Moscow in rankings
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Moscow topped the most effective BRICS cities in terms of urban climate impact, along with St Petersburg, Mumbai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai
In 2024, Moscow ranked first among BRICS agglomerations according to the Urban & Innovation Environment Index
Moscow ranks first in the City Human Potential Ranking. Moscow ranks first in two of the three assessment areas of the ranking — Education and Labour Market, and ranked third in Technology assessment area
Moscow ranks fourth among world cities with the greatest capacity to combat climate change
In 2024, Moscow again became one of the world's best cities in terms of the "Cultural Interaction" category. It includes such indicators as the number of theaters, museums, tourist attractions and cultural events. Moscow has outpaced Vienna, Beijing, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seoul, Singapore and other megacities
In 2024, Moscow outpaced all other megacities of BRICS countries and ranks fourth in the complex ranking which encompasses spatial and innovation development, quality of services in the city, transport accessibility and diversity of built environment
Moscow topped the list of 23 cities and regions of the Eurasian Economic Union with the best ESG indicators
Moscow took 31nd place in the ranking of the top 100 science and technology clusters in the world
In 2024, Moscow enters TOP-10 out world's metropolises in the UN Local Online Service. In 2018 Moscow ranked first in the UN Local Online Service. In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
In 2021, Moscow enters the TOP-20 cities in the world in terms of competitiveness in sustainable development according to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report. The report assesses the competitiveness of more than a thousand cities around the world
Moscow entered the top 50 leading financial centers in the world
In 2024, Moscow ranked first according to the B1's research on the quality of the urban environment for living and working
Moscow took 25th place in the ranking of 115 world university centers
Gorky Park ranked 11th among the top 40 most beautiful locations with open cinemas in the world
In 2022, Moscow rose from 49th to 29th in the list of 50 cities in the InterNations: Expat City Ranking based on the survey of expats living in cities
In 2021, Moscow ranked third among 16 major cities in terms of attractiveness for residents and topped the Public Spaces category
In 2021, Moscow entered TOP-5 for the second year in a row in the exclusive ranking of the world’s top urban destinations for life, tourism and business
Moscow was recognized as one of the leaders among European capitals in preserving cultural heritage sites
in 2021, Moscow recognized as one of the strongest city in the world in terms of effectiveness, infrastructure equipment and digital services in schools
Moscow Cinema Museum took 12th place in the ranking of world attractions in the field of cinema
In 2021, Moscow was among the top 30 national capitals with the lowest concentration of PM2.5 particles in the air
In 2022, Moscow is among the 40 cities in the world with the cleanest air. The Russian capital is ahead of Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin and Rome
In 2022, Moscow is among the 40 cities in the world with the cleanest air. The Russian capital is ahead of Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin and Rome
Since 2019, Moscow has climbed 18 places in the global ranking of smart cities based on surveys of residents
Moscow took 14th place in the ranking of smart cities' governments. The public services portal of Moscow on mos.ru, the Active Citizen project and the City of Ideas platform contributed to the rapid and large-scale development of the city's IT infrastructure
Moscow entered the top 15 of the most promising technological cities in Europe
Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) became one of the leaders in the New Investment nomination. The city also received the Editor's choice award for developing a range of high-tech solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Moscow's FDI strategy ranked second among the world largest metropolises in 2021. The capital of Russia have entered the TOP-25 most attractive cities for investors for the first time since 2014
Moscow ranked among the TOP-5 largest European cities in the "Business Friendliness" and "Human Capital and Lifestyle" categories
Moscow entered the TOP-3 cities with the most effective measures of overcoming consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow ranks first by the number of museums in the Global Cities Index 2024. The Russian capital has been the leader by this indicator for more than ten years.
