# International rankings of Shanghai

The following are international rankings of Shanghai by categories.

## Overall

Overall Rankings
| Name | Year | Data | Place | Out of | Remarks |
| United Nations - Human Development Index | 2014 | 0.852 | 32 | 188 | |
| Economist Intelligence Unit - Hot Spots 2025 Benchmarking the future competitiveness of cities | 2025 | | 38 | 120 | Beijing 49, Shenzhen 69, Tianjin 81, Qingdao 82, Dalian, Suzhou 83 |
| Financial Times - Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future 2015/16 | 2016 | | 8 | 163 | Beijing 7 |
| IESE - Cities in Motion Index | 2016 | | 93 | 181 | Beijing 92, Guangzhou 104, Shenzhen 130, Chongqing 147, Wuhan 153, Shenyang 155, Suzhou 165, Tianjin 166, Harbin 169 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) - City Momentum Index | 2016 | | 6 | 120 | Beijing 9, Shenzhen 12, Tokyo 14, Nanjing 15, Singapore >20 |
| EIU - Best Cities Ranking | 2012 | | 33 | 70 | Beijing 30, Shenzhen 34 |
| EIU - Global City Competitiveness | 2012 | | 43 | 120 | Beijing 39, Shenzhen 52, Guangzhou 64, Tianjin 75 |
| UN Habitat - CPI | | | | | |

## Education

Educational Rankings
| Name | Year | Place | Out of |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths | 2012 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths | 2009 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading | 2012 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading | 2009 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science | 2012 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science | 2009 | 1 | 65 |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Problem Solving | 2012 | 6 | 44 |

## Environment

Environmental Rankings
| Name | Year | Place | Out of | Reference | Remarks |
| EIU - Green City Index-Asian Green City Index | 2010 | 15 | 22 | | Beijing 9, Guangzhou 11, Nanjing 14, Wuhan 16 |
| Arcadis - Sustainable Cities Index | 2016 | 74 | 100 | | Shenzhen 64, Beijing 73, Guangzhou 78, Tianjin 85, Chendu 93, Wuhan 94 |

## Globalisation

Global City Rankings
| Name | Year | Place | Out of | Reference | Remarks |
| A.T. Kearney - Global Cities 2016 | 2016 | 20 | 125 | | Beijing 9, Guangzhou 71, Shenzhen 83, Nanjing 86, Tianjin 94 |
| GaWC - Classification of cities 2012 | 2012 | Alpha+ (6) | 526 | | Beijing Alpha+(8), Guangzhou Beta+(50), Shenzhen Beta-(120) |

## Economy and finance

Economic and financial rankings
| Name | Year | Place | Out of | Remarks |
| Financial Times - Aerospace Cities of the future 2016/17 | 2016 | 3 | 72 | Beijing 6, Tianjin 10 |
| Z/Yen Group - The Global Financial Centres Index 20 | 2016 | 16 | 87 | Shenzhen 22, Beijing 26, Qingdao 46, Dalian 48 |
| The Atlantic - Global City Economic Power Index | 2015 | 18 | | Beijing 18 |
| Knight Frank LLP & the Citi Private Bank - The Wealth Report 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 40 | Beijing 9 |
| Institute for Urban Strategies at The Mori Memorial Foundation - Global Power City Index 2015 | 2015 | 17 | 40 | Beijing 18 |

## Living

Living rankings
| Name | Year | Place | Out of | Remarks |
| EIU – Global Liveability Ranking | 2016 | 82 | 140 | Suzhou 72, Beijing 73, Tianjin 77, Shenzhen 84, Dalian 88, Guangzhou 93, Qindao 98, M.China 49 |
| Mercer – Quality of Living Survey | 2016 | 101 | 230 | Singapore 26, Tokyo 44, Seoul 73, Beijing 97, Shanghai 101 |
| NUMBEO - Cost of Living Index 2016 Mid Year | 2016 | 204 | 372 | Shenzhen 207, Beijing 212 |
| Expatistan - Cost of Living Index | 2016 | 107 | 259 | Shenzhen 162, Beijing 170, Guangzhou 184 |
| The Economist - Safe Cities Index | 2015 | 30 | 50 | Singapore 2, Seoul 24, Tokyo 1, Hong Kong 11 |