Moscow in international rankings
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Moscow entered the top four world's cities with the greatest capacity to combat climate change
Moscow is one of the eight world's best cities in the 'Cultural Interaction' category, which includes such indicators as the number of theaters, museums, tourist attractions and cultural events. Moscow has outpaced Vienna, Beijing, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seoul, Singapore and a lot of other large cities
Moscow outpaced other largest cities of BRICS countries 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 entered the top 50 leading financial centers in the world
In 2018, Moscow ranked 1st out of 40 world's metropolises in the UN Local Online Service which assesses the quality of public e-services in cities.
In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
Gorky Park ranked 11th among the top 40 most beautiful locations with open cinemas in the world
Moscow took 25th place in the ranking of 115 world university centers
Moscow rose from 49th to 29th in the list of 50 cities in the InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2022 based on the survey of expats living in cities
Moscow's FDI strategy ranked second among the world largest metropolises in 2021. The capital of Russia entered the top 25 most attractive cities for investors for the first time since 2014
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 Cinema Museum took 12th place in the ranking of world attractions in the field of cinema
Moscow was recognized as one of the leaders among European capitals in preserving cultural heritage sites
Moscow recognized as one of the strongest in the world in terms of effectiveness, infrastructure equipment and digital services in schools
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 world in terms of effectiveness of policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow entered the top 3 cities with the most effective measures of overcoming consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) became one of the leaders of the New Investment category and received the Editor's choice award for developing a range of high-tech solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Moscow was recognized as the leading global city in terms of healthcare evolution, as well as the number of museums and university-sponsored incubators
Moscow ranked 5th in Europe and 18th in the world in terms of fintech ecosystem development
Moscow ranked 9th in the world and second in Europe in terms of startup ecosystem development
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 entered the top 15 of the most promising technological cities in Europe
Moscow took 32nd place in the ranking of the top 100 science and technology clusters in the world
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
Since 2019, Moscow has climbed 18 places in the global ranking of smart cities based on surveys of residents
For the second year in a row, Moscow entered top 5 in the exclusive ranking of the world’s top urban destinations for life, tourism and business
Moscow ranked third among 16 major cities in terms of attractiveness for residents and topped the Public Spaces category
Moscow ranked among the top 5 largest European cities in the 'Business Friendliness' and 'Human Capital and Lifestyle' categories
Moscow ranked second in the 2020 MSU study on the transport system development of the largest cities in the world
Moscow rose to 9th place in the 'Cultural Interaction' subcategory and also improved its positions in the 'Environment' and 'Research and 'Development' subcategories in the Global Power City Index by Mori Foundation
Moscow entered the top 10 of the IESE Cities in Motion Index in the 'Urban Planning' and 'Human Capital' categories
Moscow entered the top 20 most attractive cities for expats in the world
Moscow is among the top 10 cities with the best Christmas festivals and fairs in the world
Moscow entered the top 10 most attractive cities to celebrate the New Year
Moscow ranked third in the Kantar ranking on the development of transport systems in 31 world's metropolises
For the second year in a row, Moscow entered top 5 in the exclusive ranking of the world’s top urban destinations for life, tourism and business
Moscow ranked third among 16 major cities in terms of attractiveness for residents and topped the Public Spaces category
Gorky Park ranked 11th among the top 40 most beautiful locations with open cinemas in the world
Moscow took 25th place in the ranking of 115 world university centers
Moscow was recognized as one of the leaders among European capitals in preserving cultural heritage sites
Moscow recognized as one of the strongest 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 is among the top 10 cities with the best Christmas festivals and fairs in the world
Moscow entered the top 10 most attractive cities to celebrate the New Year
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
In 2018, Moscow ranked 1st out of 40 world's metropolises in the UN Local Online Service which assesses the quality of public e-services in cities.
In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
In 2020 and 2022, Moscow ranked 6th out of 86 and 5th out of 193 cities respectively
Moscow entered the top 15 of the most promising technological cities in Europe
Moscow took 32nd place in the ranking of the top 100 science and technology clusters in the world
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
Since 2019, Moscow has climbed 18 places in the global ranking of smart cities based on surveys of residents
Moscow's FDI strategy ranked second among the world largest metropolises in 2021. The capital of Russia entered the top 25 most attractive cities for investors for the first time since 2014
Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) became one of the leaders of the New Investment category and received the Editor's choice award for developing a range of high-tech solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Moscow entered the top four world's cities with the greatest capacity to combat climate change
Moscow is one of the eight world's best cities in the 'Cultural Interaction' category, which includes such indicators as the number of theaters, museums, tourist attractions and cultural events. Moscow has outpaced Vienna, Beijing, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seoul, Singapore and a lot of other large cities
Moscow outpaced other largest cities of BRICS countries 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 rose from 49th to 29th in the list of 50 cities in the InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2022 based on the survey of expats living in cities
Moscow ranked second in the world in terms of effectiveness of policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow entered the top 3 cities with the most effective measures of overcoming consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Moscow was recognized as the leading global city in terms of healthcare evolution, as well as the number of museums and university-sponsored incubators
Moscow ranked among the top 5 largest European cities in the 'Business Friendliness' and 'Human Capital and Lifestyle' categories
Moscow rose to 9th place in the 'Cultural Interaction' subcategory and also improved its positions in the 'Environment' and 'Research and 'Development' subcategories in the Global Power City Index by Mori Foundation
Moscow entered the top 10 of the IESE Cities in Motion Index in the 'Urban Planning' and 'Human Capital' categories
Moscow entered the top 20 most attractive cities for expats in the world
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
Moscow ranked 5th in Europe and 18th in the world in terms of fintech ecosystem development
Moscow ranked 9th in the world and second in Europe in terms of startup ecosystem development
Moscow was included in the group with “high” quality of regional financial management. This group includes overall 25 Russian regions.