Moscow ranked second in the world in terms of effectiveness of policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow improved its position in the ranking by more than 30 points between 2019 and 2021: from 88th to 50th place. Moscow was recognized as the most powerful financial center in Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Moscow leads the list of the most efficient urban transport systems among 25 metropolises with more than 5 million inhabitants. The average speed of Moscow public transport during rush hour is one of the highest in the world. Moscow also ranked third in terms of the share of dedicated lanes for buses
In 2021, Moscow ranked 9th in the world and second in Europe in terms of startup ecosystem development
In 2021, Moscow ranked 5th in Europe and 18th in the world in terms of fintech ecosystem development
Moscow entered the TOP-10 of the IESE Cities in Motion Index in the "Urban Planning" and "Human Capital" categories
Moscow ranked second in the 2020 MSU study on the transport system development of the largest cities in the world
Moscow entered the TOP-10 most attractive cities to celebrate the New Year
In 2019, Moscow is among the TOP-10 cities with the best Christmas festivals and fairs in the world
In 2019, Moscow showed the best dynamics in the ranking of the most promising centres of economic growth in Europe. The city rises 48 places over the year and enters the TOP-50
Moscow ranked third in the Kantar ranking on the development of transport systems in 31 world's metropolises
In 2021, Moscow ranked third among 16 major cities in terms of attractiveness for residents and topped the Public Spaces category
In 2021, Moscow entered TOP-5 for the second year in a row in the exclusive ranking of the world’s top urban destinations for life, tourism and business
Moscow took 25th place in the ranking of 115 world university centers
Gorky Park ranked 11th among the top 40 most beautiful locations with open cinemas in the world
Moscow was recognized as one of the leaders among European capitals in preserving cultural heritage sites
in 2021, Moscow recognized as one of the strongest city in the world in terms of effectiveness, infrastructure equipment and digital services in schools
Moscow Cinema Museum took 12th place in the ranking of world attractions in the field of cinema
Moscow entered the TOP-10 most attractive cities to celebrate the New Year
In 2019, Moscow is among the TOP-10 cities with the best Christmas festivals and fairs in the world
In 2021, Moscow was among the top 30 national capitals with the lowest concentration of PM2.5 particles in the air
In 2022, Moscow is among the 40 cities in the world with the cleanest air. The Russian capital is ahead of Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin and Rome
In 2022, Moscow is among the 40 cities in the world with the cleanest air. The Russian capital is ahead of Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin and Rome
Moscow took 31nd place in the ranking of the top 100 science and technology clusters in the world
In 2024, Moscow enters TOP-10 out world's metropolises in the UN Local Online Service. In 2018 Moscow ranked first in the UN Local Online Service. In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
Since 2019, Moscow has climbed 18 places in the global ranking of smart cities based on surveys of residents
Moscow took 14th place in the ranking of smart cities' governments. The public services portal of Moscow on mos.ru, the Active Citizen project and the City of Ideas platform contributed to the rapid and large-scale development of the city's IT infrastructure
Moscow entered the top 15 of the most promising technological cities in Europe
Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) became one of the leaders in the New Investment nomination. The city also received the Editor's choice award for developing a range of high-tech solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Moscow's FDI strategy ranked second among the world largest metropolises in 2021. The capital of Russia have entered the TOP-25 most attractive cities for investors for the first time since 2014
In 2019, Moscow showed the best dynamics in the ranking of the most promising centres of economic growth in Europe. The city rises 48 places over the year and enters the TOP-50
Moscow topped the most effective BRICS cities in terms of urban climate impact, along with St Petersburg, Mumbai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai
In 2024, Moscow ranked first among BRICS agglomerations according to the Urban & Innovation Environment Index
Moscow ranks first in the City Human Potential Ranking. Moscow ranks first in two of the three assessment areas of the ranking — Education and Labour Market, and ranked third in Technology assessment area
Moscow ranks fourth among world cities with the greatest capacity to combat climate change
In 2024, Moscow again became one of the world's best cities in terms of the "Cultural Interaction" category. It includes such indicators as the number of theaters, museums, tourist attractions and cultural events. Moscow has outpaced Vienna, Beijing, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seoul, Singapore and other megacities
In 2024, Moscow outpaced all other megacities of BRICS countries and ranks fourth in the complex ranking which encompasses spatial and innovation development, quality of services in the city, transport accessibility and diversity of built environment
Moscow topped the list of 23 cities and regions of the Eurasian Economic Union with the best ESG indicators
In 2021, Moscow enters the TOP-20 cities in the world in terms of competitiveness in sustainable development according to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report. The report assesses the competitiveness of more than a thousand cities around the world
In 2024, Moscow ranked first according to the B1's research on the quality of the urban environment for living and working
In 2022, Moscow rose from 49th to 29th in the list of 50 cities in the InterNations: Expat City Ranking based on the survey of expats living in cities
Moscow ranked among the TOP-5 largest European cities in the "Business Friendliness" and "Human Capital and Lifestyle" categories
Moscow entered the TOP-3 cities with the most effective measures of overcoming consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow ranks first by the number of museums in the Global Cities Index 2024. The Russian capital has been the leader by this indicator for more than ten years.
