1513HannoverGermanyEUROPE41HUB489EUROPE
15218MadisonUnited StatesWisconsinUSA41HUB765AMERICAS
15319Newcastle-upon-TyneUnited KingdomUK41HUB903EUROPE
1549AdelaideAustraliaSAANZ41HUB13ASIA
15530AllentownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUSA41HUB34AMERICAS
15625TucsonUnited StatesArizonaUSA41HUB1391AMERICAS
15744NottinghamUnited KingdomUK41HUB933EUROPE
1589BelfastUnited KingdomUK41HUB129EUROPE
15952FlorenceItalyEUROPE41HUB396EUROPE
160-8CanberraAustraliaACTANZ41HUB219ASIA
16135Colorado SpringsUnited StatesColoradoUSA41HUB293AMERICAS
1623ClevelandUnited StatesOhioUSA41HUB284AMERICAS
16321CharlestonUnited StatesSouth CarolinaUSA41HUB246AMERICAS
16441HamiltonCanadaOntarioCANADA41HUB484AMERICAS
1654Norfolk-Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginiaUSA41HUB924AMERICAS
16641BonnGermanyEUROPE41HUB164EUROPE
167-8Ventura-OxnardUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA41HUB1633AMERICAS
16810BogotáColombiaCundinamarca DepartmentLATIN AMERICA40NODE160AMERICAS
169-54TallahasseeUnited StatesFloridaUSA40NODE1322AMERICAS
17010NurembergGermanyEUROPE40NODE943EUROPE
171-14BucharestRomaniaEUROPE40NODE193EUROPE
17222BremenGermanyEUROPE40NODE181EUROPE
17331CardiffUnited KingdomUK40NODE226EUROPE
174-36DortmundGermanyEUROPE40NODE349EUROPE
1754UtrechtNetherlandsEUROPE40NODE1416EUROPE
176-12TorinoItalyEUROPE40NODE1369EUROPE
177-3SalzburgAustriaSalzburgEUROPE40NODE1153EUROPE
178-50AachenGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaEUROPE40NODE1EUROPE
17944WinnipegCanadaManitobaCANADA40NODE1483AMERICAS
180-27DuisburgGermanyEUROPE40NODE357EUROPE
181-30GothenburgSwedenEUROPE40NODE453EUROPE
182-50NiceFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPE40NODE907EUROPE
18339LuxembourgLuxembourgEUROPE40NODE1548EUROPE
1843TulsaUnited StatesOklahomaUSA40NODE1394AMERICAS
18553OmahaUnited StatesNebraskaUSA40NODE961AMERICAS
186-4Oklahoma CityUnited StatesOklahomaUSA40NODE955AMERICAS
187-42SapporoJapanHokkaidoJAPAN40NODE1546ASIA
188-5Grand RapidsUnited StatesMichiganUSA40NODE457AMERICAS
189-13HartfordUnited StatesConnecticutUSA40NODE493AMERICAS
190-76Ann ArborUnited StatesMichiganUSA40NODE51AMERICAS
191-47IncheonSouth KoreaASIA40NODE1550ASIA
192-24RochesterUnited StatesNew YorkUSA40NODE1115AMERICAS
1930ColumbiaUnited StatesSouth CarolinaUSA40NODE294AMERICAS
19439KnoxvilleUnited StatesTennesseeUSA40NODE662AMERICAS
195-5NantesFrancePays de la LoireEUROPE40NODE884EUROPE
196-5ToledoUnited StatesOhioUSA40NODE1362AMERICAS
1970SavannahUnited StatesGeorgiaUSA40NODE1211AMERICAS
19827SyracuseUnited StatesNew YorkUSA40NODE1302AMERICAS
199-39DaeguSouth KoreaNorth GyeongsangASIA40NODE1552ASIA