ACRA rating agency confirmed the maximum credit rating of Moscow at the AAA level with a “stable” forecast.
Moscow received the highest credit rating - ruAAA, assigned by Rating Agency "Expert RA". The same rating was assigned to St. Petersburg and the Republic of Tatarstan.
Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" topped the Ranking of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones by Analytical centre Expert for the third time in a row.
In 2023, experts assessed 113 technology parks. 36 best of them were included in the IX National Rating of Russian Technoparks. According to its results, the leaders were the Perm technopark "Morion Digital" (3rd place), the Moscow technopark "Elma" (2nd place), the Tolyatti technopark "Zhigulevskaya Valley" (1st place).
Moscow has improved its position in the rating of subjects of the Russian Federation by level of regulatory impact 2023. Now Moscow is included in the group of subjects of the Russian Federation with a high level of regulatory impact assessment (RIA).
Since 2021, "Technopolis Moscow" has been ranked first among technology-innovation type of Special Economic Zones in the National Rating of the investment attractiveness in Russia.
Moscow topped the Aggregate Ranking of Russian Regions in 2023
Moscow topped the ranking of Russian regions with the most advanced creative industries
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in the Ranking of Effectiveness of Industrial Policy Implementation in 2022
Moscow topped the Consolidated ESG Ranking of Russian Regions by Infragreen which combined the results of 28 ESG rankings of Russian regions and cities
Moscow took 1st place in the ranking of the investment attractiveness of Russian regions
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the National Ranking of Heads of Russian Regions six times in 2023
Moscow and Chelyabinsk Oblast topped the National Ranking of Competence Centers for the second half of 2023
Moscow once again topped the annual ranking of the socioeconomic development of Russian regions in 2022
Moscow made the greatest progress among Russian regions in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the second year in a row in 2022
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in terms of scientific and technological development in 2022
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions by the results of assessing the accumulated experience in implementing public-private partnership projects
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in the Quality of Life Ranking for the sixth time in a row
Moscow topped the Quality of Life Index 2023 which assesses the state of healthcare, education, housing, consumption, safety, etc. in Russian regions
Moscow topped the National Investment Climate Ranking in 2023. Its four subcategories include regulatory environment, business development mechanisms and tools, infrastructure and resources, as well as support for small and medium enterprises
Moscow led the ranking of governance effectiveness in Russian regions in 2023. It assesses political-administrative, financial-economic and social blocks.
According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the efficiency of Technopolis Moscow SEZ amounted to 100% in 2022. It also ranked first among all Russian SEZs by the number of jobs created (2,095) and amount of taxes (10.1 billion rubles) paid to the budget
Moscow topped the Green Ranking 2023 which assesses the waste management in Russian regions
Moscow topped the Ecological Ranking of Russian Regions in 2022. It is calculated on the basis of eight indicators reflecting the state of the environment in the region (energy intensity of gross regional product, environmental protection expenditure, pollutant emissions, etc.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ranked first among the heads of Russian regions in terms of the number of mentions in social media in 2023
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the list of Russian regions' heads by the number of mentions in the media
Moscow topped the National Ranking of the Third Sector in 2023
Moscow entered the top 10 regions of Russia with the lowest level of administrative pressure on businesses
Moscow outpaced other Russian regions in the comprehensive assessment of competitiveness in 2022
Moscow took first place among Russian regions in terms of achieving national development goals of the Russian Federation
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.
The quality of life in Moscow in 2023 was recognized as the highest among Russian cities with a population of more than 250 thousand people
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in terms of ESG indicators
Moscow was ahead of other Russian regions in the 2021 ranking that comprised the level of scientific development, level of support for small and medium enterprises (including start-ups), level of support for social and environmental initiatives, employee training programs for the digital economy, etc.