Moscow ranked second in the world in terms of effectiveness of policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow entered the TOP-10 of the IESE Cities in Motion Index in the "Urban Planning" and "Human Capital" categories
Moscow entered the top 50 leading financial centers in the world
Moscow improved its position in the ranking by more than 30 points between 2019 and 2021: from 88th to 50th place. Moscow was recognized as the most powerful financial center in Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Moscow leads the list of the most efficient urban transport systems among 25 metropolises with more than 5 million inhabitants. The average speed of Moscow public transport during rush hour is one of the highest in the world. Moscow also ranked third in terms of the share of dedicated lanes for buses
Moscow ranked second in the 2020 MSU study on the transport system development of the largest cities in the world
Moscow ranked third in the Kantar ranking on the development of transport systems in 31 world's metropolises
In 2021, Moscow ranked 9th in the world and second in Europe in terms of startup ecosystem development
In 2021, Moscow ranked 5th in Europe and 18th in the world in terms of fintech ecosystem development
In 2024, Moscow was included into the 1A group (the highest rating) in terms of the level of economic health of Russian regions. The group also includes St. Petersburg, the Sakhalin Region, the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
In 2025, Moscow topped the Quality of Life Index which assesses the state of healthcare, education, housing, consumption, safety, etc. in Russian regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first in the National Investment Climate Ranking. The ranking is a comprehensive tool for assessement of the investment attractiveness of Russian regions
Moscow topped the ESG-index of Russian regions in 2024. Moscow also ranked first among Russian regions in Environmental and Governance group of indicators
In 2024, Moscow entered the group of regions with a “high” quality of regional financial management. The group includes 26 Russian regions
Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) confirmed the maximum credit rating of Moscow at the AAA level with a “stable” forecast
Moscow has the highest credit rating - ruAAA, assigned by the Rating Agency "Expert RA". The highest rating was also assigned for St. Petersburg and the Republic of Tatarstan
In 2024, 37 best technology parks were included in the X National Rating of Russian Technology parks. The leaders are the Moscow technology park "Elma" (1-st place), the Tolyatti technology park "Zhigulevskaya Valley" (2-nd place) and the "Technopolis Moscow" (3-rd place)
In 2024, Moscow was included in the group of Russian regions with high level of regulatory impact assessment according to the Regulatory impact assessment of the Russian regions
Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" topped the Ranking of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones by Analytical center Expert for the fourth time in a row
According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the efficiency of Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" in 2023 is 100%. It also ranks first among all Russian Special Economic Zones by the number of jobs created (2,095) and amount of taxes (12 billion rubles) paid to the budget
Moscow and Chelyabinsk Oblast topped the National Ranking of Competence Centers for the second half of 2023
In 2024, Moscow had the most favorable labor market among the Russian regions
In 2024, Moscow ranked second among Russian regions in the Ranking of Effectiveness of Industrial Policy Implementation
Moscow now ranks first in the Ranking of Public-Private Partnership Development in Russian Regions. In 2024, the position of Moscow in the ranking has increased for 66 places
Moscow ranked third among Russian regions in terms of promoting economic competition in 2022
Moscow entered the top 10 regions of Russia with the lowest level of administrative pressure on businesses
In 2025, Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in the Quality of Life Ranking for the seventh time in a row
The quality of life in Moscow in 2024 was recognized as the highest among Russian cities with a population of more than 250 thousand people
Moscow topped the Urban Environment Quality Index in the category of Russian cities with over one million inhabitants. The index assesses the quality of housing, street and road network, business, social infrastructure and public spaces
Moscow topped the Green Ranking of Russian Regions in 2024 which assesses the waste management system
Moscow ranks third in the "National Ecological Rating" by the results of auturm of 2024
Moscow topped the Ecological Ranking of Russian Regions in 2023
In 2024, Moscow ranks fourth in the Ranking of sustainable development of tourism and hospitality industry of the Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow for the second time in a row topped the Ranking on efficiency of the energy industry of Russian regions