20024AkronUnited StatesOhioUSA40NODE23AMERICAS
201-15BoiseUnited StatesIdahoUSA40NODE161AMERICAS
20232SpringfieldUnited StatesMassachusettsUSA40NODE1266AMERICAS
20346ManchesterUnited StatesNew HampshireUSA40NODE781AMERICAS
204-69MalmöSwedenEUROPE39NODE777EUROPE
205-3HalifaxCanadaNova ScotiaCANADA39NODE480AMERICAS
20610SheffieldUnited KingdomUK39NODE1229EUROPE
207-36BernSwitzerlandEUROPE39NODE1539EUROPE
208-74Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyEUROPE39NODE1558EUROPE
209-9ChristchurchNew ZealandSouth islandANZ39NODE273ASIA
210-18BirminghamUnited StatesAlabamaUSA39NODE151AMERICAS
2117CoventryUnited KingdomUK39NODE310EUROPE
21225TallinnEstoniaEUROPE39NODE1323EUROPE
213-25AntwerpBelgiumFlandersEUROPE39NODE54EUROPE
214-16Gold CoastAustraliaQLDANZ39NODE1533ASIA
215-7Baton RougeUnited StatesLouisianaUSA39NODE119AMERICAS
216-6Little RockUnited StatesArkansasUSA39NODE731AMERICAS
217-4StrasbourgFranceAlsaceEUROPE39NODE1284EUROPE
21870KitchenerCanadaOntarioCANADA39NODE659AMERICAS
219-16GreensboroUnited StatesNorth CarolinaUSA39NODE461AMERICAS
22051LexingtonUnited StatesKentuckyUSA39NODE722AMERICAS
22157LondonCanadaOntarioCANADA39NODE736AMERICAS
22250DaytonUnited StatesOhioUSA39NODE330AMERICAS
22317PortlandUnited StatesMaineUSA39NODE2104AMERICAS
22428ChennaiIndiaTamil NaduINDIA39NODE255ASIA
225-10Corpus ChristiUnited StatesTexasUSA39NODE307AMERICAS
22629Winston-SalemUnited StatesNorth CarolinaUSA39NODE1484AMERICAS
227-6SouthamptonUnited KingdomUK39NODE1260EUROPE
22818SpokaneUnited StatesWashingtonUSA39NODE1264AMERICAS
229-40DaejeonSouth KoreaChungnamASIA39NODE1613ASIA
23037ChattanoogaUnited StatesTennesseeUSA39NODE249AMERICAS
231-58FresnoUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA39NODE413AMERICAS
23218RenoUnited StatesNevadaUSA39NODE1097AMERICAS
23337JacksonUnited StatesMississippiUSA39NODE579AMERICAS
2342Green BayUnited StatesWisconsinUSA39NODE460AMERICAS
235-21BridgeportUnited StatesConnecticutUSA39NODE184AMERICAS
236-17JerusalemIsraelMID-EAST39NODE588EMERGING
23744ChongqingChinaChongqingCHINA39NODE272ASIA
2389BakersfieldUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA39NODE94AMERICAS
23948ManilaPhilippinesManilaASIA39NODE783ASIA
24064NingboChinaZhejiangCHINA39NODE1683ASIA
24141LincolnUnited StatesNebraskaUSA39NODE727AMERICAS
24214TianjinChinaTianjinCHINA39NODE1349ASIA
24359WuhanChinaHubeiCHINA39NODE1488ASIA
244-24SuzhouChinaJiangsuCHINA39NODE1297ASIA
245-28GrazAustriaStyriaEUROPE38NODE459EUROPE
246-15BolognaItalyEUROPE38NODE162EUROPE
247-4RennesFranceBrittanyEUROPE38NODE1096EUROPE
24832SevilleSpainEUROPE38NODE1224EUROPE
249-37BordeauxFranceAquitaineEUROPE38NODE165EUROPE
