Vijayawada: Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Vijayawada have featured in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026.
The index covers cities across 163 countries and assesses them on five parameters — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance.
For Vijayawada, quality of life was the strongest-performing parameter, with a rank of 746th.
Across the WorldOxford Global Cities Index is an annual benchmarking tool that evaluates and ranks the world’s 1,000 largest urban economies based on current performance and future potential.
Its five categories are economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance.
Vijayawada: Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Vijayawada have featured in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026.
The index ranks the world’s 1,000 largest cities.
Guntur emerged as the highest-ranked city from Andhra Pradesh, securing the 739th position globally, followed by Visakhapatnam at 755, Nellore at 893 and Vijayawada at 932. The index covers cities across 163 countries and assesses them on five parameters — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance.
Guntur leads AP rankings
Guntur recorded its strongest performance in the environment category, where it ranked 581st globally, followed by economics at 625th. It stood at 793rd in quality of life and 893rd in human capital.
Visakhapatnam ranked 638th in economics and 646th in quality of life. It was placed 828th in human capital, while its environment ranking was 959th.
Nellore and Vijayawada
Nellore's strongest performance came in environment, where it ranked 636th, followed by economics at 787th and quality of life at 815th. Its human capital ranking was 997th.
For Vijayawada, quality of life was the strongest-performing parameter, with a rank of 746th. It was ranked 879th in environment, 893rd in economics, and 988th in human capital.
Across the World
Oxford Global Cities Index is an annual benchmarking tool that evaluates and ranks the world’s 1,000 largest urban economies based on current performance and future potential.
Oxford Economics says the index is designed as a forward-looking benchmark, combining indicators and forecasts to assess cities' current strengths, weaknesses and future potential. Its five categories are economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance.
The index compares cities across the world to provide a broad assessment of their economic and social performance and liveability.
At the global level, New York in the United States retained the top spot for the second consecutive year. London in the United Kingdom and Paris in France secured the second and third positions, respectively.