in 2024, for the second year in a row Moscow became the region with the most advanced creative industries, according to the Ranking of Creative Industries in Russian Regions
In 2024 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the National Ranking of Heads of Russian Regions for the seventh time in a row
In 2024, Moscow topped the National Ranking of the Third Sector for the fifth year in a row
In 2025, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the Ranking of Heads of Russian regions by the number of mentions in the media
In 2025, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ranked second among the heads of Russian regions in terms of the number of mentions in social media
In 2024, SEZ "Technopolis "Moscow" ranked first among technology and innovation special economic zones in the National rating of investment attractiveness of special economic zones of Russia
In 2024, Moscow surpassed other Russian regions and once again entered the group of leaders according to the Annual Assessment of Investment Attractiveness of Russian Regions
In 2023, Moscow for the third time in a row ranks first in the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first in the Aggregate Ranking of Russian Regions. Moscow has the highest ranks in four out of the six rankings, released in 2024, that used to compile the Aggregate Ranking
In 2025, Moscow ranks first in the Governance Effectiveness Ranking of Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first for the eighth time in a row in the Ranking of Socioeconomic Development of Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first for the seventh time in a row among Russian regions in the comprehensive assessment of competitiveness
In 2023, Moscow ranks second among Russian regions in terms of achieving national development goals of the Russian Federation
In 2022, Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions and ranked first in the SMART Ranking of Regions
Moscow made the greatest progress among Russian regions in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the third year in a row in 2024
In 2024, Moscow topped the Consolidated ESG Ranking of Russian Regions by Infragreen. It combines the results of 28 ESG-rankings of Russian regions and cities
In 2021, Moscow ranks third in the ESG-Ranking of Russian Regions
In 2023, Moscow ranks fists for the fifth time in a row in the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian Cities
Moscow ranks the first among Russian regions in the Ranking of Sustainable Development and Integration of ESG Criteria in Russian Regions. The ranking evaluates Russian Regions based on 45 ESG-indicators
Moscow ranks first for the fourth time in a row at the national Ranking of provision of state and municipal services in electronic form quality. Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation presented it at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Moscow topped the Ranking of digital transformation of the Russian urban economy in 2024
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in terms of scientific and technological development in 2024
In 2024, Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in the National Ranking of Scientific and Technological Development
In 2024, Moscow was included into the 1A group (the highest rating) in terms of the level of economic health of Russian regions. The group also includes St. Petersburg, the Sakhalin Region, the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
In 2024, Moscow entered the group of regions with a “high” quality of regional financial management. The group includes 26 Russian regions
Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) confirmed the maximum credit rating of Moscow at the AAA level with a “stable” forecast
Moscow has the highest credit rating - ruAAA, assigned by the Rating Agency "Expert RA". The highest rating was also assigned for St. Petersburg and the Republic of Tatarstan
In 2024, 37 best technology parks were included in the X National Rating of Russian Technology parks. The leaders are the Moscow technology park "Elma" (1-st place), the Tolyatti technology park "Zhigulevskaya Valley" (2-nd place) and the "Technopolis Moscow" (3-rd place)
In 2024, Moscow was included in the group of Russian regions with high level of regulatory impact assessment according to the Regulatory impact assessment of the Russian regions
Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" topped the Ranking of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones by Analytical center Expert for the fourth time in a row
According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the efficiency of Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" in 2023 is 100%. It also ranks first among all Russian Special Economic Zones by the number of jobs created (2,095) and amount of taxes (12 billion rubles) paid to the budget
Moscow and Chelyabinsk Oblast topped the National Ranking of Competence Centers for the second half of 2023
In 2024, Moscow had the most favorable labor market among the Russian regions
In 2024, Moscow ranked second among Russian regions in the Ranking of Effectiveness of Industrial Policy Implementation