250-92BochumGermanyEUROPE38NODE159EUROPE
2517SofiaBulgariaEUROPE38NODE1247EUROPE
25254KrakówPolandEUROPE38NODE682EUROPE
2531LilleFranceNord-Pas-de-CalaisEUROPE38NODE724EUROPE
25495KawasakiJapanJAPAN38NODE632ASIA
255-23KielGermanyEUROPE38NODE643EUROPE
2564HiroshimaJapanHiroshima Prefecture,JAPAN38NODE514ASIA
257-82LucerneSwitzerlandEUROPE38NODE1540EUROPE
25815AnchorageUnited StatesAlaskaUSA38NODE47AMERICAS
2597MontgomeryUnited StatesAlabamaUSA38NODE851AMERICAS
26030MálagaSpainEUROPE38NODE776EUROPE
261-17ThessalonikiGreeceEUROPE38NODE1549EUROPE
26250GreenvilleUnited StatesSouth CarolinaUSA38NODE1628AMERICAS
263-18AnkaraTurkeyAnkaraMID-EAST38NODE50EUROPE
264-1AugustaUnited StatesGeorgiaUSA38NODE83AMERICAS
265-38NagasakiJapanNagasakiJAPAN38NODE876ASIA
26610WichitaUnited StatesKansasUSA38NODE1479AMERICAS
26722WilmingtonUnited StatesDelawareUSA38NODE2105AMERICAS
268-7LinzAustriaUpper AustriaEUROPE38NODE728EUROPE
269-28NanjingChinaJiangsuCHINA38NODE883ASIA
270-44ModestoUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA38NODE840AMERICAS
27112Kingston-Upon-HullUnited KingdomUK38NODE649EUROPE
272-19LiègeBelgiumLiègeEUROPE38NODE723EUROPE
273-16GrenobleFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPE38NODE463EUROPE
27417Cedar RapidsUnited StatesIowaUSA38NODE241AMERICAS
275-6GentBelgiumEast FlandersEUROPE38NODE439EUROPE
2763LancasterUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUSA38NODE1629AMERICAS
277-29StocktonUnited StatesCaliforniaUSA38NODE1281AMERICAS
278-48MonterreyMexicoNuevo LeónLATIN AMERICA38NODE848AMERICAS
27920HangzhouChinaZhejiangCHINA38NODE488ASIA
28023SpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriUSA38NODE1267AMERICAS
28190RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMID-EAST38NODE1112EMERGING
28229WrocławPolandLower SilesianEUROPE37NODE1908EUROPE
283-44MontpellierFranceLanguedoc-RoussillonEUROPE37NODE852EUROPE
28410DohaQatarMID-EAST37NODE344EMERGING
285-8VeniceItalyEUROPE37NODE1433EUROPE
286-35WuppertalGermanyEUROPE37NODE1489EUROPE
28713RigaLatviaEUROPE37NODE1106EUROPE
288-60CharlottesvilleUnited StatesVirginiaUSA37NODE1543AMERICAS
289-24Cape TownSouth AfricaWestern CapeAFRICA37NODE223EMERGING
290-26HobartAustraliaTASANZ37NODE518ASIA
291-49GdanskPolandEUROPE37NODE434EUROPE
292-57ReykjavikIcelandEUROPE37NODE1099EUROPE
29316NewcastleAustraliaNSWANZ37NODE1531ASIA
29427KaohsiungTaiwanTaiwanCHINA37NODE1610ASIA
29524VeronaItalyEUROPE37NODE1435EUROPE
29611KatowicePolandEUROPE37NODE626EUROPE
29720HaifaIsraelMID-EAST37NODE479EMERGING
298-69UlsanSouth KoreaASIA37NODE1551ASIA
29915Fredericton - St JohnCanadaNew BrunswickCANADA37NODE1556AMERICAS
