Which world city ranks first on Smart City Rank?

Zurich ranks first on Smart City Rank in 2026, at 1st, followed by Oslo (2nd) and Geneva (3rd). Rank 1 is the best world city.

Which world city ranks last on Smart City Rank?

Rio de Janeiro ranks last of the 141 world cities with data in 2026, at 148th.

Where does this smart cities data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Smart City Index - IMD. Last updated 2026-10-28.

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Zurich ranks 1st on Smart City Rank in 2026, followed by Oslo (2nd) and Geneva (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Rio de Janeiro ranks last (148th).

Infrastructure & Energy Tech & Business141 cities · 4 metricsUpdated Oct 28, 2026Original page

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Smart City Index - IMD

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Smart City Rank, 2026

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 141 cities; rank 1 is the best.

Biggest changes · 2025 → 2026

138 cities have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.

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Data

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141 cities · # = rank by Smart City Rank

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1	Zurich	1st	AAA	AAA	AA
2	Oslo	2nd	AA	AAA	A
3	Geneva	3rd	AA	AAA	A
4	London	4th	A	BBB	AA
5	Copenhagen	5th	AA	AAA	A
6	Dubai	6th	A	A	A
7	Lausanne	7th	A	AA	A
8	Canberra	8th	A	AA	BBB
9	Singapore	9th	AAA	AAA	AAA
10	Abu Dhabi	10th	A	A	A
11	Helsinki	11th	AA	AA	A
12	Seoul	12th	A	BBB	AAA
13	Prague	13th	A	A	AA
14	Stockholm	14th	BBB	A	BBB
15	Hamburg	15th	BBB	A	BBB
16	Beijing	16th	BB	BB	BB
17	Amsterdam	17th	A	A	A
18	Ljubljana	18th	BBB	BBB	A
19	Munich	19th	A	A	A
20	Shanghai	20th	BB	BB	BB
21	Sydney	22nd	A	A	AA
22	Auckland	23rd	BBB	BBB	BBB
23	Riyadh	24th	BB	BB	BB
24	Taipei	25th	BBB	BBB	BBB
25	Tallinn	26th	BB	BBB	BB
26	Wellington	27th	BBB	A	BB
27	Vienna	28th	A	AA	A
28	Berlin	29th	BBB	BBB	BBB
29	Bilbao	30th	BB	BBB	BB
30	Warsaw	31st	BB	BBB	BB
31	Vilnius	32nd	BBB	BBB	BB
32	Doha	34th	BB	BB	BB
33	Tianjin	36th	BB	BB	BB
34	Madrid	37th	A	BBB	AA
35	Bratislava	38th	BBB	BBB	A
36	Washington	39th	BBB	BBB	A
37	Zhuhai	40th	CCC	CCC	CCC
38	Seattle	41st	BBB	BBB	BBB
39	Luxembourg	42nd	BB	BBB	B
40	Dusseldorf	43rd	BBB	A	BBB
41	Gothenburg	44th	BBB	BBB	BBB
42	New York	45th	BB	BB	BB
43	Manchester	46th	BB	BBB	B
44	Riga	47th	BB	BB	B
45	Toronto	48th	BBB	BBB	A
46	Dublin	49th	BB	BB	BBB
47	Mecca	50th	B	B	B
48	Guangzhou	51st	CCC	CCC	CCC
49	Rotterdam	52nd	BBB	BBB	BBB
50	Manama	53rd	B	B	B
51	The Hague	54th	BBB	BBB	BBB
52	Jeddah	55th	B	B	B
53	Nanjing	56th	BB	BB	BB
54	Brisbane	57th	BB	BBB	B
55	Vancouver	58th	BBB	BBB	BBB
56	Brussels	59th	BB	BB	BBB
57	Melbourne	60th	BBB	BBB	BBB
58	Ottawa	61st	BBB	A	BBB
59	Hangzhou	62nd	CCC	CCC	CCC
60	Zaragoza	63rd	BB	BBB	B
61	Kuala Lumpur	65th	B	BB	B
62	Hanover	66th	BB	BBB	CCC
63	Medina	67th	B	B	B
64	Shenzhen	68th	CCC	CCC	CCC
65	Busan	69th	BB	BB	BB
66	Krakow	70th	CCC	B	CCC
67	Paris	71st	BB	BB	BBB
68	San Francisco	72nd	B	BB	B
69	Los Angeles	73rd	B	BB	B
70	Chongqing	74th	CCC	CCC	CCC
71	Bucharest	75th	BB	B	BB
72	Leeds	76th	BB	BB	B
73	Denver	78th	BB	BB	BB
74	Budapest	79th	B	B	B
75	Zagreb	80th	B	BB	B
76	Chicago	81st	B	BB	B