Moscow now ranks first in the Ranking of Public-Private Partnership Development in Russian Regions. In 2024, the position of Moscow in the ranking has increased for 66 places
Moscow ranked third among Russian regions in terms of promoting economic competition in 2022
Moscow entered the top 10 regions of Russia with the lowest level of administrative pressure on businesses
In 2025, Moscow topped the Quality of Life Index which assesses the state of healthcare, education, housing, consumption, safety, etc. in Russian regions
In 2025, Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in the Quality of Life Ranking for the seventh time in a row
The quality of life in Moscow in 2024 was recognized as the highest among Russian cities with a population of more than 250 thousand people
Moscow topped the Urban Environment Quality Index in the category of Russian cities with over one million inhabitants. The index assesses the quality of housing, street and road network, business, social infrastructure and public spaces
Moscow topped the Green Ranking of Russian Regions in 2024 which assesses the waste management system
Moscow ranks third in the "National Ecological Rating" by the results of auturm of 2024
Moscow topped the Ecological Ranking of Russian Regions in 2023
In 2024, Moscow ranks fourth in the Ranking of sustainable development of tourism and hospitality industry of the Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow for the second time in a row topped the Ranking on efficiency of the energy industry of Russian regions
in 2024, for the second year in a row Moscow became the region with the most advanced creative industries, according to the Ranking of Creative Industries in Russian Regions
In 2024 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the National Ranking of Heads of Russian Regions for the seventh time in a row
In 2024, Moscow topped the National Ranking of the Third Sector for the fifth year in a row
In 2025, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the Ranking of Heads of Russian regions by the number of mentions in the media
In 2025, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ranked second among the heads of Russian regions in terms of the number of mentions in social media
In 2024, Moscow ranks first in the National Investment Climate Ranking. The ranking is a comprehensive tool for assessement of the investment attractiveness of Russian regions
In 2024, SEZ "Technopolis "Moscow" ranked first among technology and innovation special economic zones in the National rating of investment attractiveness of special economic zones of Russia
In 2024, Moscow surpassed other Russian regions and once again entered the group of leaders according to the Annual Assessment of Investment Attractiveness of Russian Regions
Moscow topped the ESG-index of Russian regions in 2024. Moscow also ranked first among Russian regions in Environmental and Governance group of indicators
In 2023, Moscow for the third time in a row ranks first in the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first in the Aggregate Ranking of Russian Regions. Moscow has the highest ranks in four out of the six rankings, released in 2024, that used to compile the Aggregate Ranking
In 2025, Moscow ranks first in the Governance Effectiveness Ranking of Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first for the eighth time in a row in the Ranking of Socioeconomic Development of Russian Regions
In 2024, Moscow ranks first for the seventh time in a row among Russian regions in the comprehensive assessment of competitiveness
In 2023, Moscow ranks second among Russian regions in terms of achieving national development goals of the Russian Federation
In 2022, Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions and ranked first in the SMART Ranking of Regions
Moscow made the greatest progress among Russian regions in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the third year in a row in 2024
In 2024, Moscow topped the Consolidated ESG Ranking of Russian Regions by Infragreen. It combines the results of 28 ESG-rankings of Russian regions and cities
In 2021, Moscow ranks third in the ESG-Ranking of Russian Regions
In 2023, Moscow ranks fists for the fifth time in a row in the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian Cities
Moscow ranks the first among Russian regions in the Ranking of Sustainable Development and Integration of ESG Criteria in Russian Regions. The ranking evaluates Russian Regions based on 45 ESG-indicators
Moscow ranks first for the fourth time in a row at the national Ranking of provision of state and municipal services in electronic form quality. Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation presented it at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Moscow topped the Ranking of digital transformation of the Russian urban economy in 2024
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in terms of scientific and technological development in 2024
In 2024, Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in the National Ranking of Scientific and Technological Development