30022Bath & NE SomersetUnited KingdomUK37NODE118EUROPE
30117PadovaItalyEUROPE37NODE991EUROPE
302-9LimaPeruLATIN AMERICA37NODE725AMERICAS
303-19IzmirTurkeyIzmirMID-EAST37NODE574EUROPE
30420CairoEgyptCairoMID-EAST37NODE208EMERGING
305-96OdenseDenmarkEUROPE37NODE948EUROPE
306-31RochesterUnited StatesMinnesotaUSA37NODE1114AMERICAS
307-48ChengduChinaSichuanCHINA37NODE254ASIA
308-23XiamenChinaFujianCHINA37NODE1493ASIA
30924ModenaItalyEUROPE36NODE839EUROPE
310-48WollongongAustraliaNSWANZ36NODE1555ASIA
311-19VilniusLithuaniaEUROPE36NODE1445EUROPE
312-11LjubljanaSloveniaEUROPE36NODE734EUROPE
31313GeelongAustraliaVICANZ36NODE1530ASIA
31413ColomboSri LankaASIA36NODE292ASIA
315-47Kuwait CityKuwaitMID-EAST36NODE698EMERGING
316-3KagoshimaJapanJAPAN36NODE600ASIA
3176BelgradeSerbiaEUROPE36NODE132EUROPE
31813SuwonSouth KoreaGyeonggi-doASIA36NODE1614ASIA
319-23LeuvenBelgiumFlemish BrabantEUROPE36NODE1620EUROPE
32015BrnoCzech RepublicSouth Moravian RegionEUROPE36NODE188EUROPE
321-5HyderabadIndiaAndhra PradeshINDIA36NODE531ASIA
322-36CuritibaBrazilParanáLATIN AMERICA36NODE318AMERICAS
32329SharjahUnited Arab EmiratesMID-EAST36NODE1228EMERGING
3241Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSouth VietnamASIA36NODE517ASIA
325-28SpringfieldUnited StatesIllinoisUSA36NODE1265AMERICAS
32659GranadaSpainEUROPE36NODE455EUROPE
32728Belo HorizonteBrazilMinas GeraisLATIN AMERICA36NODE135AMERICAS
32814MonctonCanadaNew BrunswickCANADA36NODE846AMERICAS
32932BrasiliaBrazilBrasiliaLATIN AMERICA36NODE174AMERICAS
33017WuxiChinaJiangsuCHINA36NODE1490ASIA
3311FargoUnited StatesNorth DakotaUSA36NODE2103AMERICAS
33238TainanTaiwanTaiwanCHINA36NODE1312ASIA
33318WenzhouChinaZhejiangCHINA36NODE1676ASIA
3349PamplonaSpainEUROPE36NODE997EUROPE
33529Sioux FallsUnited StatesSouth DakotaUSA36NODE1241AMERICAS
336-21DalianChinaLiaoningCHINA36NODE324ASIA
3373BurlingtonUnited StatesVermontUSA36NODE2100AMERICAS
338-1QingdaoChinaShandongCHINA36NODE1078ASIA
3395FuzhouChinaFujianCHINA36NODE1693ASIA
340-10BozemanUnited StatesMontanaUSA36NODE171AMERICAS
34157TaichungTaiwanTaiwanCHINA36NODE2086ASIA
3424PuneIndiaMaharashtraINDIA36NODE1076ASIA
34330ShenyangChinaLiaoningCHINA36NODE1554ASIA
344-34DongguanChinaGuangdongCHINA36NODE347ASIA
345-6TriesteItalyEUROPE35NODE1383EUROPE
346-41ReimsFranceChampagne-ArdenneEUROPE35NODE1094EUROPE
34752KievUkraineEURASIA35NODE645EMERGING
34835KolkataIndiaWest BengalINDIA35NODE670ASIA
349-51DijonFranceBourgogneEUROPE35NODE1581EUROPE
350-30Saint-ÉtienneFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPE35NODE1137EUROPE
35129JohannesburgSouth AfricaGautengAFRICA35NODE591EMERGING
3525GijónSpainEUROPE35NODE443EUROPE
353-79RoanokeUnited StatesNorth CarolinaUSA35NODE1632AMERICAS
