World Rankings for Toronto

Toronto is one of the most livable and competitive cities in the world as demonstrated by various international rankings and reports. In addition to securing its position on the world stage, Toronto’s rankings confirm that it continues to offer a high quality of life for 2.8 million residents who choose to live and work here.

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2018 World Rankings

Toronto’s Ranking	# of Cities	Report	Description
16	231	Mercer’s 2018 Quality of Living Survey	Toronto ranks sixteenth in the 2018 Mercer Quality of Living survey

2017 World Rankings

Toronto’s Ranking	# of Cities	Report	Description
4	140	Most Livable Cities	Since 2011, Toronto has placed 4th on the Economist’s Livability Survey.
4	13	Global Fintech Centres of the Future	Toronto is one of the top financial centres of the world.
8	16	Treepedia	Toronto is one of the greenest cities in the world.
9	85	Business Insider: Most High Tech Cities	Toronto ranked in the top 10 most high tech cities in the world.
10	100	World’s Best City Brands	Toronto has one of the world’s best city brands.
16	28	World’s Top Cities for Start-Ups	Toronto-Waterloo corridor ranked as one of the best start-up ecosystems in the world.
16	230	Quality of Living City Rankings	Toronto is one of the best cities to live.
4	60	Safe Cities Index	Toronto ranked 4th of 60 cities in a new urban safety report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.

2016 World Rankings

Toronto’s Ranking	# of Cities	Report	Description
1	111	KPMG Focus on Tax	Toronto is the most tax competitive city for businesses.
3	30	PwC Cities of Opportunity 7	Toronto moves up to third place in PwC’s Cities of Opportunity 7.
3	10	Expert Market: World’s Best Tech Hubs	Toronto is the third best tech hub to live and work in.
4	140	Economist Intelligence Unit – Livability Survey	Toronto ranks as one of the top 5 most livable cities in the world.
4	29	KPMG Competitive Alternatives	Toronto ranks fourth in the world in terms of global competitiveness
6	25	Dell Women Entrepreneurs Cities Index	Toronto ranks sixth in terms of its ability to attract and foster the growth of women-owned firms.
10	86	Global Financial Centres Index 19	Toronto is one of the world’s Top Ten Influential Financial Centres.
15	230	Mercer Quality of Living Survey	Toronto ranks fifteenth in the 2016 Mercer Quality of Living survey
143	209	Mercer Cost of Living Survey	Toronto is the 143rd most expensive major city to live in.

2015 World Rankings

Toronto’s  Ranking	# of Cities	Report	Description
1	50	The Economist’s Best Place to Live	Toronto was named the best place to live in the world by The Economist based on 6 of its indexes.
1	10	The World’s Most Livable Cities	Toronto is the most livable city in the world according to Metropolis, an architecture and design publication.
1	28	PwC’s Building Better Cities	Toronto tops PwC’s list of best cities in Asia-Pacific to live and do business.
1	35	Youth Economic Strategy Index	Toronto is the best economy for young people according to a study done by The Economist Intelligence Unit and Citi Foundation.
5	24	Scorecard on Prosperity	Toronto fell from 3rd to 5th place in the annual Toronto Board of Trade’s Scorecard on Prosperity.
8	84	Global Financial Centres Index 18	Toronto rose to the top 10 of the world’s most influential financial centres.
8	50	Safe Cities Index	Toronto ranked 8th of 50 cities in a new urban safety report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
12	50	Sustainable Cities Index	Toronto ranks 12th, the highest North American city, in the Sustainable Cities Index.
13	75	QS Best Student Cities	Toronto ties with Boston and Vancouver on the Best Student Cities ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds.
19	400	Times Higher Education World University Ranking	Toronto is home to one of the world’s top universities – the University of Toronto.
20+	164	How Global is the Business of Retail?	Toronto named “Hottest Retail Market in the Americas.”

2014 World Rankings

Toronto’s  Ranking	# of Cities	Report	Description
1	51	Focus on Tax	KPMG ranks Toronto as world’s most tax competitive major city
1	50	Resilient Cities	Toronto was ranked the world’s most resilient city by the Grosvenor Group.
1	25	Youthful Cities	Toronto voted most youthful city by young adults aged 15-29.
1	–	Intelligent Community Forum	Toronto was named the world’s top intelligent community of 2014.
3	24	Scorecard on Prosperity	Toronto region ranks 3rd, up from 6th place in 2013’s scorecard.
3	70	Transit Score	Toronto ranks 3rd of 70 cities in North America based on walkability.
4	140	Liveability Rankings	Toronto ranks in the top 10 most liveable cities according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
4	30	Cities of Opportunity	Toronto receives high ranking in 6th annual Cities of Opportunity by PwC.
5	48	Competitive Alternative Study	Toronto ranked 5th in world and 3rd in North America as the world’s most competitive city.
8	189	Global Talent Survey	Boston Consulting Group ranks Toronto 8th most popular destination for job-seekers.
9	50	QS Best Student Cities	Toronto in top 10 Best Student Cities.
10	58	World’s Most Influential Cities	Forbes Magazine ranks Toronto 10th most influential city.
14	83	Global Financial Centres Index	Toronto ranks well as a global financial centre.
15	50	Quality of Living Survey	Toronto ranks 15th, for a second year in a row, in Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey.
20	400	Top World Universities	Toronto is home to one of the top universities in the world, the University of Toronto.