Moscow topped the Ranking of digital transformation of the Russian urban economy in 2023
Moscow ranked 1st among Russian regions in the National Ranking of Scientific and Technological Development in 2022
Moscow ranked third among Russian regions in promoting economic competition in 2022
Moscow had the most favorable labor market in Russia in 2021
Moscow topped the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian Cities which assessed 43 indicators in five categories including population, economic development, city infrastructure, social infrastructure and ecology
Moscow took third place in the ESG Ranking of Russian Regions in 2021
Moscow was included in the group with “high” quality of regional financial management. This group includes overall 25 Russian regions.
ACRA rating agency confirmed the maximum credit rating of Moscow at the AAA level with a “stable” forecast.
Moscow received the highest credit rating - ruAAA, assigned by Rating Agency "Expert RA". The same rating was assigned to St. Petersburg and the Republic of Tatarstan.
Special Economic Zone "Technopolis Moscow" topped the Ranking of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones by Analytical centre Expert for the third time in a row.
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in the Ranking of Effectiveness of Industrial Policy Implementation in 2022
Moscow and Chelyabinsk Oblast topped the National Ranking of Competence Centers for the second half of 2023
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions by the results of assessing the accumulated experience in implementing public-private partnership projects
According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the efficiency of Technopolis Moscow SEZ amounted to 100% in 2022. It also ranked first among all Russian SEZs by the number of jobs created (2,095) and amount of taxes (10.1 billion rubles) paid to the budget
Moscow entered the top 10 regions of Russia with the lowest level of administrative pressure on businesses
Moscow ranked third among Russian regions in promoting economic competition in 2022
Moscow had the most favorable labor market in Russia in 2021
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in the Quality of Life Ranking for the sixth time in a row
Moscow topped the Quality of Life Index 2023 which assesses the state of healthcare, education, housing, consumption, safety, etc. in Russian regions
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.
The quality of life in Moscow in 2023 was recognized as the highest among Russian cities with a population of more than 250 thousand people
Moscow topped the Green Ranking 2023 which assesses the waste management in Russian regions
Moscow topped the Ecological Ranking of Russian Regions in 2022. It is calculated on the basis of eight indicators reflecting the state of the environment in the region (energy intensity of gross regional product, environmental protection expenditure, pollutant emissions, etc.
In 2023, experts assessed 113 technology parks. 36 best of them were included in the IX National Rating of Russian Technoparks. According to its results, the leaders were the Perm technopark "Morion Digital" (3rd place), the Moscow technopark "Elma" (2nd place), the Tolyatti technopark "Zhigulevskaya Valley" (1st place).
Moscow has improved its position in the rating of subjects of the Russian Federation by level of regulatory impact 2023. Now Moscow is included in the group of subjects of the Russian Federation with a high level of regulatory impact assessment (RIA).
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the National Ranking of Heads of Russian Regions six times in 2023
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ranked first among the heads of Russian regions in terms of the number of mentions in social media in 2023
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin topped the list of Russian regions' heads by the number of mentions in the media
Moscow topped the National Ranking of the Third Sector in 2023
Since 2021, "Technopolis Moscow" has been ranked first among technology-innovation type of Special Economic Zones in the National Rating of the investment attractiveness in Russia.
Moscow took 1st place in the ranking of the investment attractiveness of Russian regions
Moscow topped the National Investment Climate Ranking in 2023. Its four subcategories include regulatory environment, business development mechanisms and tools, infrastructure and resources, as well as support for small and medium enterprises
Moscow topped the Aggregate Ranking of Russian Regions in 2023
Moscow topped the ranking of Russian regions with the most advanced creative industries
Moscow topped the Consolidated ESG Ranking of Russian Regions by Infragreen which combined the results of 28 ESG rankings of Russian regions and cities
Moscow once again topped the annual ranking of the socioeconomic development of Russian regions in 2022
Moscow made the greatest progress among Russian regions in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the second year in a row in 2022
Moscow led the ranking of governance effectiveness in Russian regions in 2023. It assesses political-administrative, financial-economic and social blocks.
Moscow outpaced other Russian regions in the comprehensive assessment of competitiveness in 2022
Moscow took first place among Russian regions in terms of achieving national development goals of the Russian Federation
Moscow ranked first among Russian regions in terms of ESG indicators
Moscow was ahead of other Russian regions in the 2021 ranking that comprised the level of scientific development, level of support for small and medium enterprises (including start-ups), level of support for social and environmental initiatives, employee training programs for the digital economy, etc.
Moscow topped the Ranking of Sustainable Development of Russian Cities which assessed 43 indicators in five categories including population, economic development, city infrastructure, social infrastructure and ecology
Moscow took third place in the ESG Ranking of Russian Regions in 2021
Moscow topped the Ranking of digital transformation of the Russian urban economy in 2023
Moscow surpassed all other Russian regions in terms of scientific and technological development in 2022
Moscow ranked 1st among Russian regions in the National Ranking of Scientific and Technological Development in 2022