354-18JeddahSaudi ArabiaMID-EAST35NODE584EMERGING
35510QuanzhouChinaFujianCHINA35NODE1675ASIA
356-28GuadalajaraMexicoJaliscoLATIN AMERICA35NODE466AMERICAS
357-12AhmedabadIndiaGujaratINDIA35NODE17ASIA
35823Porto AlegreBrazilRio Grande do SulLATIN AMERICA35NODE1054AMERICAS
359-25Xi'anChinaShaanxiCHINA35NODE1494ASIA
36031NantongChinaJiangsuCHINA35NODE1689ASIA
36133FoshanChinaGuangdongCHINA35NODE406ASIA
36212KunmingChinaYunnanCHINA35NODE1682ASIA
3639NanningChinaGuangxiCHINA35NODE1690ASIA
36432HarbinChinaHeilongjiangCHINA35NODE492ASIA
36525NanchangChinaJiangxiCHINA35NODE1678ASIA
36626TaiyuanChinaShanxiCHINA35NODE1680ASIA
367-14BratislavaSlovakiaEUROPE34UPSTART176EUROPE
368-73ParmaItalyEUROPE34UPSTART1003EUROPE
369-40ZagrebCroatiaEUROPE34UPSTART1515EUROPE
37033FujiJapanJAPAN34UPSTART416ASIA
371-21LimogesFranceLimousinEUROPE34UPSTART1584EUROPE
372-5AntalyaTurkeyMID-EAST34UPSTART1993EUROPE
373-10SalvadorBrazilLATIN AMERICA34UPSTART1152AMERICAS
37433CordobaArgentinaCórdoba ProvinceLATIN AMERICA34UPSTART304AMERICAS
3759YangzhouChinaJiangsuCHINA34UPSTART1750ASIA
3766BillingsUnited StatesMontanaUSA34UPSTART150AMERICAS
3772KarachiPakistanEURASIA34UPSTART616EMERGING
3789PueblaMexicoPueblaLATIN AMERICA34UPSTART1071AMERICAS
37944FortalezaBrazilCearáLATIN AMERICA34UPSTART405AMERICAS
3806JinanChinaShandongCHINA34UPSTART1677ASIA
381-73MacauChinaMacauCHINA34UPSTART760ASIA
38213ZhengzhouChinaHenanCHINA34UPSTART1611ASIA
383-35ZhuhaiChinaGuangdongCHINA34UPSTART1524ASIA
384-28BendigoAustraliaVICANZ34UPSTART1529ASIA
385-44Le HavreFranceHaute-NormandieEUROPE33UPSTART714EUROPE
386-26QueenstownNew ZealandOtagoANZ33UPSTART1541ASIA
387-29CannesFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPE33UPSTART1535EUROPE
388-34BallaratAustraliaVICANZ33UPSTART1528ASIA
389-51RouenFranceHaute-NormandieEUROPE33UPSTART1596EUROPE
39023TehranIranMID-EAST33UPSTART1335EMERGING
391-32MetzFranceLorraineEUROPE33UPSTART1585EUROPE
392-4Changchun, JilinChinaJilinCHINA33UPSTART1608ASIA
393-18KazanRussiaTatarstanRUSSIA33UPSTART633EUROPE
39436TimisoaraRomaniaEUROPE33UPSTART1352EUROPE
3952Bursa, TurkeyTurkeyBursaMID-EAST33UPSTART1618EUROPE
396-30RecifeBrazilPernambucoLATIN AMERICA33UPSTART1091AMERICAS
397-19HanoiVietnamHanoiASIA34UPSTART490ASIA
39810AlexandriaEgyptAlexandria GovernorateMID-EAST33UPSTART29EMERGING
39913ZhongshanChinaGuangdongCHINA33UPSTART2073ASIA
40014CheyenneUnited StatesWyomingUSA33UPSTART2102AMERICAS
40110HefeiChinaAnhuiCHINA33UPSTART1685ASIA
402-13Panama CityPanamaPanama CanalLATIN AMERICA33UPSTART998AMERICAS
403-2KosiceSlovakiaEUROPE32UPSTART678EUROPE
404-11JaipurIndiaRajasthanINDIA32UPSTART581ASIA