77	Bologna	82nd	B	BB	B
78	Tel Aviv	83rd	BB	BB	B
79	Cardiff	84th	CCC	B	CC
80	Montreal	86th	B	BB	B
81	Chengdu	87th	CCC	CCC	CCC
82	Kiel	88th	B	BB	CCC
83	Birmingham	89th	B	BB	B
84	Bangkok	90th	B	CCC	B
85	Glasgow	91st	B	BB	CCC
86	Lyon	92nd	B	B	B
87	Belfast	93rd	CC	CCC	CC
88	Barcelona	94th	B	B	B
89	Kuwait City	95th	CCC	B	CCC
90	Bordeaux	96th	CC	CCC	CC
91	Hanoi	97th	CC	CC	CC
92	Tokyo	98th	BB	BBB	BB
93	Philadelphia	99th	B	B	B
94	Milan	101st	B	B	B
95	Osaka	102nd	B	BB	CCC
96	Muscat	103rd	CCC	B	CCC
97	Astana	104th	CCC	B	CCC
98	Ho Chi Minh City	105th	CC	CC	CC
99	Jakarta	106th	CC	CC	CC
100	Lille	107th	CC	CCC	CC
101	Phoenix	108th	CC	CCC	C
102	Ankara	109th	CC	CCC	CC
103	Delhi	110th	CC	CC	CC
104	Marseille	111th	B	B	B
105	Makassar	112th	CC	CC	CC
106	Mumbai	113th	CC	CC	CC
107	Hyderabad	114th	CC	CC	CC
108	Bengaluru	115th	CC	CC	CC
109	Istanbul	116th	CC	CC	CC
110	Lisbon	117th	C	CC	CC
111	Medan	118th	CC	CC	CC
112	Islamabad	119th	CC	CC	CC
113	Santiago	120th	CC	CC	CC
114	Medellin	121st	C	C	C
115	Nicosia	122nd	C	CC	C
116	Mexico City	123rd	CC	CC	CC
117	Rabat	124th	C	C	C
118	Cairo	125th	C	C	C
119	Sofia	126th	CC	CC	CC
120	Cape Town	127th	C	C	C
121	Algiers	128th	C	C	D
122	San Jose	129th	C	CC	C
123	Amman	130th	C	D	C
124	Abuja	131st	C	C	C
125	Manila	132nd	C	D	C
126	Brasilia	133rd	D	C	D
127	Buenos Aires	134th	C	CC	C
128	Bogota	135th	D	D	D
129	Nairobi	136th	C	D	C
130	San Juan	137th	C	CC	C
131	Lagos	138th	D	D	D
132	Athens	139th	CCC	CCC	CCC
133	Sao Paulo	140th	D	D	D
134	San Salvador	141st	D	D	D
135	Accra	142nd	D	D	D
136	Rome	143rd	CCC	CCC	CCC
137	Lima	144th	C	C	C
138	Beirut	145th	D	D	D
139	Tunis	146th	D	D	D
140	Guatemala City	147th	D	D	D
141	Rio de Janeiro	148th	D	D	D

What correlates with Smart City Rank (2026)?

Pearson r against 12 other city metrics sharing at least 85 cities. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Smart City Rank tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Nothing notable in this direction.

Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Smart City Rank tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Urban Area DensityLargest City in the World by Area
r = +0.34 · moderate · n = 118
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Population Density (Pop. per km²)Population Density by City
r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 119
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Population Density (pop. per mi²)Population Density by City
r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 119
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Population Density RankPopulation Density by CityA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.20 · weak · n = 119
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Population
r = +0.10 · weak · n = 141
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Quick answers

Which world city ranks first on Smart City Rank?: Zurich ranks first on Smart City Rank in 2026, at 1st, followed by Oslo (2nd) and Geneva (3rd). Rank 1 is the best world city.
Which world city ranks last on Smart City Rank?: Rio de Janeiro ranks last of the 141 world cities with data in 2026, at 148th.
Where does this smart cities data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Smart City Index - IMD. Last updated 2026-10-28.