Capital City Ranking
Explore the global hierarchy of capital cities based on strategic power. Click a city to expand insights, or select two to compare them directly.
| # | City | Country | Index | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shangai | China | 63.5 | Global Core |
| 2 |  Tokyo | Japan | 63.1 | Global Core |
| 3 |  Washington D.C. | USA | 57.6 | Global Core |
| 4 |  Paris | France | 55.0 | Global Core |
| 5 | New York | USA | 54.1 | Global Core |
| 6 |  Seoul | South Korea | 53.2 | Global Core |
| 7 |  Singapur | Singapore | 51.0 | Global Core |
| 8 |  Toronto | Canada | 48.8 | Global Core |
| 9 |  New Delhi | India | 47.8 | Global Core |
| 10 | Houston | USA | 47.6 | Regional Anchor |
| 11 |  Brussels | Belgium | 47.1 | Regional Anchor |
| 12 |  Berlin | Germany | 45.3 | Regional Anchor |
| 13 |  Sao Paulo | Brazil | 45.3 | Regional Anchor |
| 14 | Los Angeles | USA | 44.9 | Regional Anchor |
| 15 |  Ciudad de México | Mexico | 43.5 | Regional Anchor |
| 16 |  Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 43.3 | Regional Anchor |
| 17 |  Amsterdam | Netherlands | 41.7 | Regional Anchor |
| 18 |  Istambul | Turkey | 41.6 | Regional Anchor |
| 19 |  Madrid | Spain | 41.0 | Regional Anchor |
| 20 | Brasilia | Brazil | 39.9 | Regional Anchor |
| 21 |  Rome | Italy | 38.3 | Regional Anchor |
| 22 | Roma | Italy | 38.3 | Regional Anchor |
| 23 | Shenzhen | China | 37.4 | Regional Anchor |
| 24 |  Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 35.8 | Regional Anchor |
| 25 |  El Cairo | Egypt | 35.4 | Regional Anchor |
| 26 |  Bangkok | Thailand | 34.9 | Regional Anchor |
| 27 |  Doha | Qatar | 34.6 | Regional Anchor |
| 28 |  Sydney | Australia | 34.5 | Regional Anchor |
| 29 |  Johannesburg | South Africa | 33.7 | Regional Anchor |
| 30 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 33.6 | One-Class Node |
| 31 |  St. Petersbourg | Russia | 33.5 | One-Class Node |
| 32 |  Jakarta | Indonesia | 33.3 | One-Class Node |
| 33 |  Manila | Philippines | 33.3 | One-Class Node |
| 34 | Abu Dabi | United Arab Emirates | 33.2 | One-Class Node |
| 35 |  Buenos Aires | Argentina | 33.0 | One-Class Node |
| 36 | Melbourne | Australia | 32.6 | One-Class Node |
| 37 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 31.7 | One-Class Node |
| 38 | Ottawa | Canada | 30.8 | One-Class Node |
| 39 | Barcelona | Spain | 30.7 | One-Class Node |
| 40 |  Santiago | Chile | 30.5 | One-Class Node |
| 41 |  Warsaw | Poland | 29.9 | One-Class Node |
| 42 |  Kiev | Ukraine | 29.3 | One-Class Node |
| 43 |  Stockholm | Sweden | 28.8 | One-Class Node |
| 44 |  Zurich | Switzerland | 28.7 | One-Class Node |
| 45 | Montreal | Canada | 28.2 | One-Class Node |
| 46 | Vancouver | Canada | 26.8 | One-Class Node |
| 47 |  Bogotá | Colombia | 26.2 | One-Class Node |
| 48 | Geneva | Switzerland | 25.9 | One-Class Node |
| 49 |  Viena | Austria | 25.8 | One-Class Node |
| 50 | Ankara | Turkey | 25.5 | Low-Scope Node |
| 51 | Milan | Italy | 25.4 | Low-Scope Node |
| 52 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 25.1 | Low-Scope Node |
| 53 |  Lima | Peru | 24.4 | Low-Scope Node |
| 54 |  Prague | Czech Republic | 24.1 | Low-Scope Node |
| 55 |  Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 23.8 | Low-Scope Node |
| 56 | Brisbane | Australia | 22.3 | Low-Scope Node |
| 57 |  Atenas | Greece | 22.3 | Low-Scope Node |
| 58 | Antwerp | Belgium | 22.2 | Low-Scope Node |
| 59 |  Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 22.1 | Low-Scope Node |
| 60 |  Copenhaguen | Denmark | 22.1 | Low-Scope Node |
| 61 |  Dublin | Ireland | 21.8 | Low-Scope Node |
| 62 |  Auckland | New Zealand | 21.4 | Low-Scope Node |
| 63 |  Bucarest | Romania | 21.3 | Low-Scope Node |
| 64 | Cordoba | Argentina | 21.0 | Low-Scope Node |
| 65 |  Lagos | Nigeria | 20.9 | Low-Scope Node |
| 66 |  Oslo | Norway | 20.8 | Low-Scope Node |
| 67 |  Addis Abeba | Ethiopia | 20.1 | Low-Scope Node |
| 68 |  Nairobi | Kenya | 19.9 | Low-Scope Node |
| 69 |  Budapest | Hungary | 19.8 | Peripheral Agent |
| 70 | Edinburgh | UK | 19.8 | Peripheral Agent |
| 71 | Manchester | UK | 19.5 | Peripheral Agent |
| 72 |  Casablanca | Morocco | 19.5 | Peripheral Agent |
| 73 |  Bagdad | Iraq | 18.9 | Peripheral Agent |
| 74 | Valencia | Spain | 18.8 | Peripheral Agent |
| 75 |  Amman | Jordan | 18.2 | Peripheral Agent |
| 76 |  Montevideo | Uruguay | 18.0 | Peripheral Agent |
| 77 | Monterrey | Mexico | 17.9 | Peripheral Agent |
| 78 | Novosibirsk | Russia | 16.5 | Peripheral Agent |
| 79 |  Caracas | Venezuela | 16.2 | Peripheral Agent |
| 80 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 16.2 | Peripheral Agent |
| 81 | Krakow | Poland | 16.0 | Peripheral Agent |
| 82 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 15.8 | Peripheral Agent |
| 83 | Medellin | Colombia | 15.7 | Peripheral Agent |
| 84 | Naples | Italy | 15.6 | Peripheral Agent |
| 85 | Valparaiso | Chile | 15.2 | Peripheral Agent |
| 86 | Recife | Brazil | 14.5 | Peripheral Agent |
| 87 | Rosario | Argentina | 12.5 | Peripheral Agent |
| 88 |  Belgrado | Serbia | 12.1 | Peripheral Agent |
| 89 | Cali | Colombia | 12.1 | Peripheral Agent |
| 90 |  Sofia | Bulgaria | 11.1 | Peripheral Agent |
| 91 |  Quito | Ecuador | 9.4 | Peripheral Agent |
| 92 | Arequipa | Peru | 9.4 | Peripheral Agent |
| 93 |  Bratislava | Slovakia | 9.3 | Peripheral Agent |
| 94 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 8.6 | Peripheral Agent |
| 95 |  La Paz | Bolivia | 5.6 | Peripheral Agent |
| 96 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 4.9 | Peripheral Agent |
| 97 |  Suva | Fiji | 2.6 | Peripheral Agent |