40511NovosibirskRussiaNovosibirsk OblastRUSSIA32UPSTART940EUROPE
406-29MontevideoUruguayLATIN AMERICA32UPSTART850AMERICAS
40711TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisiEURASIA32UPSTART1617EMERGING
4087San Jose, Costa RicaCosta RicaSan JoseLATIN AMERICA32UPSTART1162AMERICAS
409-47Petaling JayaMalaysiaSelangorASIA32UPSTART1615ASIA
4107Yantai-WeihaiChinaShandongCHINA32UPSTART1609ASIA
41138ShantouChinaGuangdongCHINA32UPSTART1674ASIA
41217YangonBurmaYangon RegionASIA32UPSTART1501ASIA
4136MuscatOmanMID-EAST32UPSTART868EMERGING
414-14AlmatyKazakhstanEURASIA32UPSTART35EMERGING
4157ManamaBahrainMID-EAST31UPSTART779EMERGING
416-14YekaterinburgRussiaSverdlovsk OblastRUSSIA31UPSTART1506EUROPE
417-48AdanaTurkeyMersin AdanaMID-EAST31UPSTART1619EUROPE
41816SkopjeMacedoniaEUROPE31UPSTART1243EUROPE
4196Rostov-na-DonuRussiaRostov-na-DonuRUSSIA31UPSTART1121EUROPE
420-10BakuAzerbaijanEURASIA31UPSTART1616EMERGING
4210Nizhny NovgorodRussiaNizhny NovgorodRUSSIA31UPSTART920EUROPE
422-54BeirutLebanonMID-EAST31UPSTART126EMERGING
423-18DurbanSouth AfricaKwaZulu-NatalAFRICA31UPSTART361EMERGING
42431ChisinauMoldovaEUROPE31UPSTART1621EUROPE
425-21AmmanJordanMID-EAST31UPSTART41EMERGING
4267Guatemala CityGuatemalaGuatemalaLATIN AMERICA31UPSTART472AMERICAS
427-7CasablancaMoroccoAFRICA31UPSTART235EMERGING
4284LahorePakistanEURASIA31UPSTART707EMERGING
42921CaliColombiaValle del CaucaLATIN AMERICA31UPSTART211AMERICAS
430-54DubrovnikCroatiaEUROPE30UPSTART355EUROPE
431-22QuitoEcuadorPichinchaLATIN AMERICA30UPSTART1081AMERICAS
43232SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaEUROPE30UPSTART1206EUROPE
43320NairobiKenyaAFRICA30UPSTART880EMERGING
4341Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainEUROPE30UPSTART1178EUROPE
435-29ValparaísoChileValparaísoLATIN AMERICA30UPSTART1425AMERICAS
4366LucknowIndiaUttar PradeshINDIA30UPSTART749ASIA
437-11KaliningradRussiaKaliningrad OblastRUSSIA30UPSTART603EUROPE
4385KrasnoyarskRussiaKrasnoyarsk KraiRUSSIA30UPSTART685EUROPE
439-15SuratIndiaGujaratINDIA30UPSTART1294ASIA
440-13SamaraRussiaSamara OblastRUSSIA30UPSTART1154EUROPE
441-1PermRussiaPerm KraiRUSSIA30UPSTART1019EUROPE
44219AjmanUnited Arab EmiratesMID-EAST30UPSTART19EMERGING
4432PretoriaSouth AfricaAFRICA30UPSTART1065EMERGING
444-8VolgogradRussiaVolgograd OblastRUSSIA30UPSTART1459EUROPE
4452DhakaBangladeshDhaka DivisionASIA30UPSTART338ASIA
446-9Santo Domingo, DRDominican RepublicLATIN AMERICA30UPSTART1191AMERICAS
447-8VladivostokRussiaPrimorsky KraiRUSSIA30UPSTART1457EUROPE
448-10BandungIndonesiaWest JavaASIA30UPSTART1612ASIA
449-8OmskRussiaOmsk OblastRUSSIA30UPSTART963EUROPE
450-22CaracasVenezuelaLATIN AMERICA30UPSTART224AMERICAS
