Vienna Rankings

Livable, smart and great – that's Vienna. What is known by residents and visitors alike is also confirmed by a large number of international rankings and studies. Vienna is not only the most liveable city in the world, but also a front runner in the areas of meetings industry, innovation, mobility, safety and green space.

Quality of Living

#2 (world)	Quality of living ranking	Mercer	2024
#1 (world)	Global Liveability Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2024
#1 (world)	Global Liveability Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2023
#1 (world)	Quality of Living Ranking	Mercer	2023
#1 (world)	Quality of Life Survey	Monocle	2023
#2 (world)	Cities of Choice (mittleweight cities)	Boston Consulting Group	2022
#1 (world)	Global Liveability Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2022
#1 (world)	Best Student Cities in the World	Campus Advisor	2022
#1 (world)	Sustainable Urban Development	Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize	2020
#1 (world)	Quality of Living	Mercer Quality of Living Survey	2019

Visitor Economy

#11 (Europe)	Total Overnight Stays 2021	ECM Benchmarkingreport	2022
#9 (world)	Strongest City Tourism Brands	Saffron City Brand Barometer	2020

Meeting Industry

#4 (world)	Business Analytics Country & City Rankings	ICCA	2023
#2 (world)	Global Meeting Destinations	UIA	2022
#1 (world)	Business Analytics Country & City Rankings	ICCA	2022
#6 (world)	Business Analytics Country & City Rankings	ICCA	2019
#5 (world)	Global Meeting Destinations	UIA	2019

City & Branding Rankings

#11 (Europe)	Europe's Best Cities	Resonance	2023
#31 (world)	World's Best Cities	Resonance	2022
#2 (world)	City Brand Index - category Place	Anholt-Ipsos City Brand Index	2021
#4 (world)	City Brand Index - category People	Anholt-Ipsos City Brand Index	2021
#24 (world)	World's Best Cities	ResonanceCo.com	2021
#4 (world)	Most Reputable Cities	The Reputation Institute	2017
#22 (world)	Global Cities Index	A. T. Kearney & The Chicago Council on Global Affairs & Foreign Policy	2020
#1 (world)	State of the World's Cities	U.N.-Habitat	2012

Smart City

#1 (world)	Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize	URA & CLC	2020
#1 (world)	Smart City Index	Roland Berger	2019
#10 (Europe)	European Digital City Index	Nesta - European Digital Forum	2016
#2 (world)	Smart Cities Index	Boyd Cohen, LEED AP	2014

Green City

#8 (world)	Greenest Cities in the World	comparethemarket	2021
#1 (world)	Greenest Cities Index	Resonance Consultancy	2020

Mobility

#4 (Europe)	Europes Rail Operators Ranking	Transport & Environment	2024
#2 (Europe)	Top 10 Railway Stations for Passenger Convenience in Europe	European Railway Station Index / Consumer Choice Center	2021
#1 (world)	The 10 Most Walkable Capital Cities around The World	Luggagehero	2020

Innovation

#1 (world)	Best Cities for Startups	PeoplePerHour	2019
#4 (world)	Global Talent Competitiveness Index	gtcistudy.com	2019
#25 (world)	Innovation Cities Index	2thinknow Innovation Cities™	2019

Safety

#17 (Europe)	Safest Places For Travel & Tourism	European Best Destinations	2022
#6 (world)	Mercer Personal Safety Ranking	Mercer Safety Ranking	2019

Accessibility

#1 (europe)	Access City Award	European Commission	2025
#2 (world)	World’s Most Wheelchair-Friendly Cities	Truly Belong	2020

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