4513GuimaraesPortugalNorteEUROPE29UPSTART2081EUROPE
452-8Al-AinUnited Arab EmiratesMID-EAST29UPSTART24EMERGING
453-22ChittagongBangladeshChittagongASIA29UPSTART1607ASIA
4543MinskBelarusEURASIA29UPSTART1527EMERGING
4553OdessaUkraineOdessa OblastEURASIA29UPSTART949EMERGING
456-5San SalvadorEl SalvadorSan Salvador departmentLATIN AMERICA29UPSTART1168AMERICAS
45715Phnom Penh, CamCambodiaPhnom PenhASIA29UPSTART1028ASIA
45819KingstonJamaicaLATIN AMERICA28UPSTART648AMERICAS
459-13TiranaAlbaniaEUROPE28UPSTART1353EUROPE
4602TomskRussiaTomsk OblastRUSSIA28UPSTART1366EUROPE
46119UlaanbaatarMongoliaASIA28UPSTART1407ASIA
4628CartagenaColombiaLATIN AMERICA28UPSTART231AMERICAS
463-7SaratovRussiaSaratov OblastRUSSIA28UPSTART1208EUROPE
464-16KanpurIndiaUttar PradeshINDIA28UPSTART613ASIA
4654GuayaquilEcuadorGuayasLATIN AMERICA28UPSTART473AMERICAS
466-14MaduraiIndiaTamil NaduINDIA28UPSTART1545ASIA
467-7Nur Sultan (Astana)KazakhstanEURASIA2774EMERGING
468-9KharkovUkraineKharkiv OblastEURASIA27639EMERGING
4692RabatMoroccoAFRICA271082EMERGING
470-2LvivUkraineLviv OblastEURASIA27756EMERGING
471-8San JuanArgentinaLATIN AMERICA272108AMERICAS
47210La PazBoliviaLa Paz DepartmentLATIN AMERICA27702AMERICAS
4730OrenburgRussiaOrenburg OblastRUSSIA27971EUROPE
4742LagosNigeriaAFRICA27706EMERGING
475-1TolyattiRussiaSamara OblastRUSSIA271365EUROPE
476-9BarnaulRussiaAltai KraiRUSSIA27109EUROPE
4772DnepropetrovskUkraineDnipropetrovsk OblastEURASIA26343EMERGING
4780NassauBahamasLATIN AMERICA262106AMERICAS
4794TunisTunisiaAFRICA261395EMERGING
4807AsuncionParaguayLATIN AMERICA2676AMERICAS
4817Port of SpainTrinidad and TobagoLATIN AMERICA262107AMERICAS
482-16IzhevskRussiaUdmurt RepublicRUSSIA26573EUROPE
483-18AlgiersAlgeriaAFRICA2631EMERGING
484-9BishkekKyrgyzstanEURASIA25153EMERGING
4855ZaporozhyeUkraineZaporizhia OblastEURASIA251518EMERGING
486-5HavanaCubaHavanaLATIN AMERICA25494AMERICAS
487-3TegucigalpaHondurasLATIN AMERICA251334AMERICAS
488-3Port LouisMauritiusAFRICA241547EMERGING
489-3DonetskUkraineDonetsk OblastEURASIA24346EMERGING
490-1SevastopolUkraineSevastopolEURASIA241222EMERGING
4913Addis AbabaEthiopiaAddis AbabaAFRICA2412EMERGING
4923DakarSenegalAFRICA23323EMERGING
4930Dar es SalaamTanzaniaAFRICA23329EMERGING
494-3SimferopolUkraineCrimeaEURASIA231237EMERGING
4952DoualaCameroonCameroon Littoral RegionAFRICA22350EMERGING
496-4LuandaAngolaAFRICA22744EMERGING
4971DushanbeTajikistanEURASIA22362EMERGING
498-2Port HarcourtNigeriaAFRICA201050EMERGING
4991KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaAFRICA20650EMERGING
500-1KhartoumSudanAFRICA18640EMERGING

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